Data surrounds us, we generate it in our daily lives, businesses generate in their transactions, we consume it online, in stores, using our "swipe cards". How it is stored is essential for the safe, consistent, accurate and timely use of the data. Database design is an important task in any data project.

Knowing how to organise and classify data makes it possible to draw useful conclusions about seemingly random facts.

The Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a tool for discussion when designing a system.

This lab will firstly introduce you to the learning environment provided by Oracle Academy. It will show you how to setup an Oracle Academy account and login to ilearning to access the module materials.