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Course Outlines

Fall 2021 - CMPT 454 D100

Database Systems II (3)

Class Number: 4708

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, 2:30–3:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 300 and 354, with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An advanced course on database systems which covers crash recovery, concurrency control, transaction processing, distributed database systems as the core material and a set of selected topics based on the new developments and research interests, such as object-oriented data models and systems, extended relational systems, deductive database systems, and security and integrity.

COURSE DETAILS:

Did you ever wonder how come Amazon and Alibaba are capable of handling so many online orders for Black Friday, Single's Day? Have you had an unlucky case where your bank charged you an overdraft fee while you think you have money? Are you frustrated when you see "service unavailable due to maintenance" on your favourite website? This is the course for you to know all about it. CMPT 454 is a systems-oriented course on the design and implementation of relational database systems, the backbone of many today's data-intensive applications, like e-commerce, banking, social-network, telecom, etc. This course provides an in-depth coverage of core topics in the making of relational database systems, topics includes data storage, indexing, query optimization and transaction processing.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Topics

  • Data storage, indexing
  • Query processing
  • Transaction processing
  • Logging and crash recovery

Grading

NOTES:

To be discussed in the first class.

Students must attain an overall passing grade on the weighted average of exams in the course in order to obtain a clear pass (C- or better).

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Database Systems: The Complete Book, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom, 9780131873254, 2nd or latest Edition
  • Transaction Processing: Concepts and Techniques, Jim Gray, Andreas Reuter, 9781558601901
  • Database Management Systems, Raghu Ramekrishnan, Johannes Gehrke, McGraw-Hill, 9780072465631, 3rd Edition

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021

Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place.  Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes.  You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.