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CASPER COLLEGE COURSE SYLLABUS
COSC 2210 – Business Data Processing I
Semester/Year: Fall, 2006
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 2
Credit Hours: 3
Class Time: 7-8:40
PM
Days: M, W
Room: BU 307
Instructor’s Name: Richard Turner
Instructor's Contact
Information:
Office Phone:
Home Phone: 237-0778
Email: [email protected]
Office Hours: by appointment
Course Description: Study of relational database design techniques. Skills learned include relational
table design, user interface design, and Visual Basic scripting. Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL
Server, and other relational databases will be used.
Statement of Prerequisites: CMAP 1815, COSC 1010, or permission of the instructor
Goal: Ability to identify different types of data structures and implement a relational database
to support those structures. Ability to obtain information from a database.
Outcomes: Student will be given a number of real-world business scenarios and be able to identify
the most desirable relational database manager product to fulfill those needs. Student will participate
in simulations of fact-finding interviews to identify the data requirements for those scenarios, design
a database, and write Structured Query Language (SQL) queries to obtain the required data.
Methodology: 30% lecture, 30% demonstration, 40% hands-on use
Evaluation Criteria: Student grade is based on the following scale showing the minimum
number of points for a given grade:
Grade
Mid Term
Final
A
B
C
D
F
45
40
35
30
< 30
90
80
70
60
<60
Points are given for short exams (2-5 questions) given at the conclusion of each chapter, three major
exams given throughout the semester, and two related projects as specified by the end of the first
week of class. A student may elect to propose a special project whose implementation will be worth
up to 10 points. The total number of points for each grading method is
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Evaluation
type
Total
points
Chapter exams
Major exams
Projects
Bonus special
project
Passing exam
70-431
40
40
50
10
100
All exams are open book/open software.
Students are encouraged to collaborate on projects.
Required Text, Readings, and Materials: Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Implementation and
Maintenance Study Guide (Exam 70-431) by Joseph Jorden & Dandy Weyn, Sybex (2006)
–ISBN 0-470-2565-4
Class Policies: Last Date to Change to Audit Status or to Withdraw with a W Grade: November 1
Classroom doors close at 8pm; admittance after 1 hour late is not guaranteed.
Student Rights and Responsibilities: Please refer to the Casper College Student Conduct and Judicial
Code for information concerning your rights and responsibilities as a Casper College Student.
Chain of Command: If you have any problems with this class, you should first contact the instructor
in order to solve the problem. If you are not satisfied with the solution offered by the instructor, you
should then take your problem through the appropriate chain of command starting with the
department head, then the division chair, and lastly the vice president for academic affairs.
Academic Dishonesty - Cheating & Plagiarism: Casper College demands intellectual honesty.
Proven plagiarism or any form of dishonesty associated with the academic process can result in the
offender failing the course in which the offense was committed or expulsion from school. See the
Casper College Student Code of Conduct.
ADA Accommodations Policy: It is the policy of Casper College to provide appropriate
accommodations to any student with a documented disability. If you have a need for
accommodation in this course, please make an appointment to see me at your earliest convenience.
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Calendar or schedule indicating course content:
28-Aug Introduction, description of course objectives
30-Aug Introduction to relational database concepts
4-Sep Labor Day, NO CLASS
6-Sep Installing SQL Server
Chap 1
11-Sep Creating a database
Chap 2
13-Sep Creating tables
Chap 3
18-Sep Views
20-Sep Indexing
Chap 4
25-Sep Indexing
27-Sep Exam 1
2-Oct Stored procs & triggers
Chap 5
4-Oct functions & UDT; special project proposal due
9-Oct Security
Chap 6
11-Oct lab
16-Oct Data import
Chap 7
18-Oct Exam 2; project due
23-Oct FALL BREAK; no class
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25-Oct XML
Chap 8
30-Oct XML
1-Nov Service broker; last chance to withdraw Chap 9
6-Nov Service broker
8-Nov Maintaining SQL
Chap 10
13-Nov Maintaining SQL
15-Nov Backups
Chap 11
20-Nov Replication
Chap 12
22-Nov THANKSGIVING BREAK; no class
27-Nov Review; lab
29-Nov High Availability
Chap 13
4-Dec High Availability
6-Dec Monitoring and optmizing
11-Dec Optimizing
13-Dec Review; lab
18-Dec FINAL EXAM; project due