ECTS - Database Design and Management

Database Design and Management (CMPE341) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Database Design and Management CMPE341 Area Elective 3 2 0 4 7
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course involves students in real-life problems and theory on database systems and encourages teamwork in the design and implementation of database systems.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describe fundamental concepts of database systems
  • Practice on ER and EER data modeling
  • Design and implement a relational database system
  • Use SQL for database querying
Course Content Database system concepts, data modeling with ER and EER, the relational data model, file organizations and index structures, relational algebra, structured query language (SQL); database design: functional dependence and table normalization; introduction to database administration; a relational DBMS in a laboratory environment.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 DB system concepts 1.1 – 1.5, 2.1 – 2.3.1, 2.5.2 (main text)
2 ER model 3.1-3.7
3 EER model 4.1-4.3, 4.5
4 Relational model & Relational DB concepts 5.1-5.3
5 Relational algebra 6.1 – 6.5
6 ER- and EER-to-Relational Mapping 7.1 – 7.2.2
7 DB Design 10.1-10.2.2
8 DB Design 10.3
9 DB Design 10.5, 11.1
10 File organization 13.1-13.8.2, 13.9-13.10.2
11 Index structures 14.1-14.2
12 Index structures 14.3
13 Database Authorization, Security and Privacy 23.1 – 23.2
14 Database Authorization, Security and Privacy 23.4

Sources

Course Book 1. “Fundamentals of Database Systems”, 5th Edition, Ramez Elmasri & Shamkant B. Navathe, Addison-Wesley, 2006.
2. “Oracle 9i: SQL with an introduction to PL/SQL”, L. L. Morris-Murphy, Thomson Course Technology, 2003
Other Sources 3. “Principles of Database Systems with Internet and Java Applications”, Greg Ricardi, Addison-Wesley, 2001.
4. “Database Application Development & Design”, 3rd Ed., McGraw-Hill, M.V. Mannino, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
5. http://sqlCourse.com/ (Interactive Online SQL Training)
6. “Database Systems: A practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management”, T. Collony & Carolyn Begg, 4th Edition, Addison-Wesley, 2005.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory 1 20
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project 1 15
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 35
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 65
Percentage of Final Work 35
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. X
2 Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches.
3 An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices.
4 An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. X
5 Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects.
6 An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain.
7 An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering.
8 Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies.
9 An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions.
10 Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 5 80
Laboratory 1 10 10
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 177