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Fundamentals of Database Systems

Wen-Yang LinDept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering

National University of Kaohsiung

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Text Book

R. Elmasri and S. B. Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, 2007

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Course Outline & Schedule Part I. Basic Concepts

Chap 1. Databases and Database Users Chap 2. Database System Concepts and Architecture Chap 3. Entity-Relationship (ER) Model Chap 4. Enhanced ER (EER) Model

Part II. Relational Model, Languages, and Systems

Chap 5. Relational Model and Constraints Chap 6. Relational Algebra Chap 7. Relational Database Design Chap 8. SQL-99 Chap 9. Introduction to SQL Programming (optional)

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Course Outline & Schedule

Part III. Database Design Theory and Methodology

Chap 10. Functional Dependencies and Normalization

Chap 11. Practical Database Design Methodology and Use of UML Diagrams (optional)

Part IV. Data Storage and Indexing (optional) Chap 13. Disk Storage, File Structures, and Hashing Chap 14. Indexing Structures for Files

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Grading

Midterm exam: 25% Final exam: 25% Exercises: 15% Project: 25% Presence: 10%

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Why study DB?

Databases touch all aspects of our lives Banking, Airlines, Healthcare …

Database is the kernel of business information systems

A necessary skill for better IT career

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