Include a brief summary of the course topics and requirements, the general format of the course, and the methods of evaluation.


== Skills and knowledge students should have prior to beginning the course: ==


  * Knowledge of discrete mathematics and data structures, basic programming skills


== Course Topics: ==

  * Entity-Relationship data modeling,
  * the relational model,
  * relational algebra and calculus,
  * advanced components in SQL,
  * functional dependencies and normalization,
  * transaction management and concurrency control, 
  * query optimization


== Course Format: ==

  * Lecture format: instructor-led
  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations: student-centered


== Method of evaluation: ==

  * Number of Assignments: 4
  * Number of Graded Labs: 0
  * Number of Quizzes: 0
  * Formal Midterm? YES
  * Course project? NO
  * Final Exam? YES
  * Group work? NO
  * mostly programming assignments? NO
  * Written documents? NO