General IntroductionGeneral Introduction
Introduction to database systems
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InstructorInstructor
Marius Silaghi
PhD Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (2002)
Research Interests Protocols for reasoning with:
• distributed relations/constraints/databases
Security in such exchanges Consistency guarantees for such exchanges
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General IntroductionGeneral Introduction
CSE 4020/5260 content Grading Policies
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ObjectivesObjectives
To provide a grand tour of the organization of this semester’s class
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StudyStudy
By the book
Database System Concepts, 6th Edition, By: Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, S.
Sudarshan
By slides and hand-notes
Linked from the website of the class: www.cs.fit.edu/~msilaghi/2015F/
Everything mentioned in class has to be retained
Write down notes of what we discuss and is not on slides
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CSE 4020 TopicsCSE 4020 Topics
Introduction to Databases Relational Model Entity-Relationship Model Structured Query Language (Sequel) Relational Algebra Tuple Relational Calculus Database Design
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GradingGrading
Mid-term 35% (due Fri, Oct 5) Final 35% (in class, Wed, Dec 9 6-8pm)
Project 16%
Quiz/Assignments 2%
Slides 12%
Bonuses (for in-class feedback)
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Attendance and ParticipationAttendance and Participation
Attendance is taken each class, and together with participation it contribute towards a bonus of up to 5% of the final grade.
You are considered absent at a lecture during which you watch a device (laptop/PDA/phone, etc.) or read a book.
Participation is a measure of your constructive involvement in the course:
asking “the right questions”at “the right time”being serious and non-disturbing otherwisehelping your colleagues when neededattending office hours
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Paired ProjectsPaired Projects
You are allowed and encouraged to work in pairs
Submissions are allowed only via the submit server.
No late submissions accepted.
You can select what DBMS you want to use in your project You are supposed to Google to find documentation to make your project work.
It may not work straightforwardly. You may need to use tricks to get the job done.
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Have fun!Have fun!
Suggestions are welcome.
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