From knowledge engineer to database designer
13 of the 27 essential skills of a database designer are already essential for a knowledge engineer — about 48% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from knowledge engineer in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 48%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a database designer
What a database designer does
Database designers specify the database's logical structure, processes, and information flows. They design data models and databases to serve data acquisition.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse business requirements
- apply ICT systems theory
- assess ICT knowledge
- business process modelling
- database development tools
- define technical requirements
- information structure
- manage database
- resource description framework query language
- systems development life-cycle
- systems theory
- use markup languages
- web programming
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a database designer and not for a knowledge engineer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- create data sets
- create database diagrams
- create software design
- database
- database management systems
- design database scheme
- develop automated migration methods
- ICT security legislation
- manage standards for data exchange
- migrate existing data
- operate relational database management system
- perform data analysis
- query languages
- write database documentation
Other moves from knowledge engineer
2 roles- data warehouse designer13 skills in common
- ICT system architect12 skills in common
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How far are you from being a database designer?
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