CMP653 - DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CMP653 Any Semester/Year 3 0 3 9
PrequisitesNone
Course languageEnglish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
Project Design/Management
 
Instructor (s)Hayri Sever 
Course objectiveAim is to teach recent relational database examples, approaches and issues. analyze and optimize database queries, research about parallel and distributed databases, discuss database system architectures in business world. 
Learning outcomes
  1. 1. Students will gain experinence about business and large scale database design and management, 2. Students earn query analysis and optimization
  2. 3. Students research about parallel and distributed database management systems 4. Students have an opinion about advanced database management system topics
Course ContentObject-relational and object oriented data models. Query processing, query optimization. Transaction processing. Associated control. Recovery system. Database system architecture. Distributed databases. Parallel databases. Application development and management. Advanced-level data types. Advanced topics on transaction processing. Data mining. Data warehouses. 
References? Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, 5/E, by Thomas Connolly and Carolyn Begg, Fifth Edition; published by Addison-Wesley 2010.
? Database Management Systems (3rd edition) - by Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke, McGraw Hill, 2003.
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Object-relational and object oriented data models
Week 2Query processing, query optimization.
Week 3Transaction processing. Associated control.
Week 4Recovery system
Week 5Database system architecture.
Week 6Distributed databases. Parallel databases.
Week 7Midterm Exam
Week 8Application development and management.
Week 9Advanced-level data types
Week 10Advanced topics on transaction processing.
Week 11Data mining. Data warehouses
Week 12Student presentations
Week 13Student presentations
Week 14Project presentations
Week 15Study of final exam
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation110
Project120
Seminar00
Midterms120
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes050
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes050
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14684
Presentation / Seminar Preparation13030
Project16060
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)12020
Final Exam (Study duration) 14040
Total Workload32159276

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Graduates should have a mastery of computer science as described by the core of the Body of Knowledge.    X
2. Graduates need understanding of a number of recurring themes, such as abstraction, complexity, and evolutionary change, and a set of general principles, such as sharing a common resource, security, and concurrency.   X  
3. Graduates of a computer science program need to understand how theory and practice influence each other.   X 
4. Graduates need to think at multiple levels of detail and abstraction.     X
5. Students will be able to think critically, creatively and identify problems in their research.    X
6. Graduates should have been involved in at least one substantial project.    X 
7. Graduates should realize that the computing field advances at a rapid pace.  X   
8. Graduates should conduct research in an ethical and responsible manner.  X   
9. Graduates should have good command of technical terms in both Turkish and English. X   
10. Graduates should understand the full range of opportunities available in computing.  X  
11. Graduates should understand that computing interacts with many different domains.  X   
12. Graduates should develop the knowledge acquired at master level and apply scientific methods in order to solve scientific problems.   X  

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest