Database Systems
CS 487 – Fall 2008
Instructor: Dr. Ramazan Aygün
Office: Technology Hall N360
Email: raygun@cs.uah.edu
Phone:
824-6455
Office Hour: Tuesday 15:00-15:45 Wednesday 15:00-16:15
Meeting day(s): TR 3:55-5:15PM
Location: N308
The objective of this course is to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts necessary for the design, use, and implementation of database systems.
Knowledge of data structures.
Elmasri and Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, Addison-Wesley, Fifth Edition
Title |
Reading Chapters |
Introduction to database systems: databases, concepts, architecture |
1, 2 |
Relational model: data model, algebra,
calculus |
5, 6 |
Query language (SQL) |
8, 9 |
Functional dependencies and normalization |
10, 11 |
Data storage, indexing, and physical design |
13, 14 |
Conceptual data modeling, database design, and data model mapping |
3, 4 |
Query processing and optimization |
15 |
Transaction processing, concurrency control, and recovery |
17, 18, 19 |
Object and object-relational database systems |
20, 22 |
20% Homework (4)
15% Project
10% Paper
10% Oral Presentation
20% Midterm exam, October 7th, Tuesday
25% Final exam
The following information is from http://www.uah.edu/library/turnitin/about.htm: “Turnitin.com allows the student or educator to upload a paper into the Turnitin.com database, where software will then use algorithms to create “digital fingerprints” that can identify similar patterns in text (“About Turnitin.com”). Then the paper is matched to billions of web pages, paper mill essays, and student papers submitted online. In an hour or less, Turnitin.com creates an “originality report” that highlights any passages from the paper that might not be authentic, and lists web sites and other resources with content that matches that in the paper (“About Turnitin.com”).
Students can use Turnitin.com to:
• Quickly
track down sources used in their essays, minimizing the chance that they will
forget to cite sources.
• Learn about the concept of plagiarism and its consequences for the student,
course, and the academic community as a whole.
• Acquire tips on how to avoid both Internet and conventional plagiarism.
• Learn guidelines for proper citation.
• Gain strong research and writing skills.
• Clarify misunderstood concepts like fair use, public domain, and copyright
laws.”
For more information please visit http://www.uah.edu/library/turnitin/.
The students are urged to use turnitin.com before the submission of their papers. The instructor will use turnitin.com in the evaluation of the papers.