HINF6220 (Database Design, Access, Modeling, and Security) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Designed to provide an introduction to the theory and application of database management systems. Topics covered include the relational model, basic and intermediate query formulation using structured query language, database design using the entity relational model, and database normalization and optimization. In addition to these traditional topics, this course covers a sample of emerging topics relevant to the healthcare professional, including personal health information, privacy and security considerations, XML as a data model, and clinical data warehousing and mining.
Data updated October 2026.