CPCS 241
Database Systems (I)
1st semester 2013
Instructor Information
Name of the instructor: Shahd Al-Ahdal
Office location: room 233
E-mail: shahd.alahdal@hotmail.com
Website: saalahdal.kau.edu.sa
Group Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpcs_241_f2013
Office hours:
Day
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Time
9-11
12.30-2
12.30-2
9-11
12.30-2
12.30-2
9-1
Course Information:
Course Name: Database Systems (I)
Course Number: CPCS 241
Text book:
 Elmasri and NAvathe, “Database Systems”, 6th edition, Pearson.
ISBN 10: 0-13-214498-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-13-214498-8
Reference:
 Connolly and Begg, “Database Systems: A practical Approach to Design,
implementation, and management”, 5th edition, Pearson.
ISBN-10: 0-321-52306-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-321-52306-8
Course Description:
Data, Information, File System, Database and Database Users, Database System Concepts
and Architecture, Data Modeling using the Entity Relationship (ER) Model, The Relational
Data Model and Relational Database Constraints, Functional Dependencies and
Normalization for Relational Databases, The Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus,
Relational Database Design by ER and EER to Relational Mapping, Disk Storage, Basic
File Structure and Hashing.
Course Prerequisite:
CPCS 204
Course Objectives:
It is expected that upon successful completion of the course, the students should be able to:
1. Define Database, characteristics and functions of Database Management System and
types of Database Users
2. Distinguish between a Traditional File System and a Database System
3. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of Database System with traditional File
system
4. Describe Data Models, Schemas, Instances, Three Schema Architecture and DBMS
Component Modules
5. Define the Relational Data Model, its constraints, and the Relational Database
Schema.
6. Demonstrate the use of SQL for Database creation and maintenance
7. Design Queries in relational Algebra and relational Calculus.
8. Use SQL queries for data aggregations, calculations, views, sub-queries, embedded
queries, manipulation and report generation.
9. State the informal design guidelines for Relational database.
10. Interpret advantages of standardized database system.
11. Illustrate the definition of Functional Dependency, Inference rules, Equivalent of Sets
to FDs, and Minimal Sets of FDs.
12. Review the Three Normal Forms based on Partial and transitive dependencies.
13. Apply normalization techniques to DB.
14. Describe the Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling tool using Unified Modeling
Language (UML).
15. Convert a conceptual Data Model into relational logical schema.
16. Model real world database system using ERD from the requirements specifications.
17. Identify the data integrity and security requirements of DB.
18. Design and implement a full real size database system
Homework submission policy
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Homework should be submitted as physical copies.
Please submit your assignments on the due date. Any assignments submitted after
the due date, 50% will be deducted.
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Homework will NOT be accepted any more than three days after the deadline under
any circumstances. No homework will be accepted if the solutions have been
released for any reason.
Finally, please remember to save a copy of your homework, in the unlikely event
that something happens to it.
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Course Schedule
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Description
Data, Information, File system, data Base, and data Users
Database System concepts and Architecture
The Relational Data Model and Relational database Constraints
Schema Definitions, Constraints, Queries, and Views (DDL and
DML)
The Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus
Data Modeling using ERD.
Relational Database design by ERD and Relational Mapping.
Functional Dependencies and Normalization for Relational DB
Duration in Weeks
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
Course Evaluation
Course Assessment Tools
Final Exam
First Exam
Second Exam
Third Exam
Assignments
LAB Project
Total
Percent
30
10
10
15
5
30
100