Databases Illuminated integrates database theory with a practical approach to database design and implementation. The text is specifically designed for the modern database student, who will be expected to know both theory and applied design and implementation as professionals in the field. The author presents a sample database project throughout the text, using this unique pedagogical tool to take students step-by-step through all the key concepts of database theory, design, and management. These major concepts are rehearsed in independent student projects that follow each chapter. This integrated, modern approach to databases, combined with strong pedagogical features, accessible writing, and a full package of student and instructor? s resources, makes Databases Illuminated the perfect textbook for courses in this exciting field.