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| Instructor: | Dale-Marie Wilson, Ph.D.
Office: 423B Woodward Hall Office Phone: (704) 687-7988 Email: DaleMarie.Wilson@uncc.edu |
| Office Hours: | W 1 - 3pm, others by appointment. |
| Place and Time: | 154 Woodward Hall, 11:00am - 1:45pm, F |
| Description: | This course presents the theoretical and applied issues related to the analysis, design, and implementation of relational database systems. |
| Prerequisite: | ITCS 6114 - Algorithms and Data Structures or consent of the Department. |
| Text: | Connolly & Begg, Database Systems, Fifth Edition, Addison Wesley 2010 |
| Grading: |
Assignments: 35% (minimum
5 assignments, including inclass assignments) Exams: 40% (2 equally weighted exams) Project: 20% Class Participation: 5% Grading Scale:
Written in Stone Policy: When grades are emailed to you for assignments, you have 7 days to meet with me for grade changes. After 7 days, the grades are written in stone and can't be changed after that point. |
| Topics: | Database Environments and Architecture, Relational Model, Relational Algebra and Calculus, SQL, ER Modeling, Normalization, Database Design, Transactions, Data Warehousing, Data Mining, File Structures, Query Processing. |
| Policies: | It is required that you attend class on a regular basis.
Class participation is very important to the organization of the
course and contributes to your overall final grade. No make-ups for in class assignments
given. Exams will be based upon assignments, assigned readings and class discussions.
You are individually responsible for the home-work assignments and exams. See
Academic Integrity.
If you are having difficulties, see me during office hours or schedule a meeting with me via email. The use of cell phones or other communication devices is disruptive, and is therefore prohibited during class. Ensure that all devices have been silenced. Except in emergencies, those using such devices must leave the classroom for the remainder of the class period. |
| Academic Integrity: | Strict adherence to the Policy Statement #105, the UNC
Charlotte “Code of Student Academic Integrity" (the Code) will be
upheld.
The Code is available at all times in pamphlet form from the Office of the Dean of Students and can be found at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-105.html . Violations of the Code include, but are not limited to, plagiarism, use of unauthorized notes during a test or examination, and other incidents that reflect unethical and/or dishonest academic behavior. Students may not present as their own the ideas, opinions, images, figures, language or concepts of another, including those of other students. Receiving any kind of help (except that permitted by the instructor) in the completion of an assignment, is not permitted. |
| Disabilities: | Students who need accommodations are asked to arrange a meeting during office hours the first week of classes, or as soon as possible if accommodations are needed immediately. If you have a conflict with my office hours, an alternate time can be arranged. To set up this meeting, please contact me by E-mail. Bring a copy of your Accommodation Memo and an Instructor Verification Form to the meeting. If you do not have a Letter of Accommodation but need accommodations, make an appointment with The Office of Disability Services, 230 Fretwell, 687-4355 (TTY/V). |
| Syllabus Revisions: | Any syllabus revision may be performed with reasonable notice to the students. |