CS 60 Database Concepts and Applications
Instructor: Clifford Lazar.
Prerequisites
Advisory: CS 3,
one high level language.
Course
Overview
Catalog Description:
This course provides and introduction to
modern database concepts, emphasizing the relational database
model. Topics include design methodologies, normalization of
tables, referential integrity, SQL, security and event driven
programming. Principles are applied by performing exercises using
Microsoft Access.
Arrange two lab hours per week.
Plan on an additional three hours of homework and preparation.
Required Text
Rob,
Coronel, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, Thompson
Learning
Course Topics and Tentative Schedule
To communicate with me
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Office Hours: None with
Part-timers
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eMail: cliff@lazardev.com
Grading
Final
can count 30, 40, 60 or 80% of total grade.
Required
Materials
Four 3.5 inch, high-density
(1.44MB) diskette formatted for IBM and Compatibles.
6
882-es Scantron forms. Two #2 pencils, one black pen, one red pen.
Grading
System used in CS classes by Clifford Lazar
Each
test gets 100 points. Students must grade exams. Failure to grade other
students exams will result in 5 points being deducted. Students will determine
weight of final exam choices must be 30, 40, 60 or 80%
Extra
Credit: Students who have gotten an A or B can receive extra credit by
tutoring students in need of help on make-up exams. Every extra point the
tutee gets, up to 30, will be added to the score of the tutor. The tutee must
name the tutor on his make-up exam in advance. If the score is lower, both the
tutor and tutee will lose the points.
*NOTE:
No test may be made up without ADVANCE notice. Make-up grade cannot exceed 80%
of test. Cheating will result in a flunk.
If
you do not take the final exam, you will not pass the course! Drops are the
responsibility of the student.
A--
>=90% B-->=80% C=>70% D=>60%
Homework
is due at the start of the period. No late work will be accepted.
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Quizzes may be given
at any time during the course.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Students are expected to complete all reading and exercises at the specified
times. Students must drop the class if they choose not to continue or they may
get a grade of F. You must bring four diskettes, 1.44 Mb 2S HD 3.5", to
the lab. Students without their diskettes will not participate in the lab.
Instructor Responsibilities: The instructor will maintain the schedule as well as possible. Questions will be answered and assignments and examinations will be returned as soon as possible.