CS 4354: Concepts of Database Systems
Fall 2018
All the announcements and course contents will be available on Blackboard@TTU
Class Time and Place
TR 6:30-7:40, Media & Communication, 00353
Prerequisite
Instructor
Instructor's Office Hour
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Course Objectives
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Understanding of data modeling concepts
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Relational model for storage and retrieval of information
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Formal query languages
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Current database technologies such as SQL
Textbook
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Database Management Systems (3rd Edition)
Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
ISBN-13: 978-0072465631 ISBN-10: 0072465638
Reference Books
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Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management (6th Edition)
Thomas Connolly, Carolyn Begg.
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN-13: 978-0132943260; ISBN-10: 0132943263
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First Course in Database Systems (3rd Edition)
Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Grading Policy
The final grade for this course will be based on the following categories
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Attendance: 5%
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Each 1 point penalty will be given to each missing after the first two absences
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Absent with doctor's note is acceptable
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Project: 25%
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Each 2 (or 4)-member team is expected to carry out a design/implementation project
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Homework: 20%
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Four homeworks: 5% each
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All homework must be submitted to instructor in the beginning of the class
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No late homework submission is allowed
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Exam: 50%
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First exam: 15%, second exam: 15% and final exam: 20%
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No makeup for missing exam. Exception: medical issue, doctor 's note must be submitted
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Grading Scale
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A: 90-100; B: 80-89; C:70-79; D:60-69; F: 59-0
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Course Schedule
The following schedule of class lectures is subject to change. All changes will be announced as far in advance as possible on the course website (Blackboard). You are responsible for reading the appropriate chapter (check reading materials below) in the course textbook before each class.