Download IST 463 * Advanced Database Development

IST 220 – Intro to Databases
Fall 2013
Instructor:
Dr. Martin Zhao
201B Computer Science Building
301-2425
[email protected]
Meeting Hours and Places:
By appointment.
Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
2:00 - 3:00 PM
We can also set up an appointment to fit your schedule and mine.
Course Description:
This course serves as an introduction to database management systems and their role
in information technology. The course will include a laboratory component for
practical experience in several database systems. Topics to be covered include
database building blocks, database design, and database implementation.
Texts:
Determined by discuss between instructor and individual student.
Course Organization & Requirements:
This is an independent study class so students will do the work mostly on their own,
with guidance and assistance from the instructor.
The main components of the course include a semester project and a series of reading
and hands-on lab assignments that will prepare students for a successful completion
of the project.
In the first few weeks of class, the students will experience with a database system
and use a dataset approved by the instructor to build a database on the selected
system. The instructor will evaluate the design and assign additional reading and
exercises accordingly to help students get a deeper insight.
During the same period, the students will propose their semester project. It is highly
recommended for the students to talk with other IST/CSC professors and other
sources for needs from other courses and local communities. After approval from the
instructor, the students will start working the project as described below:
The project will include such tasks as data modeling, database designing and
implementing, and a set of simple user interfaces. A database system appropriate for
the selected application will be determined with approval from the instructor.
Grading Policy:
Students should submit properly formatted documentations to be graded, including
proposal and plan, database design specs and implementation logs (diagrams, data
dictionary, etc, SQL scripts, etc), queries for data processing and result reporting,
working user interfaces for DB accessing. A final report that summarizes the
development of the database application is also required.
Weight
20%
10%
15%
20%
15%
20%
Deliverables
DB and DBMS essentials
Project proposal and initial planning
Database design and implementation
Loading, querying, and processing data
Application/reporting design and implementation
System demonstration, presentation, and final report
Due date
Sept 20
Sept 27
Oct 18
Nov 8
Nov 23
Dec 14
(Note: All due dates are tentative and may be adjusted based on mutual
agreement between the students and the instructor.)
Grade in this course will be assigned using the scale:
90% or higher
A
87-89%
B+
80-86%
B
77-79%
C+
70-76%
C
60-69%
D
Lower than 60%
F