CMPT 454 Fall 2017 (Burnaby) - Database Systems II


Course Information

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This is 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. The official outlines can be found here: CMPT 454 D100.

  • Instructor: Juhua Hu, juhuah@sfu.ca.
    Office Hours: Wednesdays/Fridays: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM or by appointment, at TASC1 9409.
    E-mail Office Hour: R 9 AM - 9 PM. Include 454 in the title otherwise emails may be ignored.
  • Teaching Assistant: Zahra Zohrevand, zzohreva@sfu.ca.
    Office Hours: Tuesdays: 10 AM - 11 AM and Wednesdays: 1 PM - 2PM, at ASB9808 (CSIL) starting from Sep. 19, 2017.
  • Lectures: Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM, at RCB 8100.


News

  • Midterm exam will be on Friday 20th of October in class. Please check the announcement here.
  • Final exam will be on Saturday 9th of December from 8:30am to 11:30am at AQ 3182. Please check the announcement here.


Lecture Topics


Assessment (Tentative)

  • 4 Assignments: 10% each, no programming. Submissions are only accepted through CS CourSys system. Scanning of hand written ones should be as clear as possible, otherwise no arguments are accepted.
  • Midterm: 20%. October 20, Friday, in class.
  • Final Exam: 40%. December 9th, Saturday, 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM at AQ 3182.
  • Grades: You can retrieve your assignment and exam marks from the CS CourSys system.
  • Policies:
    • All assignments are due at 11:59 p.m. on the day indicated. Late assignments will not be accepted unless there is a documented medical reason.
    • There will be no makeup midterm or final exams. You must be able to write the midterm or final when they are given. The only exceptions are for documented medical reasons or unpredictable and serious personal reasons.
    • All assignments must be done singly by the student, and not in collaboration with others. All sources used must be cited.
    • 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).
  • Academic Honesty: Academic honesty plays a key role in our efforts to maintain a high standard of academic excellence and integrity. Students are advised that ALL acts of intellectual dishonesty will be handled in accordance with the SFU Academic Honesty and Student Conduct Policies.


Textbooks and Resources


Last modified on Dec. 21, 2017 by Juhua Hu.