Transcript Logistics
CS3431 –
Database Systems I
Logistics
Instructor: Mohamed Eltabakh
[email protected]
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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
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Course Logistics
Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/c15
Electronic
WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu
Lectures
Tues. (once), Fri. (twice)
Grading
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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
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Tentative Deadlines and Late
Submission Policy
Check the website regularly
Late Submission Policy
One-day late 15% off the max grade (Only for Projects)
Beyond that, no late submission is accepted
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Course Management
Two systems will be maintained
Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/c15
Electronic WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu
Homework/Project submissions
Electronically on blackboard.wpi.edu (Recommended)
Hardcopies are accepted
(Next to my office FL-235)
Viewing Grades
On blackboard.wpi.edu
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Office Hours
Posted on the course web page
Covers most days of the week
TAs: Make use of them– they are here to
help !
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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
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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 Jan 21, 2015
(Just form teams)
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