INFS 614-001/DL1: Database Management Spring 2012
Professor Alex Brodsky
Office: Nguen Engineering Bldg 4418, Phone:(703) 993-1529, Fax:(703)993-1710
Email: brodsky@gmu.edu
Prerequisites: INFS 501, 515, 519, SWE 510 or equivalent
Required textbook:
Database Management Systems, 3-rd ed. by Raghu Ramakrishnan & Johannes Gehrkem, McGraw-Hill.
Recommended:
Oracle 10g reference material, e.g., http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/oracle10g/index.html
On-Line Course Resources:
GMU Blackboard (courses.gmu.edu)
INFS-614-001 (please check frequently, at least once weekly before class for announcements)
Lectures: , Nguen Engineering building 4457 (electronic class room), Wednesday 4:30 – 7:20 PM (see schedule below)
Professor's Office Hours: Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:30 PM (no need to schedule, but call to verify before coming)
Teaching Assistant:
Muzammil
Sagheer
Office hours: TBD
Requirements: The students are expected to attend all lectures and finish homework assignments on time. (The assignment and due dates as noted above are approximate ones. The precise dates will be given on the assignment sheets.) The students are also expected to attend the two in-class examinations.
Project: Important dates are listed. See project assignment for details.
Computings Resources:
General. Oracle database
management system is installed in an IT&E Unix server, which is accessible online.
VPN and Oracle Account Setup and Access.
Go to the website, http://labs.ite.gmu.edu/index.php/Services/Services, to
follow the procedures to setup your VPN and Oracle account. First, you need to
install the VPN and make it work so that you can also access the DB at home or
your workplace. Then follow the procedure to get the Oracle account and access
it.
Working with Oracle. Oracle 10g
reference material, e.g., http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/oracle10g/index.html
Grading policy:The final grades assigned to the students are based
on their performance on homework assignments (15%), midterm exam (34%), final
exam (44%) and a semester-long project (7%). The score of 90% or higher
guarantees an A grade, of 75% or higher - a B grade, of 60% or higher - a C
grade. Late homework and projection submission is allowed up to one week
(unless disallowed explicitly) but with 5% penalty each day. A submission is
considered on time if submitted within 5 minutes after the class begins.
Faxed-in submission is accepted but the student should inform the instructor
appropriately
Tentative Class Schedule
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Reading |
HW Assigned |
HW Due |
Project Due |
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Jan 25 |
Intro |
Chapter 1 |
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Feb. 1 |
ER Model |
Chapter 2 |
HA 1 |
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Feb. 8 |
No class |
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Feb. 15 |
ER & Relational Model |
Chapter 3 |
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Feb. 22 |
Relational Algebra |
Chapter 4 |
HA 2 |
HA 1 |
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Feb. 29 |
Relational Algebra & Calculus |
Chapter 4 |
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Mar. 7 |
SQL-I |
Chapter 5.1 – 5.7 |
HA3 |
HA2 |
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Mar. 14 |
Spring Break – No class |
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Mar. 21 |
SQL-II |
Chapter 5.1 – 5.7 |
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Mar. 23 Friday 5:30-7:30 extra class |
Catch-up and review for midterm exam |
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HA3 |
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Mar. 28 |
Midterm Exam |
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Apr. 4 |
SQL-III |
Chapter 5.1 – 5.7 |
HA4 |
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Apr. 11 |
Schema Refinement and Normalization |
Chapter 15 |
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Apr. 18 |
Cont. |
Chapter 51 |
HA5 |
HA4 |
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Apr. 25 |
Advanced topics |
TBD |
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May 2 |
Catch-up and review for final exam |
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HA5 |
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May 9 |
Final exam |
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