Program Overview

University Programs

The University of Sherbrooke offers a wide range of programs for students.

Program Categories

• Communication and marketing
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Program Structure

• 1st cycle
  • Includes undergraduate programs
• 2nd cycle
  • Encompasses master's programs
  • Includes types of master's degrees such as course-based and research-based
• 3rd cycle and postdoctoral
  • Covers doctoral programs and postdoctoral research opportunities
• International mobility
  • Includes programs and opportunities for international exchange and study abroad

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• Following up on the application
  • Encompasses information on how to track the status of the application and respond to an offer of admission
• Consent to the use of personal information
  • Includes information on how the university uses personal data
• Free course
  • Covers information on taking courses outside of a formal program
• Linguistic requirements
  • Includes language proficiency requirements for admission
• International applications
  • Encompasses information on applying as an international student

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Why Choose Us

• Supervision for success
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• Internships
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• Adopted city
  • Covers the university's relationship with the local community
• Research and excellence
  • Includes information on the university's research focus and achievements

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• Who can help me?
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• Request for information
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• Registrar's office
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• University directory
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Specific Program: INF732 - Database Basics

Presentation

• This course is part of the 2nd cycle programs.
• Credits: 3 credits.
• Faculty or center: Faculty of Science.
• Trimesters: Offered in the winter trimester of 2026.
• Distribution of workload: 3-0-6.

Training Objectives

• Understand the underlying concepts of the company's data environment and its organization.
• Be able to apply data modeling techniques in respect of business processes.
• Be able to build and exploit a database (DB) with a 4th generation SQL language.

Content

• The concept of DB situated in the context of the company's business model.
• Data attributes and critical success factors.
• Data dictionaries.
• Data modeling process and practice.
• Construction of database management systems (DBMS).
• SQL language.
• Realization of tasks typical of a database administrator.

Programs Offering This Course

• Specialized graduate diploma in information technology.
• Master's in software engineering.
• Master's in computer science.