General Information

Instructor:    Anne DeFrance defrance@cs.montana.edu Office and phone: 361 EPS   994-4835.     Office Hours: 10-11 and 3-4 Monday and Wednesday and by appointment;

• Text
  • Fundamentals of Database Systems 4th edition by Elmasri and Navathe

• The objectives of this course are for the student to:
  • Understand the scope and importance of databases in the computer science field.
  • Understand the fundamentals of database techology.
  • Become proficient manipulating a relational database management system.
  • Do the research necessarey to write a front end of a database project in which they are interested.

• At the end of the course a student should:
  • Be able to design a database using an ER diagram, which is then mapped to the relational model.
  • Recognize an appropriate normal form for a database problem.
  • Understand how set theory relates to the relational model.
  • Be able to write queries in relational algebra and SQL.
  • Gain on their own the knowledge necessary to write a front end to a database.

• Grading
  • Homework 10%
    
  • Project 20%
  • Exam1 15%
  • Exam2 25%
    
  • Final 30%
    
  • Final: Monday May 3 @ 8:00am

Last modified: January 13, 2004