CS44800: Introduction to Relational Database Systems, Fall 2024

Course Overview

This course covers fundamental concepts of database systems. These concepts include database modeling and design, relational databases, querying and SQL, query optimization, data storage, transactions, database system architectures, data mining and warehousing techniques, recovery, privacy, integrity, and security. More specifically, the course covers the following topics:

• Data modeling: physical, logical and conceptual data models, the entity-relationship model
• Logical and Physical Design and interaction with operating systems
• Disk Storage, Basic File Structures, Hashing, Indexing
• Brief introduction to Hierarchical model, Network Model
• The relational database model and implementation and performance issues
• Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus/SQL
• Relational database design, functional dependencies, and normalization, Multi-valued dependencies
• Transaction Processing
• Concurrency control
• Atomicity control
• Recovery control
• Database privacy, integrity, and security
• Data mining, data warehousing, online analytical processing, and information retrieval
• Cloud computing and Distributed Database Systems architectures
• Big Data, Hadoop, MapReduce, and NoSQL
• Performance issues

Textbooks

1. Fundamentals of Database Systems, 7th Edition, Elmasri Navathe, Addison-Wesley, 2015.
2. Oracle 9i Programming: A Primer, Rajshekhar Sunderraman, 2004.

Workload

There will be five project assignments. The projects are an important part of the course and you will be given details in PSOs. You will learn to use and build components of a database system. There will be five homework assignments, a midterm, and a final. The final exam will be cumulative.

Grading

The final grade will be based upon the following:

Course Description

1. Class contributions (e.g., class attendance and participation, discussions, asking/replying questions in class, meetings with TA/professor to discuss course material, contributing to Piazza etc.) .... (5% of grade) You should attend all classes for highest class contribution credit.
2. The range of scores for a grade are approximately as follows:
• >97%: A+, 94-97: A, 90-93: A-
• >87%: B+, 83-86: B, 80-82: B-
• >77%: C+, 73-76: C, 70-72: C-
• >67%: D+, 60-66 D
• <60%: F
3. If you do not do the projects or home works, you will get an F.

Late Submission Policy

Absence from Class

You must attend all classes. Absence in five or more classes will lower your final grade.

Purdue's Honor Pledge

Any cheating in home work, projects and Exams will lead to an F grade in course. Do not copy from anywhere. Always give a reference to work quoted or figures or data used.
This class will follow Purdue's Honor Pledge.

CAPS Information

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Disability Resource Center

The Disability Resource Center (DRC) is a resource for students and instructors. Students may present a "Letter of Accommodation" to me at any point in the semester. In many cases the DRC can partner with the instructor to develop inclusive teaching strategies that benefit all students in the class. I am committed to accommodate you.