Transcript Logistics
CS3431 – Database Systems I Logistics Instructor: Mohamed Eltabakh [email protected] 1 Textbook Required: A First Course in Database systems. Third Edition, 2008. Jeffrey D. Ullman and Jennifer D. Widom Prentice Hall. ISBN: 013600637X More Advanced: Database Systems: The Complete Book, Second Edition Hector Garcia-Molina, Jeffrey D. Ullman and Jennifer D. Widom Prentice Hall, 2009. ISBN: 9780131873254 2 Course Logistics Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/b13 Electronic WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu Lectures Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. : (3:00pm - 3:50pm) Grading 3 H/Ws and Projects H/Ws (3 Homework) Individual effort (to assure you practice and know the material well) Project will be done in multiple phases (3 Phases) Team effort of two (to collaborate and have feedback cycles on design) A full cycle from project design, development, and building a running DB application 4 Tentative Deadlines and Late Submission Policy Check the website regularly Late Submission Policy One-day late 15% off the max grade Beyond that, no late submission is accepted 5 Course Management Two systems will be maintained Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/b13 Electronic WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu Homework/Project submissions Either at the beginning of class on the due date Or electronically on blackboard.wpi.edu (Recommended) Viewing Grades On blackboard.wpi.edu 6 Office Hours Posted on the course web page Covers most days of the week Make use of them– they are there for YOU ! TAs: Karim Ibrahim Yue Lu 7 Doing well Exams Master the topics (attend lectures, homework, projects) Master the topics on time Projects Practice the course material Ensure that you are on schedule (start early) Teamwork counts 8 Project Phases Phase 0: Form Teams and be ready to go Phase 1: Conceptual and Logical Design Phase 2: Building a DB and SQL Querying Phase 3: Complete functionalities/Interface (Complete Project) Phase 0 starting today…until Nov. 2, 2013 (Just form teams) 9