Meets:
Monday & Wednesday, Aug. 28 - Dec. 8, 5:45 - 7:00 p.m., Engineering 278.
Bulletin description:
This course presents the design and application of databases. Topics include
models for databases, database query languages, database design methods, methods
for storing and retrieving information from a database, database optimizations,
transaction processing, and a brief examination of some advanced concepts, including
object databases, distributed databases, and database security. This course is
a COEN design elective in the area of applications.Prerequisites:
COEN 120 (COSC 154) or COSC 055 or equivalent experience with data structures and Java.
Text:
Ramez Elmasri and Shamkant Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, 5th
edition, Addison-Wesley, 2007.
See www.aw-bc.com/elmasri
A more complete web site will appear here closer to the beginning of class.
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