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IT4065C · Data Technologies Administration

Build with data.
Lead with evidence.

A practical path from your first database connection to a governed data architecture. Learn the tools, investigate the results, and explain the decisions.

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Local tools. Synthetic data. No paid cloud account required.

THE LEARNING JOURNEY

  1. 01
    Connect & exploreUnderstand your environment
  2. 02
    Model & testTurn records into reliable reports
  3. 03
    Govern & monitorInvestigate access, lineage, and risk
  4. 04
    Explain & defendMake evidence-informed decisions
PostgreSQL + dbt + Your reasoning
7 core labs8 optional extensions1 integrated capstone

A CLEAR PLACE TO BEGIN

Choose your next step

YOUR COURSE ROUTE

Follow the learning path

See the core labs, required companion activities, and capstone in one checklist.

Open the course checklist → HANDS-ON PRACTICE

Explore the labs

Find guided examples, expected outputs, independent tasks, and submission guidance.

Browse lab activities → CONNECT THE IDEAS

Design a governed system

Bring requirements, architecture, governance, and evidence together in the capstone.

Explore the capstone →

LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE

New to the tools? Start here.

Use short foundations exercises, plain-language definitions, and recovery guidance whenever you need them.

Foundations & practice →Course glossary →Troubleshooting →Self-study guidance →

ABOUT THESE MATERIALS

Practical skills. Careful claims.

Technical checks are a starting point. These activities ask you to distinguish what you observed, what a simulation illustrates, and what a proposed design still needs to demonstrate.

Instructional materials developed by Isaac K. Nti while teaching IT4065C at the University of Cincinnati School of Information Technology. This independently maintained resource is not an official University syllabus or website. Your official syllabus and LMS govern your course offering.

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