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Asper School of Business - University of Manitoba
3500 Database Management Systems
Term II 2013/14
Professor Bob Travica, Ph.D. Classes Monday & Wednesday, 1-2:15 pm, Drake 117 Office Hours Tuesday 12-2 pm, or by appointment Contact Phone: 204/474-9637, Email: [email protected]
Fax: 204/474-7545 Website http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~btravica; then click Teaching and MIS 3500
Jumps & links Objectives Assignments Calendar Literature Concepts Links
Introduction
Database systems are one of the oldest, and most pervasive and valuable means of supporting information needs in all types of organizations. They provide foundations for most information systems in organizations. Management of modern organizations is impossible without database systems—inventory and sales could not be tracked, personnel administered, suppliers and customers relationships managed, accounting and marketing performed, electronic trading, markets and other segments of electronic commerce conducted, and so on. Simply, there is no business and management without database systems.
Database systems evolved through several technological stages up to today’s distributed systems connected and accessible through the Internet. This course explores fundamentals of database systems by focusing on relational database technology. It enables students to analyze connections between data and business, look analytically at organizational data, understand software for creating and managing database systems (database management systems – DBMS), learn techniques for storing and retrieving data, and to develop simple database systems.
Objectives
With completion of the course, the students will be able
• To understand the relationship between database systems and organizational/management context;
• To understand the workings of a relational database system; • To normalize data; • To understand the principles of querying a database with Structured Query
Language; • To develop logical and physical design of a database system and to implement
it; and
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• To use certain DBMS brands.
Assignments & Grading
Students will be evaluated on the following:
Assignment Grade Homework 1 on keys (see Calendar) 3% Homework 2 on data normalization (see Calendar) 5% Homework 3 on querying (see Calendar) 4% Homework 4 (see Calendar) 4% Midterm Exam 25% Individual or team project on system development 20% Final Exam 35% Class participation 4%
The final grade will be based on a mean of the normalized grades in relation to performance of other students.
Any assignment containing characteristics of plagiarism will be graded with an F.
Late assignments, unless justified 48 hours prior to their deadlines, will receive negative points (10% for each 24 hour cycle).
Make-up exams can be allowed only in exceptional situations. Please use the Medical Absenteeism Form when appropriate.
Calendar (Note: Links will become active and files updated in due time)
Date Topic Readings Assignment
January 6 Introduction to course 8 Basic Database Concepts Ch. 1 Homework 1 released
13 Database System Design Ch. 2 15 Database System Design
Exercise | Solution Ch. 2
20 Data Normalization Ch. 3 Homework 1 due start of class; Homework 2 released
22 Lab on Multiplicity and Normalization Meeting in Computer Lab 27 Data Normalization
Exercise | Solution Ch. 3
29 Physical Design Ch. 12
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February 3 Physical Design;
Exercise | Solution
5 Queries Ch. 4 Homework 2 due start of class; Homework 3 released
10 Advanced Queries Ch. 5
12 More on SQL - Lab Ch. 5 Meeting in Computer Lab
17-19 Midterm break, no classes 24 Database Integrity & Transactions Homework 3 due start of class
26 Preparation for Midterm Exam
March
3 No class – midterm exam day Ch. 7 Midterm Exam, TBA
5 DB System Development: Forms & Reports
Ch. 6
10 Lab on DB System Development in MS Access and Other DB systems
Meeting in Computer Lab Homework 4 released
12 More on DB System Development Ch. 6, 8
17 DB System Administration Ch. 10
19 Business Analytics & Decision Making Ch. 9 Homework 4 due start of class
24 Analytics with SAP 1 Meeting in Computer Lab
26 Analytics with SAP 2 Meeting in Computer Lab
April 7 Guest Speaker
9 Preparations for the Final Exam & Course Summary
Project due start of class
TBA Final Exam, TBA
Literature
Post, Gerald V., Database Management Systems, last edition, available online at Post’s Website.
An intermediate level book on MS Access may be useful to have (programming coverage not needed). There are many good books on the topic that can be purchased from Amazon.ca and some will be placed on reserve in our library.
