Relational database management systems and Akdeniz University the Institute of Social Sciences`students affairs automation system application

IX ABSTRACT Increasing the effectiveness of business processes is an important matter for many organizations today. To achieve this, organizations use information systems' opportunities and develop information systems inside or outsource their information system requirements. Database management systems and the implementation of a sample system to Akdeniz University, Institute of Social Sciences' student affairs system were presented in this study. Information systems were explained in the first section of the study. System concept and components, goal, and importance of information systems were mentioned. Also information systems used in business today, and systems development methods and stages were examined. In the second section of the study, database design, implementation, and management subjects were studied. Database concepts, database types, such as operational, distributed, and external, and database models, such as hierarchical, network, relational, entity- relationship, and object-oriented were examined. In this section relational databases, relational database management systems and structured query language (SQL) were mainly explained. In the last section, design and implementation of the sample database management system for the Institute of Social Sciences and the application program were explained. System database and application program's structure were examined. And also, how system operate processes, such as registration, reporting, course enrolling, etc. In addition, forms, database relations and transactions, queries, and sample software syntaxes were given in this section.