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Introduction To Databases and DBMSS: Lesson 2: Organizational Roles

This document discusses organizational roles related to databases and database management systems. It describes roles in functional areas like billing, meter reading, and payment processing for a water utility database. It also outlines roles in information technology departments, including database specialists like administrators and data administrators. The document concludes that databases are essential to modern organizations and there are many opportunities to work with databases in roles like development, data specialization, or as a power user.

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Introduction To Databases and DBMSS: Lesson 2: Organizational Roles

This document discusses organizational roles related to databases and database management systems. It describes roles in functional areas like billing, meter reading, and payment processing for a water utility database. It also outlines roles in information technology departments, including database specialists like administrators and data administrators. The document concludes that databases are essential to modern organizations and there are many opportunities to work with databases in roles like development, data specialization, or as a power user.

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Information Systems Program

Module 2
Introduction to Databases and DBMSs

Lesson 2: Organizational Roles

Lesson Objectives
Discuss organizational roles in functional areas
and information technology departments
Think about your career interest especially your
potential roles in information technology
departments

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Water Utility Database

Billing

Meter
Reading

Entities
:
customers, meters, bil s,
payments, meter readings
Relationships
:
bil s sent to customers,
customers make payments,
customers use meters, ...

Payment
Processing

Service Start/
Stop

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Organizational Roles

Organizational
Area

Functional
Departments

Indirect

Parametric

Information
Technology

Power

Data
Specialists

Developer

Management

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Database Specialists
Database administrator (DBA)
More technical
DBMS specific skills

Data administrator
Less technical
Planning role

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Summary
Databases and database technology vital to
modern organizations
Database technology supports daily operations
and decision making
Active working with database technology as
developer, data specialist, or power user
Many opportunities to work with databases

Information Systems Program

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