Computer Science Course Syllabus, Fall 2009

Course: CS 6360.501 – Database Design (3 Credit Hours)

Textbook: Fundamentals of Database Systems by Elmasri and Navathe, 5th Edition, Addison Wesley

Time and Location: Monday and Wednesday 5:30 AM – 6:45 AM, ECSS 2.201

Instructor: Sunan Han, Ph. D. of Computer Science, UTD (1992)

Office and Office Hours: ECSS 3.411, Wednesday 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM, Friday 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

E-Mail: sunan.han@utdallas.edu

Instructor’s website: Under-construction

Teaching Assistant (TA): Ling Ding

TA Office and Office Hours:

TA’s E-Mail: lxd084000@utdallas.edu

Course Description:
Methods, principles, and concepts that are relevant to the practice of database software design.
Database system architecture; conceptual database models; relational and object-oriented databases;
database system implementation; query processing and optimization; transaction processing concepts,
concurrency, and recovery; security.

Course Objectives:
At the end of the class, students should be able to understand the concepts, components, types and
representations of database systems, and how to design, query and program a database system with
provided information. Students will get familiar with a specific database management system (DBMS),
create one or more applications and query the database.

Course Prerequisite: CS 5343 (Algorithm Analysis and Data Structures)

Grading:
Student’s grade is based on the following four parts:

1. Homework: 20%
2. Project: 25%
3. Midterm exam 25%
4. Final exam 30%

Grading curve is based on the following table:

 A 90% - 100%
B 80% - 89%
C 70% - 79%
D 60% - 69%
F 0% - 59%

A final curve will be decided based on the grades of the class. Department guideline stipulates that the
graduate class GPA should be between 3.2 and 3.6

Assignments:
Assignments will be given at the end of each chapter. They are due in class on the dates given. No late
assignments will be accepted after due dates. Assignments include homework and projects

UTD Rules and Policies:

Regarding rules and policies on Student Conduct & Discipline, Academic Integrity, Use of UTD E-Mail,
Withdrawal from Class, Student Grievance Procedures, Incomplete Grade, Disability Services, and
Religious Holy Days, please refer to the relevant UTD and Erik Johnson School of Engineering and
Computer Science websites, or please consult with your instructor