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::: Fall 2010 :::

CSC 471, Fall 2010
Course Syllabus

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Project

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Instructor:
Name: Leong Lee
Office: Petty 155
Office Hours:
: T,R: 2pm-3pm
: M,W: 4pm-5pm
: or by appointment

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Wk/Date   Topic   Reading   Resources   Remarks / Due / Exam
                 
1
8/23, Mon
  Introduction   Ch. 1   == self, ch1.ppt ==

:: database system concepts ::
   
                 
2
8/30
  ER modeling   Sec. 7.1-7.5, 7.7   == ch7.ppt ==   9/2 Thur, Optional Exercise 1 Due
Pg 34: Ex 1.12, 1.13, 1.14
: Project Option B Decision Due
                 
3
9/6
  Extended E-R   Sec. 7.8-7.9       9/6, Mon: Labor Day
                 
4
9/13
  Relational model, ER to Rel.   Sec. 2.1-2.6, 4.3-4.5   == ch2.ppt, ch4.ppt ==
:: W3schools html tutorial ::
  Project Part 1 (ER) Due, Thur
                 
5
9/20
  Relational Algebra   Sec. 6.1-6.3, 7.6   == ch6.ppt ==
:: Apache Software Foundation ::
:: PHP.net ::
:: MS SQL Database (Express) ::
:: MS SQL Remote Conn Blog ::
:: MySQL Database ::
:: PHPMyAdmin.net (a MySQL GUI) ::
   
                 
6
9/27
  SQL   Sec. 3.1-3.8   == ch3.ppt ==
:: W3schools sql tutorial ::
:: SQL tutorial (for MS SQL) ::
:: SQL tutorial (for MySQL) ::
:: W3schools PHP tutorial ::
:: PHP Manual ::
:: Old Apache, PHP, MySQL notes ::
  Project Part 2 (Rel) Due, Thur
                 
7
10/4
  Advanced SQL
Exam I - 10/7 Thur
  Sec. 3.9, 4.2, 4.6, 5.1   == ch5.ppt ==   10/8 Fri: Instruction ends for Fall Break 6pm
Note: Exam I - 10/7 Thur
                 
8
10/11
  Advanced SQL       :: Campus SQL Server ::
  10/13, Wed: Classes resume after Fall Break 8am
                 
9
10/18
  Good DB design and functional dependency   Sec. 8.1-8.3   == ch8.ppt ==   Project Part 3 (SQL) Due, Thur
                 
10
10/25
  Functional dependency theory   Sec. 8.4        
                 
11
11/1
  Decomposition and DB design process   Sec. 8.5-8.6, 8.8   :: Bulk load help ::   Bonus Quiz - 11/2 Tue
                 
12
11/8
  Application design and development   Sec. 9.1-9.6   == ch9.ppt ==   Project Part 4 (Load) Due, Tue
                 
13
11/15
  Triggers and security   Sec. 5.3, 9.7        
                 
14
11/22
              11/23, Tue: Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday 10pm
                 
15
11/29
  XML   Ch. 23.1-23.4   == ch23.ppt ==   11/29, Mon: Classes resume 8am
Project Part 5 (Web) Due, Thur (Max 2 students per group, part 5 only)
                 
16
12/6
              12/6, Mon: Last Day of Classes
                 
16, 17
Exam
  Exam II - 12/9 Thur, 12 NOON - 3:00 PM   12/8-11, 13-14: Final Exams
Note: Exam II