DataBase Management Systems (IS
6845)
Instructor:
Dr. Kailash Joshi
Office: CCB
215
Office
Hours: 4.00 PM to 5.00 PM; TR, or by arrangement
e-mail: joshi@umsl.edu
Telephone : 314-516-6123
Required Text Books
1. Modern Database
Management by Hoffer, Prescott, McFadden: Pearson
Prentice Hall (8th edition)
2. A Guide to SQL by Philip
J. Pratt, Thomson Course Technology (Seventh Edition).
Course Description
This course introduces the
concepts of Database Management for business applications. The course covers
issues in Database Architecture, Database Design, and Implementation. With
increasing emphasis on building integrated systems based on unified information
architecture, information modeling and database development have emerged as the
most important activities in information systems development. Database modeling
has also become the central unifying activity in all contemporary systems
analysis and design methodologies.
Besides fundamentals of database systems and data modeling, students
will also learn SQL to access databases on an Oracle platform.
Projects
In additions to the course
work, students will carry out various projects. Two projects involve conceptual
database design. Other projects involve setting up a database and using SQL
query facility in an Oracle DBMS environment. The use of packages is designed
to illustrate the concepts discussed in the text book. Due dates for each
project will be announced in the class. There will be a penalty up to 100% for
late submission. Students are required to work in groups for some project
assignments.
Grading
The final grade will be
based on the weighted average of marks obtained in various exams and
assignments. The weights will be assigned as follows:
|
Exams |
70% |
|
Assignments |
20% |
|
In class participation and performance |
10% |
The class will use problem
based learning (PBL) approach. Students should read the assigned chapters in
advance and be prepared to participate actively in the class. There would also
be in-class quizzes. The power point transparencies for the chapters covered
and the approximate schedule are available on the following links:
Creating
Pine Valley Furniture Company DB
Power point
slides for Hoffer chapters
There would be two exams, each worth 35% of the course grade. Course
schedule and assignments are announced in the class. Be there! Students who
miss an examination will be automatically assigned zero marks.