Course Outline Module 1: Designing a Conceptual Database Model
This module explains the guidelines for designing a conceptual database model with a systematic perspective. A systematic
approach involves formulating your database design process, following guidelines on how to gather and document database
requirements, and following best practices when formulating a conceptual design. Finally, you will learn the guidelines for
using Entity Framework.
Lessons
Overview of Database Design
Gathering Database Requirements
Creating a Conceptual Database Design
Overview of Entity Framework
Lab : Designing a Conceptual Database Model
Formulating a Conceptual Database Design
Creating a Conceptual Database Design
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the key steps in the database design process.
Gather database requirements.
Describe the guidelines for creating a conceptual database design.
Explain the guidelines for creating a conceptual database design by using the Entity Framework.
Module 2: Designing a Logical Database Model
This module explains the best practices followed when you build a new logical database model. You will also learn the
guidelines for normalization when designing an OLTP model and when designing a data warehouse database. Finally, you
will learn to evaluate the existing logical model of a database.
Lessons
Guidelines for Building a Logical Database Model
Planning for OLTP Activity
Evaluating Logical Models
Lab : Designing a Logical Database Model
Creating a Logical Database Model
Normalizing the Logical Database Model
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the guidelines for building a logical database model.
Plan for OLTP activity.
Evaluate Logical models.
Module 3: Designing a Physical Database Model
This module explains the guidelines to be followed when designing physical database objects and constraints. The module
also covers the best practices for designing database tables and for designing data integrity.
Lessons
Selecting Data Types
Designing Database Tables
Designing Data Integrity
Lab : Designing a Physical Database Model
Specifying Database Object Naming Standards
Converting a Logical Database Model into a Physical Database Model
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Design column data types.
Design database tables.
Design data integrity.
Module 4: Designing Databases for Optimal Performance
This module explains the considerations for designing indexes. The module also covers the guidelines for designing scalable
databases, and choosing additional optimization techniques, including designing for plan guide and partition.
Lessons
Guidelines for Designing Indexes
Designing a Partitioning Strategy
Designing a Plan Guide
Designing Scalable Databases
Lab : Designing Databases for Optimal Performance
Applying Optimization Techniques
Creating Plan Guides
Designing a Partitioning Strategy
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Design indexes.
Design a partitioning strategy.
Design a plan guide.
Design scalable databases.
Module 5: Designing Security for SQL Server 2008
This module explains the best practices to be followed when designing for security in a database. The module will cover the
guidelines for designing security for identity and access control, SQL development, database deployment. Finally, this
module explains the guidelines for designing secure operations.
Lessons
Exploring Security in SQL Server 2008
Implementing Identity and Access Control
Guidelines for Secure Development in SQL Server 2008
Guidelines for Secure Deployment of SQL Server 2008
Guidelines for Secure Operations
Lab : Designing Security for SQL Server 2008
Designing Secure Development
Implementing Secure Operations
Copying an Unencrypted Database
Implementing Transparent Data Encryption
Attempting to Copy an Encrypted Database
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explore different aspects of security in SQL Server 2008.
Implement Identity and Access Control.
Describe the guidelines for Secure development in SQL Server 2008.
Describe the guidelines for secure deployment of SQL Server 2008.
Describe the guidelines for secure operations.
Module 6: Designing a Strategy for Database Access
This module explains the best practices to be followed when designing a database access strategy. The module will cover
the guidelines for designing views, stored procedures, and user defined function. Finally, this module explains the guidelines
for CLR development.
Lessons
Guidelines for Designing Secure Data Access
Designing Views
Designing Stored Procedures
Designing User-Defined Functions
Lab : Designing a Strategy for Database Access
Designing Security for Data Retrieval Objects
Designing Data Retrieval Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the guidelines for designing secure data access.
Design views.
Design T-SQL stored procedures.
Design user-defined functions.
Module 7: Designing Queries for Optimal Performance
This module will explain the considerations for optimizing and tuning queries to improve performance. The module will cover
the design considerations to refactor cursors into queries.
Lessons
Considerations for Optimizing Queries for Performance
Refactoring Cursors into Queries
Extending Set-Based Operations
Lab : Designing Queries for Optimal Performance
Optimizing Query Performance
Refactoring Cursors into Queries
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Explain the considerations for optimizing queries for performance.
Refactor cursors into queries.
Explain Set-Based Operations.
Module 8: Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy
This module describes considerations and guidelines for defining a transaction strategy for a solution. It also shows the
guidelines to specify isolation levels for data stores.
Lessons
Guidelines for Defining Transactions
Defining Isolation Levels
Guidelines for Designing a Resilient Transaction Strategy
Lab : Designing a Transaction and Concurrency Strategy
Determining the Database Isolation Level
Determining the Order of Object Access
Designing Transactions
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Describe the guidelines for defining transactions.
Define isolation levels.
Describe the guidelines for designing a resilient transaction strategy.
Module 9: Designing an XML Strategy
This module describes the guidelines to design XML techniques. This module will cover the design considerations for XML
storage, XQuery, XPath, and FOR XML clause. Finally, this module will cover the considerations for converting data between
XML and relational formats.
Lessons
Designing XML Storage
Designing an XML Query Strategy
Designing a Data Conversion Strategy
Lab : Designing an XML Strategy
Designing an XML Data Storage Model
Converting Data Between XML and Relational Forms
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Design XML storage.
Design an XML query strategy.
Design data conversion between XML and Relational forms.
Module 10: Designing SQL Server 2008 Components
This module provides an overview of SQL Server 2008 architecture and the various considerations for choosing SQL Server
components to be included in a solution. The module will also cover the considerations for designing service broker and full
text search.
Lessons
Overview of SQL Server 2008 Components
Designing a Service Broker Architecture
Designing the Service Broker Data Flow
Designing the Service Broker Availability
Exploring Full-Text Search
Designing a Full-Text Search Strategy
Lab : Designing SQL Server 2008 Components
Analyzing the Organizational Needs
Designing a Service Broker Solution Model
Designing a Detailed Service Broker Solution
Implementing the Service Broker Solution
After completing this module, students will be able to:
Examine the SQL Server 2008 architecture.
Design a Service Broker architecture.
Design the Service Broker data flow.
Explore full-text search.
Design a full-text search strategy.
