SCI 251 Database Management

Content

This course teaches students the basic concepts of database management systems. It starts with a study of requirements and data models, and teaches the students how to create and use a database that satisfies the requirements. The student will learn how to use SQL (Structured Query Language), and how to write interfaces that makes it possible for anyone to access a database. The course will also cover security issues, indexing (used for improving access time for very large databases), hashing tables and binary search trees, and embedding SQL queries in Java programs.

Instructor

Prof. Dr. Henk Meijer

Track

Computer Science

Period

Spring / 2009

Course Material

• Elmasri and Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, published by Addison Wesley.

Prerequisites

The following course is required in order to take this course:

• SCI 151 Programming in Java

Required for

This course is required in order to take the following course:

• SCI 352 Algorithms for Scientists