CS444 - Syllabus

Database Organization


Week

Date

Topic

Reading Assignment*

Hwk. / Programming / Project Assignment

 

8/16

Introduction to Databases & Database Environment

1

-

1

8/21

   

 -

 

8/23

Database Environment.

2

HW1, MP1

2

8/28

   

 

8/30

The Relational Model

3

HW2, MP2

3

9/4

   

 

9/6

Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus

4

HW3, MP3

4

9/11

   

 

9/13

SQL: Data Manipulation

5

HW4, MP4

5

9/18

   

 

9/20

SQL: Data Definition

6

 

6

9/25

   

-

 

9/27

 

 

-

7

10/2

   

HW5, MP7

 

10/4

midterm (1-6) 

 

-

8

10/9

 Access and Oracle

 HW6, MP5

 

10/11

 

 

9

10/16

Database Planning, Design, and Administration

9

 HW7, MP6

 

10/18

 

 

 D01

10

10/23

Normalization

13

HW8, MP8

 

10/25

no class

 

 -

11

10/30

Fact-Finding Techniques

10

-

 

11/1

   

 HW12, MP9, D02

12

11/6

Entity-Relationship Modeling

11

HW9, MP10, D03

 

11/8

 

 

-

13

11/13

Enhanced Entity-Relationship Modeling

12

HW10, D04

 

11/15

 

-

-

14

11/20

 

-

MP11, D05

  

11/22

no class

 

 

15

11/27

Methodology - Conceptual Database Design

15

-

 

11/29

 

 

 HW11, MP12, D06

16

12/4

   

-

 

12/6

 Project Presentations 

 

HW13, MP13, D07

-

12/11

Final Examination (Tuesday) -3:10-5:00

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* all reading assignments are form Connolly and Begg 4e.