Lake-Sumter Community College Course Syllabus
Course / Prefix Number
COP 2700
CRN:
30210
Credit:
Term:
Summer AE 2011
This course is designed to introduce the student to a PC Database Management System
(DBMS). The concepts involved in using a PC DBMS in a business setting will be stressed.
Topics will include normalization, design methodology, report generation, data management
techniques plus queries, indexing, and relations. Daily hands on experience with the DBMS
will be required.
Course Catalog
Description:
Course Title:
Database Design & Analysis
Leon Platt
Contact Information:
e-mail: PlattL@lscc.edu
Phone: Please use email
Office Hours:
½ hour before or after class.
Please schedule in advance.
Instructor:
Office Location:
Building M
M-108
All students are required to use LakerMail for official college e-mail communications.
See the college webpage for instructions on activating LakerMail.
Prerequisites:
Co-requisites:
Textbook and Other
Course Materials:
CGS 1100 or documented consent of instructor
Modern Database Management, Tenth Edition
Authors: Jeffrey A. Hoffer, V. Vamesh, Heikki Topi
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-608839-4
Flash Drive
Students must have access to a computer that can connect to the Internet and meets the
minimum requirements necessary to run Microsoft Access 2000 or above. The majority of
homework assignments will require the use of Microsoft Access. Access 2007 may always be
used at any of the LSCC campus.
Technology and Online
Computer Access
Requirements:
TERADATA:
Students will be required to register at no cost with Teradata Student Network at
www.teradatastudentnetwork.com . Some assignments will be accomplished online. The
general password for the Teradata Student Network will be provided by your instructor.
LAB NOTE:
Students learned knowledge will be tested with hands on lab exercises following each lecture.
These lab exercises will make extensive use of Microsoft Sql Server 2008R2 Express,
Microsoft Visio and other database tools as required. Labs will be completed in class.
Course Objectives:
(what the course will do)
This course studies the principles of analysis, design, implementation and administration of
database management systems for business applications. This class with emphasize learning
from several different viewpoints. The student will experience database systems from the enduser, analyst, developer, and administrator perspective.
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1. Provide students with the opportunity to learn and implement the various phases of
the database System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) which include:
a. Planning
b. Analysis
c. Design
d. Implementation
e. Maintenance
2. Briefly introduce students to advanced database topics such as distributed databases,
object-oriented data modeling and using relational databases to provide object
persistence.
Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs)
Assessed in this Course:
(what the students take
with them beyond this
course)
Academic Integrity:
Important Information
for Students with
Disabilities:
At the conclusion of the course, the student will be able to:
 Understand terms related to database design and management
 Understand the objectives of data and information management
 Understand and facilitate the database activities that take place throughout the
Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
 Understand the relational model and relational database management system
 Assess data and information requirements
 Construct conceptual data models
 Develop logical data models
 Evaluate the normality of a logical data model, and correct any anomalies
 Develop physical data models for relational database management systems
 Utilize CASE tools for data modeling and schema creation
 Implement relational databases using a RDBMS
 Implement both data definition language (DDL) and data manipulation language
(DML) using standard ANSI SQL syntax
 Understand the roles of data administrator and database administrator
 Understand the basics of data warehousing
 Understand a broad range of database management issues such as database
performance, data integrity and data security
 Work as a valuable member of a database design and implementation team
The successful functioning of the academic community demands honesty, which is the basis
of respect for both ideas and persons. In the academic community, there is an ongoing
assumption of academic integrity at all levels. There is the expectation that work will be
independently thoughtful and responsible as to its sources of information and inspiration.
Honesty is an appropriate consideration in other ways as well, including but not limited to the
responsible use of library resources, responsible conduct in examinations, and the responsible
use of the Internet. (See college catalog for complete statement.)
Any student with a documented disability who requires assistance or academic
accommodations should contact the Office for Students with Disabilities immediately to
discuss eligibility. The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) is located on the Leesburg
Campus, but arrangements can be made to meet with a student on any campus. An
appointment can be made by calling 352-365-3574 and specific information about the OSD
and potential services can be found at www.lscc.edu, then go to ―Quick Links‖ and click on
Disability Services.
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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR
Part99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of a student’s education records. In order for
Privacy Policy (FERPA): your information to be released, a form must be signed and in your records located in the
Admissions/Registrar’s Office.
Punctuality, attendance and class participation are essential for success. Students are
responsible for ALL materials discussed in class. If you are late or absent, it is YOUR
responsibility to get the class notes, handouts, and homework assignments.
Attendance / Withdrawal
Policies:
Students are required to sign a class attendance roster every class session. The roster will be
available for the first 15 minutes of each class. Anyone entering class after the first 15 minutes
will be counted absent for the entire class. No student is EVER allowed to sign the attendance
roster on behalf of another student—such an act will be treated as a violation of the student
regulations and will be penalized under the College’s established guidelines. Late arrival (10
minutes late) three times and/or leaving early three times constitutes an absence.
Attendance is crucial for success in this class and any student absent for 25% or more of the
class sessions should seriously consider withdrawal before the deadline. If you wish to
withdraw from the course, you must go to the Admissions Office and submit the formal
course withdrawal form by the required date. If you do not complete the course and do not
formally withdraw, you will receive a failing grade.
Withdrawal Deadline:
Monday, July 11 2011
Application
Homework
Lab Assignments
Exams
35.3%
35.3%
29.4%
100.0%
Policy on Submission of Work
All course assignments are to be completed and submitted by 6:30pm on the due date as
specified on the COURSE CONTENT/CALENDAR. Late submissions may incur a 5%
penalty for every week late.
Methods of Evaluation:
Please check the COURSE CONTENT/CALENDAR for late submission acceptance dates.
Assignments submitted after the deadline dates posted on the COURSE
CONTENT/CALENDAR will receive a zero (0); no exceptions will be made. Your
COURSE CONTENT/CALENDAR document is the official calendar for this course; any
other dates posted by nature of the system being utilized should be disregarded.
Do not wait until the last minute to complete your assignments. Software and computer
problems are not acceptable excuses for incomplete assignments.
Exams will be available during specific weeks and may be made up only under the most
extreme circumstances and then, with advance notice and approval of the instructor.
Exceptions should be discussed with the instructor individually.
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Grading Scale:
Course Calendar:
Grading Scale
900 - 1,000 points =
800 - 899 points =
700 - 799 points =
600 - 699 points =
0 - 599 points =
A
B
C
D
F
Superior Achievement
Above-Average Achievement
Average Achievement
Below-Average Achievement
Failing Work
See Course Content/Calendar (assignment listing).
We will meet every Wednesday night from 6:30pm – 9:15pm.
Students are expected to be courteous at all times with other students and the instructor. Any
acts of classroom disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to question and
discuss with instructor the educational process relative to subject content will not be tolerated,
in accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the Student Handbook.
Please remove any headphones and earphones during class sessions. Food and drinks are
banned from this classroom because of the possible destruction to the equipment.
Violating the integrity of the computer which is needed by students of other classes is a
violation of the college’s standard codes of behavior. The classroom equipment does NOT
belong to individual students. You MAY NOT use the computers for personal business or
entertainment, such as downloading programs, screen savers, games, instant messaging,
shopping, making reservations, and such. Check your e-mail elsewhere, NOT in the
classroom! Students will lose the use of their computer for such activities. Printing of
documents not related to this course is prohibited.
Classroom Rules and
Policies:
Cell Phone Policy
Students, parents, donors, and taxpayers have all incurred costs to make sure that students and
teachers can have uninterrupted, productive class time to work together. In order to minimize
disruption, telephones and audible beepers are not invited to class. Please turn such devices
off before entering the classroom. If you must have your phone on for emergency reasons,
please set it to vibrate and wear it on your belt. If it vibrates, quietly get up and go out of the
classroom; when you have completed your business, return to class quietly without disrupting
the learning process for others.
Communications with the Instructor
Students may communicate with the instructor outside of class through LSCC email ONLY, at
the address PlattL@lscc.edu. My email will be checked regularly. If you do not receive a
response within 48 hours please send a second email.
Classroom Etiquette
Please do not bring any food or beverages into the classroom. We will be working with
computers throughout the session. Eating or drinking while working on the computer puts you
and your computer at increased risk of accidents. You will be asked to remove any food or
beverage you bring into the classroom.
Student Responsibilities – Each student will be expected to:
 Sign the attendance sheet for each class meeting.
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Violence Statement:
Syllabus Disclaimer:
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Notify the instructor as soon as possible if you will be absent.
Collect any distributed papers that you may not have received during missed class
meetings.
Read the textbook and submit assignments as assigned.
Spend computer time outside of class meetings for this course as needed.
Abide by the Internet usage policy.
Be courteous to others.
If necessary, withdraw by the stated date.
Lake-Sumter Community College has a policy of zero tolerance for violence as stated in
College Board Rule 2.17. Appropriate disciplinary action will be taken in accordance with
Board Rule 2.17.
Information contained in this syllabus is, to the best knowledge of this instructor, considered
correct and complete when distributed to the student. The instructor reserves the right, acting
within policies and procedures of Lake-Sumter Community College, to make necessary
changes in course content or instructional techniques without prior notice or obligation to the
student.
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