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Course Outlines

Spring 2025 - CMPT 354 D100

Database Systems I (3)

Class Number: 5440

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.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:

Staring with discussions on data-intensive applications and relevance of relational databases, this course will cover basic theoretical foundation and an introduction to practical tools, and the language for relational databases usage, design, implementation, management, and optimization.

Topics

  • Introduction: Relational Database Definition, History, Applications, and Trends
  • Relational Data Model, and Relational Algebra (and Calculus)
  • Introduction to SQL: Create, Modify, and Query Relational Databases
  • Database Design: Steps and Procedures
  • Entity Relationship Model: E/R Diagram Design and Translation to Relational Databases
  • Design Theory: Functional Dependencies, Normalization (3NF, BCNF)
  • Constraints and Triggers
  • Views and Indexes
  • Query Processing and Optimization
  • Transaction Processing: Anomalies, ACID properties, Concurrency Control
  • Database Applications

Grading

  • Assignments 30%
  • Quizzes 10%
  • Midterm 20%
  • Final 40%

NOTES:

More details on the grading scheme will be provided in the first week of classes.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

  • Database Systems: The Complete Book, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom, Pearson, 2009, 9780131873254, Second Edition
  • Database System Concepts, Avi Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, McGraw-Hill, March 2019, 9780078022159, Seventh Edition (https://www.db-book.com/)

REQUIRED READING:

  • Database Systems: The Complete Book, Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Jennifer Widom, Pearson, 2009, Second Edition

ISBN: 9780131873254

RECOMMENDED READING:

  • Database System Concepts, Avi Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S. Sudarshan, McGraw-Hill, March 2019, Seventh Edition (https://www.db-book.com/)

 


ISBN: 9780078022159

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION

Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the term are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.