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course_info:cis_3530

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
course_info/cis_3530.txt · Last modified: 2015/03/13 17:26 by judi