After completing PowerBuilder 6: Design Concepts, the user should be able to:
 

	Analyze application requirements
	Create a logical data model for an application
	Use PowerBuilder database tables for a data model
	Use object-oriented development techniques

Analyzing the Requirements
 

	Examining the systems development life cycle
	Reviewing requirements

Creating a Logical Data Model
 

	Assigning attributes to entities
	Comparing data models and databases
	Examining normalization
	Refining cardinality

Creating a Data Model Database
 

	Creating a database
	Customizing and connecting your database

Creating Database Tables
 

	Creating tables
	Using table properties sheets

Using Database Tables
 

	Viewing tables in the database painter
	Adding foreign keys
	Modifying tables
	Right-clicking in the database painter

Using Table Data
 

	Manipulating with the manipulation window
	Manipulating with the DBA painter
	Manipulating with spreadsheets

Understanding Object-Oriented Development
 

	Defining object-oriented development
	Comparing classes, objects, and instances
	Examining object components
	Defining inheritance

Features of Object-Oriented Software
 

	Examining encapsulation
	Defining polymorphism

This course is distributed with:
 

	Exercises that allow users to practice in PowerBuilder 6
	A file containing the text of the exercises
	Simulations that allow users to practice course skills, even if they don't have access to the PowerBuilder 6 product
	A PowerBuilder 6 glossary