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
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Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/c15
Electronic
WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu
Lectures
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Tues. (once), Fri. (twice)
Grading
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H/Ws and Projects
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H/Ws (3 Homework)
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Individual effort (to assure you practice and know the
material well)
Project will be done in multiple phases (3 Phases)
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Team effort of two (to collaborate and have feedback cycles
on design)
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A full cycle from project design, development, and building
a running DB application
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Tentative Deadlines and Late
Submission Policy
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Check the website regularly
Late Submission Policy
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One-day late 15% off the max grade (Only for Projects)
Beyond that, no late submission is accepted
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Course Management
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Two systems will be maintained
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Web Page: http://web.cs.wpi.edu/~cs3431/c15
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Electronic WPI system: blackboard.wpi.edu
Homework/Project submissions
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Electronically on blackboard.wpi.edu (Recommended)
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Hardcopies are accepted
(Next to my office FL-235)
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Viewing Grades
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On blackboard.wpi.edu
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Office Hours
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Posted on the course web page
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Covers most days of the week
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TAs: Make use of them– they are here to
help !
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Doing well
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Exams
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Master the topics (attend lectures, homework, projects)
Master the topics on time
Projects
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Practice the course material
Ensure that you are on schedule (start early)
Teamwork counts
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Project Phases
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Phase 0: Form Teams and be ready to go
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Phase 1: Conceptual and Logical Design
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Phase 2: Building a DB and SQL Querying
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Phase 3: Complete functionalities/Interface (Complete Project)
Phase 0 starting today…until Jan 21, 2015
(Just form teams)
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