Businesses reap benefits of CSU database designs

Every business needs some sort of database. Whether to track sales figures, market trends or other essentials, databases have become vital tools.
The fact remains, through, that not all businesses — especially not small ones — can afford to hire a consultant to create a database. And trying to do it by themselves can be equally unappealing to business owners.
Enter the Business Database Systems and the Systems Development Project classes, prerequisites in the Computer Information Systems Department at the Colorado State University College of Business.
Rather than just discussing database systems, students in the two separate courses create custom…