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CIS 395: Database Systems I at Borough of Manhattan Community College

3 credits · Fall 2026

Database Systems I (CIS 395) at Borough of Manhattan Community College has 4 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 0 of 4 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Jose Ramon Santos, Younes Benkarroum, and Mingqi Cai.

Of the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, Jose Ramon Santos ranks chillest (Easy) and Mingqi Cai least chill (Fair).

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Requirements

Prerequisite: CSC 110 or CSC 111 or CSC 203 or departmental approval

About this course

This course introduces the design, implementation, testing, and manipulation of database management systems. The design techniques include conceptual data modeling, entity relational modeling and normalization techniques. The databases are then implemented using structured query languages. Testing strategies verify data integrity, security, and privacy. Manipulation activities include insert, update, and delete operations.

Best professors for CIS 395 at Borough of Manhattan CC, Fall 2026

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CIS 395 sections, times and seats

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0500-LEC Regular
Arranged · TBA
Online-Asynchronous
Younes BenkarroumChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 4.3(35)Difficulty 3.2/5 · 81% would take again#2 chillest of 3 for this course
Online AsynchronousClosed
1100-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 11:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Fiterman 908
Younes BenkarroumChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 4.3(35)Difficulty 3.2/5 · 81% would take again#2 chillest of 3 for this course
In PersonClosed
1700-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 5:20 PM - 7:35 PM
Fiterman 908
Mingqi CaiChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?★ 3.1(7)Difficulty 2.9/5 · 57% would take again#3 chillest of 3 for this course
In PersonClosed
1900-LEC Regular
Thu · 7:00 PM - 9:15 PM
Online-Synchronous / Online-Asynchronous
Jose Ramon SantosChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 4.7(16)Difficulty 2.3/5 · 94% would take again#1 chillest of 3 for this course
Online MixClosed

Questions about CIS 395 at Borough of Manhattan CC

Who teaches CIS 395 at Borough of Manhattan CC in Fall 2026?
Jose Ramon Santos, Younes Benkarroum, and Mingqi Cai are listed for Fall 2026. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is CIS 395 at Borough of Manhattan CC hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 3 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.8 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a CIS 395 section is full?
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