Public Authority for Applied Education and Training
Department of Computer and Information Systems
Database
Management Systems 258
Syllabus[1] –Fall 2013/2014
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan
General Information
| Instructor |
Dr. Ahmed Al-Hunaiyan Office: Building 5 – Computer Department offices Email: hunaiyyan@hotmail.com |
| Class
Time | |
| Location | |
| Office
Hours | Monday & Wednesdy 11:00 AM. – 12:30 PM. |
Course Description
This course provides an introduction to the design and use of databases
in meeting business information needs. Topics include database planning, conceptual design, and data administration. The concepts are studied with projects involving the use of a current database management system. This course will help students to achieve
the following objectives.
- Learn new ways to model data.
- Implement a DBMS.
- Become familiar with the expanding role of database technology.
Grades
| Attendance, and Participation | 5% |
| Midterm 1 | 15% |
| Midterm 2 | 15% |
| Project | 15%
|
| Final Exam | 50% |
Content
DBMS overview
Database requirements
Database structure
Database models
Database architectures
Designing a relational database database
The Database design life cycle
Database design requirements analysis
Developing the conceptual database design
Databse design
using Entity-Relationship modeling
Normalizing the database design
Method of Instruction
This course is primarily a lecture course. Students are expected to work on computer programs and projects on their
own time. are closed book and closed computer.Answers to homework problems and projects should be submitted using hard and electronic copies.
Tests
Tests cannot be rescheduled due to testing in other classes. If a test is
missed due to extenuating circumstances then you must notify me as soon as possible. The circumstances must be documented by you and must be excusable in order to reschedule a test.
Assignments
For most homework and programming assignments, the
class will receive a working solution within four days after the due date. assignments will be accepted that are more than four days late.
: We expect the academic honesty in all students' work. Cheating will be penalized according to college policy.
Cheating will include: plagiarism, copying from others or in any other way presenting other's work claming it is yours
Attendance
Attending the lectures is very important. The contents of this programming course
are chained and it is you responsibility to keep track of all the lectures. If you miss a class, you are responsible for material covered during the class you missed, this includes any assignments made.
GUST's
class attendance regulations will be followed:
Fail to attend 3 hours => Warning I
Fail to attend 6 hours => Warning II
Fail to attend 9 hours => FA