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Chapter 6

Foundations of Business

Intelligence: Databases and

Information Management

LEARNING OBJECTIVES CHAPTER OUTLINE
6.1 ORGANIZING DATA IN A TRADITIONAL FILE
After reading this chapter, you
will be able to answer the ENVIRONMENT
following questions: File Organization Terms and Concepts
Problems with the Traditional File Environment
1. What are the problems of managing
data resources in a traditional file 6.2 THE DATABASE APPROACH TO DATA
environment and how are they MANAGEMENT
solved by a database management Database Management Systems
system? Capabilities of Database Management Systems
Designing Databases
2. What are the major capabilities of
database management systems
6.3 USING DATABASES TO IMPROVE BUSINESS
(DBMS) and why is a relational
PERFORMANCE AND DECISION MAKING
DBMS so powerful?
The Challenge of Big Data
3. What are some important principles Business Intelligence Infrastructure
of database design? Analytical Tools: Relationships, Patterns, Trends
4. What are the principal tools and Databases and the Web
technologies for accessing informa-
6.4 MANAGING DATA RESOURCES
tion from databases to improve
Establishing an Information Policy
business performance and decision
making? Ensuring Data Quality
5. Why are information policy, data LEARNING TRACK MODULES
administration, and data quality Database Design, Normalization, and
assurance essential for managing Entity-Relationship Diagramming
the firm’s data resources? Introduction to SQL
Hierarchical and Network Data Models

Interactive Sessions:
Big Data, Big Rewards

Controversy Whirls Around
the Consumer Product
Safety Database

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