Is321 Course plan
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IS 422 – Fundamental of database System
Instructors:
Instructors name
 L. Aisha AlArfaj
( Coordinator)
Office Location
1.501.15
E-mail
aiaalarfaj@pnu.edu.sa
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L. Manar Altamimi
manar.altamimi@hotmail.com
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L. AlHanouf AlBaker
prof.hf@hotmail.com
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L. Zahaira
ZMZain@pnu.edu.sa
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L. Najla Ba Hamid
najlaab200@yahoo.com
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Arwa Aldwesh (tutor)
ams_arwa@hotmail.com
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Basma ( tutor )
Basma.w.m@hotmail.com
Course URL: BlackBoard
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, the students should be able to:
Cover information systems design.
Build logical solutions for different problems.
Develop software solution for different problems.
Use one of the database management systems to solve different applications.
Course Main Topics:
Principles of DB, Conceptual, logical, and physical data
models, and modeling tools.
Models for databases.
Relational and object oriented; design tools
Data dictionaries, repositories; domains, keys, and integrity constraints
The structured query language(SQL);
data definition, queries, update,
statements, and views in SQL
Database design; functional dependencies, normal forms
Introduction to object oriented (OO) databases.
Course References :
1.
Fundamentals of Database Systems", Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe,
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Addison Wesley, The Latest Edition.
www.oracle.com
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other useful refrences:
-"DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS", by Raghu Ramakrishnan, JohannesGehrke,
The Latest Edition.
-"MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT",by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B.
Prescott, Fred R. McFadden, Prentice Hall, The Latest Edition
Course Grading:
Dues
Quiz 1 ( 2.5 % )
Mid 1( 10 %)
Quiz 2( 2.5 % )
Mid 2( 10 %)
Project ( 5% )
Homework ( 5 % )
Final lab ( 15 % )
Final ( 50 % )
Due date
Marks
Week 5
Week 7
Week 10
Week 12
Week 14
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Lecture
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Lab
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Introduction to the course
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Configuration of Oracle 10,
Notepad++
Database Architecture
Database languages
Data models
Database langauges
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Training on oracle SQL
environment
Writing scripts by
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Saving of SQL file
Run the script file in SQL
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Users creation
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The Relational Model (Part-1)
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Data Definition
Identifying Primary Key
Constraints
Identifying Foreign Keys
Check Constraints
Unique Constraints and
Default Values
Modifying Table Definitions
Dropping Tables
Viewing/enabling/disabling/
dropping Constraints
 Simple Queries
 Condition in the WHERE
Clause
 Listing All Data in a Table
 Use of BETWEEN
 Use of IN
 Use of LIKE
 IS NULL and IS NOT NULL
 Expressions Involving
NULL
 Use of DISTINCT
 Ordering of Rows
Aggregate Functions
o COUNT
o SUM
o AVG
o MIN
o MAX
Other Oracle Built-in
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SQL COMPONENTs WITH
EXAMPLE SCRIPTS
Example of problem
Definition of main features
of the problem
Identify main users
Drawing users behavior
diagram
Creation main tables
Specify primary keys and
foreign keys
Identify types of relation
Make the relation model
Drawing ER diagram
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Querying using relational
algebra
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SCRIPTS (DDL)
SCRIPTS (DML)
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Oracle SQL plus Only facilities
Saving Output and Using
HOST
Basic Insert Statement
Inserting Data Using Queries
Create Table Using Queries
Data Definition Commands in
Standard SQL
Advanced queries
Use of GROUP BY
Use of HAVING
Use of AS – column alias
Selecting from Multiple Tables
(Joins)
Outer Joins
Outer Joins in Oracle SQL
Nested Queries (1)
Nested Queries (2)
Use of IN
EXISTS
NOT EXISTS
Correlated and Uncorrelated
Subqueries
Subqueries versus Joins
UNION, MINUS and
INTERSECT
Database functional
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SCRIPTS (DML)
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Example scripts of creation
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practice DML
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Recovery
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dependencies
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Data Dictionary
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scripts
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Advance topics in
database
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Project Submission
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Revision
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Practice
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General Notes
 In case of any changes to the above schedule(s), students will be informed.
Policies
 No makeup for Midterm exams unless you submit original papers that are
stamped and accepted from information system supervisor. You should submit
your excuse no more than one week after the exam. If your excuse is accepted,
you will be allowed to enter a comprehensive exam at the end of this semester.
 Your homework is not accepted after the due date.
 Each student is expected to do her own work on all of the course material. The
penalty for cheating is a grade of zero.
 Attendance will be taken at the beginning of the class’s time. You will be
considered as an absent if you late more than ten minutes.
 No questions will be answered on the date of the exam.
 Mobile is not allowed to be used in the class at all. Therefore, please keep it off
during class time.
 You are not allowed to attend the final exam if you absent more than 13 hours
and you will be considered as denied, a first probation will be issued if you
reach 5 hours of absence and the second probation will be issued if you reach 9
hours of absence.
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