  This study explores and analyzes the learning tendencies of second-year
students enrolled in different lines of study related to the Databases course.
There were 79 answers collected from 191 enrolled students that were analyzed
and interpreted using thematic analysis. The participants in the study provided
two sets of answers, anonymously collected (at the beginning and at the end of
the course), thus allowing us to have clear data regarding their interests and
to find out their tendencies. We looked into their expectations and if they
were met; we concluded that the students want to learn only database basics.
Their main challenges were related to the course homework. We combined the
information and the answers related to 1) other database-related topics that
they would like to learn, 2) how they plan to use the acquired information, and
3) overall interest in learning other database-related topics. The conclusion
was that students prefer learning only the basic information that could help
them achieve their goals: creating an application or using it at work. For
these students, Getting the work done is preferred to Learning in-depth.
