INLS 157, section 001, Spring 2006
Instructor: Dr. Hemminger

This planned schedule lists the assignments and readings for each of the topics we'll cover. The textbooks for this course are Elmasri, R. & Navathe, S. (2004). Fundamentals of Database Systems, 4th edition. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, and Ramakrishnan & Ghrke (2003) Database Management Systems, McGraw-Hill. Unless otherwise stated, the chapters listed in the schedule come from these books. All other readings are available electronically or on reserve in the SILS Information and Technology Resource Center on the first floor of Manning Hall. Readings are listed in the order they should be read. Other readings or assignments may be assigned as appropriate.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and Database Design 6. XML, DB, IR
2. SQL and MySQL 7. Non-Text Databases
3. DB Tuning  
4. DB Application Development and Internet Applicationsl  
5.Introduction to XML  

 Introduction and Database Design (2 classes)
  

Wednesday
1/11

Read Ramakrishnan 2.8, 3.8
Exercise 1.

Monday
1/16		 MLK Holiday
Wednesday
1/18		 Review Exercise 1; introduction to class.

 

SQL and MySQL (5 classes)

Monday
1/23		 SQL and MySQL; Review Elmarsi chapters 8-9, Ramakrishnan chapter 5;
read MySQL tutorial . Read the mysql-getting-started document, and create the tables as described.
Wednesday
1/25		 Assign A1. Exercise 2 . Set of indivdual MySQL datafiles (example input file) for loading your own copy of MySQL tables for Ramakrishnan 5.3 exercise and assignment. Also Access datafiles for the same exercises (these are helpful because you can do nested queries in Access but not MySQL).
Monday
1/30		  
Wednesday
2/1		  
Monday
2/6		 A1 due. Assign A2.
Exercise 3 .

 

Database Tuning and Indexing (4 classes)

Wednesday
2/8		 Read Ramakrishnan chapters 6.1, 6.2 intro, 6.5 intro, 19.9, 20. Indexing Examples.
Monday
2/13		 A2 due. Assign A3.
Wednesday
2/15		 Exercise 4 .
Monday
2/20		 The MySQL reference manual chapter on Optimization contains excellent reference material if you're interested in additional practical details about tuning and indexes for MySQL.

 

Database Application Development and Internet Applications (3 classes)

Wednesday,
2/22		 Read Ramakrishnan chapters 6-7.
Monday,
2/27		 A3 due. Assign A4. PHP examples (relevant to A4) can be found in our php1 directory.
Wednesday,
3/1		 Exercise 5 (Ramakrishnan p261-263).

 

Introduction to XML (2 classes)

Monday,
3/6
Read Elmarsi Chapter 26.1-3; w3schools XML intro
Exercise 6 . A4 due.
Wednesday,
3/8		  
Monday,
3/13		 Spring Break NO CLASS
Wednesday,
3/15

Spring Break NO CLASS

 

XML, DB, IR (5 classes)

Monday,
3/20

InClassExercise. Assign A5. See XML Schema info at w3schools, and class examples,
Read Ramakrishnan chapter 27.1, Elmarsi Chapter 26.4-8.
Wednesday,
3/22		 Exercise 7a. Read Bourett's web pages on XML & Databases, XML Database Links, XML Materials.
Monday,
3/27		 Assign A6.
Wednesday
3/29		 Exercise 7b..
Monday
4/3

A5 due. A7 Assigned. Read chapter 29 Ramakrishnan, chapter 29 Elmarsi.

 

Non-Text Databases (4 classes)

Wednesday
4/5

Exercise 8.

Monday
4/10		 A6 due.
Wednesday
4/12		 A7 Report Presentations.
Monday,
4/17
 A7 Report Presentations.
Wednesday,
4/19		 A7 Report Presentations.Wrap-Up, Review, Final Take Home Exam given out.
Monday,
4/24		 Ron Brown Presentation: OpenVideo Project and Databases
Wednesday
4/26		 SIGCHI conference NO CLASS. Exam due Friday May 5th, 10am.

 

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