CMPT 354
Database Systems and Structures
Lecture Outline

Classroom: AQ 3003

Lecture: Wednesdays 17:30 – 20:20

* This schedule is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.
 
Lecture Number
Date
Topic
Notes
1
Jan 12 Overview, Web Resources

Chapter 1: Introduction

 
2
Jan 19 Chapter 2: Entity – Relationship Model  
3
Jan 26 Chapter 2: E-R Model, Tables and Keys

Chapter 3: Relational Model

Assignment 1 distributed
4
Feb 2 Chapter 3: Relational Model

Chapter 4: Structured Query Language

Assignment 1 due
5
Feb 9 Chapter 4: Structured Query Language

Chapter 5: Other Commercial Languages

Assignments 2 & 4 distributed
6
Feb 16 Chapter 6: Integrity Constraints Assignment 2 due
7
Feb 23 Relational DB Design Overview: SQL-Server & SQL in C
8
Mar 1 Midterm Exam

Chapter 8: Object Oriented Databases

Assignment 3 distributed
9
Mar 8 Chapter 10: Storage and File Structure
10
Mar 15 Chapter 11: Indexing and Hashing Assignment 3 due 
11
Mar 22 Chapter 12: Query Processing I Assignment 4 due
12
Mar 29 Chapter 12: Query Processing II
  Apr 10, 2000 Final Exam: 19:00 – 22:00, Location AQ 3181