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Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - CMPT 354 D100

Database Systems I (3)

Class Number: 5242

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Mon, 4:30–6:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Wed, 5:30–6:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 18, 2022
    Sun, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 225 and (MACM 101 or (ENSC 251 and ENSC 252)), all with a minimum grade of C-.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Logical representations of data records. Data models. Studies of some popular file and database systems. Document retrieval. Other related issues such as database administration, data dictionary and security.

COURSE DETAILS:

This first database course will provide an introduction to DBMS. We will focus the most widely used relational data model, and introduce several core concepts in relational data models. The emphasis of this course is on the DESIGN of database applications from the database administer's point of view, and the USE of databases from the database user's point of view.

Topics

  • An introduction to Database Systems. .
  • Entity-Relationship Model.
  • Relational Model.
  • Integrity Constraints.
  • Relational Database Design
  • Query Languages (SQL).
  • Applications

Grading

NOTES:

Two assignments (20%), SQL project (15%), class attendance (5%), one midterm (20%) and one final (40%).

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Database Management Systems, 3rd Edition.
Raghu Ramakrishnan/Johannes Gehrke
McGraw Hill
2003
ISBN: 9780072465631

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

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Registrar Notes:

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