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King Saud University College of Computer and Information Sciences Information Systems Department IS 331: Introduction to Database Systems First Semester 1422/1423 (2001 / 2002) Credit Hours: 3 hours + 1 Tutorial Instructors: Dr. Rasheed Azzahrani Email: [email protected] Course aim and objectives: The aim of the course is to introduce the basics of database systems, as well as the modeling, desgin and manipulation of relational databases. Students will gain the required knowledge to describe databases, their characteristics, functions, pros and cons. The course will also enable students to design, create and manipulate databases on a relational database management system (RDBMS). Textbooks: Elmasri and Navathe, “Fundementals of Database Systems”, 3rd Edition, Adison-Wesley, 2000 [This is the main text book] Date, “Introduction to Database Systems”, 7th Edition, Adison-Wesley, 1999 Silberschatz, Sudarshan, “Database System Concepts”, 3rd Edition, MacGraw Hill, 1998. Course Contents: The following topics will be covered during the course: Database and database users (Chapter 1) Database system concepts and architecture (Chapter 2) The relational data model and relational algebra (Chapter 7) SQL (Structured Query Language) (Chapter 8) Data modeling and DB Design using ER (Chapter 3 and Section 9.1) Functional dependencies and normalization of relational database (Chapter 14) Practical database design and tuning (Chapters 16) An overview of Network Data Model & Hierarchical Data Model (Appendix C & D) Grading: Notes: 20% First Mid Term Exam [Saturday 26/7/1422 – 13/10/2001] 20% Second Mid Term Exam [Saturday 9/9/1422 – 24/11/2001] 15% Labs (with Najmuddin) 5% Quizes (two quizzes - with Ibrahim) 5% Homworks (with Ibrahim) 40% Final Exam IS331 Lectures and Labs attendance is very important. You will lose 0.5 marks for each lecture you miss. Student has to attend Exams on time - No excuses, no exceptions Late homeworks will be marked with deduction of 10% per day. Page 1 of 1