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Database Management Systems CS 542 --- Fall 2008
Instructor: Murali Mani
Email: [email protected] http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~cs542/f08
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Contact and Communication
Mailing list of all students + instructor
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Course Information Goal
– Introduction to the theory and design of database management systems (DBMSs).
Who should attend?– Interested in database systems, database
application development, and database research Scope
• Database application design and development. • Fundamental concepts in database theory• Internals of database management systems
Meetings– Thursday: 6:00 pm - 8:50 pm at FL-311– Office Hours : After class, and M 9:30 – 10:30 am
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Textbook
Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS McGraw-Hill Publisher, Third Edition
The book is available in WPI bookstore.
Book site– http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dbbook/– Useful on-line solutions to some problems.
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Course Material
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~cs542/f08
+ lecture overheads
+ homework assignment
+ project due dates
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Optional Readings Understanding the New SQL: A Complete Guide J.
Melton and A. R. Simon, Morgan-Kaufmann, 1993. A Guide to the SQL Standard (third edition) C. J.
Date and H. Darwen, Addison-Wesley, 1994. Database Systems: The Complete Book by Hector
Garcia-Molina, Jeff Ullman and Jennifer Widom, (Prentice-Hall)
Fundamentals of Database Systems R. Elmasri, and S. Navathe, Benjamin Cummings, any edition.
Database System Concepts, 2nd Edition H.F. Korth, and A. Silberschatz, McGraw-Hill, any edition.
Principles of Data and Knowledge Base Systems, Volume 1, J.D. Ullman, Computer Science Press,
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Grading Policy
Final grades based on 100 points:
– 30 points: Assignments (and maybe Quizzes) – 40 points: Exams (Final: 40pts)– 30 points: Course Project (Report,
Presentation, and Demonstration)
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Project Grading the difficulty of the project you have chosen solution approach, design and
implementation the oral project presentation the written documentation of your project successful completion of your intended
(even if later modified) project goals the demonstration of your system (including
successful example runs) If done as a team, the understanding of each
team member of his or her part of the project
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Cheating and Late Policy
NO CHEATING!– All work is to be done on an individual basis;
unless otherwise indicated. – No violation of the WPI's guidelines for academic
integrity. Late Assignments
– Late assignments will be graded, but no credit will be given
– If unavoidable situations, let the instructor know WELL IN ADVANCE
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Schedule – Important Dates Sep 4: Organization meeting Sep 18: Project Intent due Oct 16: Project Phase I (Design) Due Nov 6: Project Phase II (Operations) Due Dec 11: Project Phase III (Interface) Due
along with in class demo, presentation Dec 18: Final Exam
