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Stijn Dekeyser M&C Computing Group July ’04 1

Database CoursesDatabase Courses

Survey USQSurvey USQ

Survey other universitiesSurvey other universities

ProposalProposal


Stijn Dekeyser M&C Seminar Jan ’04 2


DB courses: contentDB courses: content• Basic theoryBasic theory

– Historic models, ERM, Rel.Model, QLs, FDs, normalization, …Historic models, ERM, Rel.Model, QLs, FDs, normalization, …

• Basic practiceBasic practice– SQL, UML writing, web databasesSQL, UML writing, web databases

• Advanced theoryAdvanced theory– Transactions, Concurrency, Q optim., expressive power, datalog, …Transactions, Concurrency, Q optim., expressive power, datalog, …

• Advanced practiceAdvanced practice– DB implementation, constraints, triggers, query plansDB implementation, constraints, triggers, query plans

• ‘‘New’ themes in dbsNew’ themes in dbs– Data mining, information retrieval, web search, OLAP, oo-db, tempData mining, information retrieval, web search, OLAP, oo-db, temp

• Semistructured databasesSemistructured databases– XML, XPath, XSchema, XQuery, XSLT, Soap, research topicsXML, XPath, XSchema, XQuery, XSLT, Soap, research topics




DB courses: Antwerp U.DB courses: Antwerp U.

• Historic modelsHistoric models

• ERMERM

• Relational modelRelational model

• Query languagesQuery languages

• Functional depend.Functional depend.

• NormalizationNormalization

• Web databasesWeb databases

• SQL writingSQL writing

• Expressive powerExpressive power

• Transitive ClosureTransitive Closure

• DatalogDatalog

• ConstraintsConstraints

• TriggersTriggers

Databases I (180%)

• TransactionsTransactions

• Concurrency, recov.Concurrency, recov.

• Distributed databasesDistributed databases

• SecuritySecurity

• Missing informationMissing information

• Query optimizationQuery optimization

• OLAPOLAP

• Temporal databasesTemporal databases

• Data miningData mining

• Information retrievalInformation retrieval

Databases II (180%)

• Semistructured DBs:Semistructured DBs:

• XMLXML

• XML SchemaXML Schema

• XPathXPath

• XSLTXSLT

• XQueryXQuery

• Research topicsResearch topics

Databases III (110%)

UG/mand UG/mand Grad/elective




DB courses: Mons U.DB courses: Mons U.


• ERMERM








• Concurrency, recovConcurrency, recov..

Databases I

• ERMERM

• XMLXML

• XPathXPath

• XSLTXSLT

Databases II

• Association rulesAssociation rules

• ClustersClusters

• ClassificationClassification

• Neural networksNeural networks

• Genetic AlgorithmsGenetic Algorithms

Data mining & KD





DB courses: Swinburne UTDB courses: Swinburne UT


• ERMERM







Databases I


• Concurrency, recov.Concurrency, recov.


• TriggersTriggers


• Oracle PL/SQLOracle PL/SQL

Databases II

• SQL cursorsSQL cursors

• Physical designPhysical design

• Query plansQuery plans

• ViewsViews

• OO-dbsOO-dbs

• Relational-OOdbsRelational-OOdbs

Databases III





DB courses: USQDB courses: USQ


• ERMERM






Database Sys: csc3400


• ConcurrencyConcurrency



• Web SearchWeb Search


• XML basicsXML basics

AWDM: csc4404

• PostscriptPostscript

• LaTeXLaTeX

• XMLXML


• XPathXPath

• XSLTXSLT

• SOAPSOAP

DL-AT: csc8409

UG Grad/elec Grad/elec

• More or less the same:More or less the same:– SQL in OracleSQL in Oracle– Bit more practicalBit more practical– Less Algebra, Less Algebra,

CalculusCalculus

Database Design: cis2002

UG

LaTeX also appears in csc2408• Association rulesAssociation rules


• Decision treesDecision trees

• ……

Data mining: csc3417

UG




DB courses: ProposalDB courses: Proposal


• ERMERM







Database Sys: csc3400


• ConcurrencyConcurrency



• Web SearchWeb Search


• XML basicsXML basics

• Query optimizationQuery optimization

AWDM: csc4404

• PostscriptPostscript

• LaTeXLaTeX

• XMLXML


• XPathXPath

• XSLTXSLT

• SOAPSOAP

• XQueryXQuery

DL-AT: csc8409

XML Theory+Applic.

• Association rulesAssociation rules


• ……

Data mining: csc3417




Proposal: Database GroupProposal: Database Group

• Used to exist at USQ (Yanchun)Used to exist at USQ (Yanchun)• Restart group toRestart group to

– Discuss course contentDiscuss course content• Avoid overlapsAvoid overlaps• Offer interesting, current materialOffer interesting, current material

– Quality controlQuality control– Offer student projectsOffer student projects– Perhaps research support?Perhaps research support?

• Members:Members:– Ron A, Tony, Jiuyong, Xiaodi, David Lai, Ron A, Tony, Jiuyong, Xiaodi, David Lai,

Stijn, …?Stijn, …?

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