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CIS 4301
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Information and Database Systems
3 credits
Offered: Fall & Spring
Computer and Information Science & Engineering
Relational modeling, SQL, normalization, and transaction basics with a team database application project.
Typical workload: ~8 hrs/week outside class
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Why students take this
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Scheduled in 3 of 81 UF model plans, usually in semester 5 (junior year) and part of critical tracking for 1 major.
Computer Science, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
Computer Science, CLAS
Data Science
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Career relevance
SQL fluency is assumed in data science and backend interviews.
Critical for: Data Scientist
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