NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS/COMPUTER PROCESSING
Course Outline for
ITE252
Database Management
Curriculum
Interdisciplinary
Lab hours
none
Semesters offered
Indicated in Catalog
Length of semester
15 Weeks
Class hours
4.5
Credits
4
Text
The textbooks bundled at the bookstore under isbn 9781118749630
98-364: MTA Database Administration Fundamentals, 1st Ed.
Author:
Microsoft Office Academic Course
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN:
978-0-470-88916-9
Wiley Pathways Introduction to Database Management, 1st Ed.
Author:
Gillenson, Ponniah, Kriegel, Trukhnov, Taylor,
Powell, Miller
Publisher:
Wiley
ISBN:
978-0-470-10186-5
(Old Course Prefix / Number: CMP 252 – students cannot receive credit for both CMP
252 and ITE 252)
PREREQUSITE
A grade of C or better in both CSC 104 and ITE 101.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course is an introduction to database processing for business applications. Emphasis is
placed on the design, implementation and administration of a database as well as the use of
Structured Query Language (SQL). Students will develop applications using a popular
DBMS software package. Students who have completed CMP 252 will not get credit for
ITE 252. (4.5 lecture hours) Laboratory fee applies.
COMPUTER CENTER REQUIREMENT
Students should avail themselves of further study and/or educational assistance available in
the Computer Learning Center located in room B-225 as part of this course. These services
are to be considered an integral part of the course work and will help the student master the
necessary knowledge and skills for Database Management and Development.
DISABILITY STATEMENT
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your
ability to carry out assigned coursework, I would urge that you contact the staff in The
Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) in Building "U", 572-7241, TTY 572-7617.
CSD will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are
necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.
Revision Date: May 2015
OBJECTIVES
GENERAL
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
 be able to design, create and document a relational database
 have a sound understanding of database architectures and their managerial
implications
 understand the fundamentals of data administration
 be able to formulate both simple and complex SQL queries
SPECIFIC
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
 explain different types of database systems
 understand the essentials of systems analysis & design as it applies to designing
database applications
 design relational databases using standard techniques such as normalization
 document the design and use of the database
 formulate, design and implement both simple and complex SQL queries
 design and execute stored procedures
 understand the management issues regarding DBMS
SOFTWARE
SQL Server should be used to teach students the topics in the course. Instructors should contact
Tom Re (Tom.Re@ncc.edu) to set up accounts on the server.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1; Introduction
Lecture
Introduction to the class, syllabus and class policies
Overview
What is a DBMS. Developing applications with a DBMS.
Application Development using a DBMS
Characteristics of a DBMS.
Database terminology.
Advantages of the database approach. File-oriented systems compared with database
systems.
File vs. Database Systems.
Data models: Hierachical, Network, Relational, Object-Oriented.
Components of a DBMS
Engine
Data Dictionary
Query Processor
Report Writer
Forms Generator
Application Generator
Communication and Integration
Security and Other Utilities
Leading Commercial Databases
Brief History of Database Management
Hierarchical Databases
Revision Date: May 2015
Network Databases
Relational Databases
Object-Oriented Databases
Week 2-3: Systems Design
Systems Design
Feasibility Study
Costs
Benefits
Designing Systems
Identifying User Requirements
Designing Systems with UML
Class Diagrams
Classes & Entities
Associations & Relationships
Class Diagram Details
Data Types
Text
Numbers
Dates and Times
Binary Objects
Computed Values
Week 4: Data Normalization
Normalization
Tables, classes, keys (primary, foreign, candidate, surrogate, composite,
notation)
Dependency
First Normal Form
Second Normal Form
Third Normal Form
concatenated,
Data rules and integrity
Schemas. Semantic rules.
The effects of Business Rules
Documentation of database design
Note: The instructor should give introductory, intermediate, and advanced exercises on
data normalization. The Instructor should use SQL Server to demonstrate normalization
and students may complete these exercises using SQL Server design projects: the
student should be able to take multiple examples of unnormalized data and normalize to
3 NF. The student should be able to apply these database designs to SQL Server by
creating the tables and relating them with rules regarding updates and referential
integrity.
    Suggested Examination    
Revision Date: May 2015
Week 5: SQL Queries
Introduction to SQL
Specifying outputs, inputs, table involvement.
Query Essentials: Criteria, Boolean algebra, DeMorgan's Law.
Introduction to SQL.
SELECT statements. SELECT statements with conditions.
WHERE clauses. Computations, Subtotals and GROUP BY. WHERE and
HAVING.
Joining multiple tables.
Note: Students should be given at least 2 introductory, 2 intermediate, and 2 advanced
assignments regarding SQL queries. SQL Server should be used to build and perform
queries.
Week 6-7: Advanced Queries and Subqueries Using SQL
Advanced SQL Queries
Subqueries of existing queries.
NOT IN, UNION, INTERSECT, EXCEPT.
Defining tables in CREATE.
Data manipulation: INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE.
CASE function, Multiple Joint Columns, Inequality Joins, Cross Tabulation.
Note: Students should be given at least 2 introductory, 2 intermediate, and 2 advanced
assignments regarding SQL queries. SQL Server should be used to build and perform queries.
Week 8: Stored Procedures
Purpose/use of stored procedures
Design and implement stored procedures both with and without parameters
Documentation of stored procedures
Note: Students should be given at least 2 introductory, 2 intermediate, and 2 advanced
assignments regarding stored procedures. SQL Server should be used to build and run stored
procedures. Documentation should be written with the goal of providing it to “database users”
and should include the purpose of each stored procedure along with any parameters.
Revision Date: May 2015
Week 9: Importance of Documentation / Calculations & Data Manipulation
Students should be given an already designed and populated database without any
documentation and be asked to retrieve specific data from that database (using SQL and
already created stored procedures). The student should then be asked to create the
missing documentation for the database and its stored procedures.
Procedural Languages
Programming Environment
Windows Environment
Data On Forms
Data Controls
Control Properties
Using Programs to Retrieve and Save Data in the Database
Building SQL statements with code
Data Aggregation and Computation
ADO objects (ODBC)
Multiple Users and Concurrent Access
Integrity Issues
Deadlock
Lock Manager
Methods of Handling Locks
Note: The instructor may give examples using a computer language on his/her choice (i.e.,
Visual Basic, Java, C++) as long as that language is taught as part of the curriculum in this
department.
   Suggested Examination   
Week 10: Application Development
Application Development
User Interfaces
Ensuring Data Integrity
Purpose of User Interfaces
Designing Applications
Switchboards, Menus, Toolbars, Reports: detail, summary, and exception
Note: The instructor may wish to give assignments where students design and develop a
relational Database and report that data using a report writer such as that found in SQL
Server
.
Week 11: Database Administration
Physical Design
Physical storage. Tables operations.
Data storage methods: sequential, pointers, indexes, linked lists, B+ Tree,
direct/hashed access
Data clustering and partitioning. RAID storage and data striping.
Comparison of existing DBMS i.e. Oracle
Revision Date: May 2015
Week 12-13: Database Administration
Overview
DBA tasks, DBA tools. Database planning, design, implementation, operation &
maintenance.
Performance modeling.
OLTP-ON-Line Transaction Processing, OLAP - ON-Line Application Processing.
Data Mining. Data Warehousing.
Backup. Recovery. Rollback.
Security Issues.
Encryption.
Week 14: Distributed Database and the Internet
Distributed Database and the Internet
Distributed Databases: Goals and rules, advantages and applications.
Creating a distributed database.
Managerial considerations.
Distributed query processing.
Concurrency, locks, transactions.
Distributed databases in Oracle.
Data replication.
Client Server Databases
Client Server databases vs. File Server.
The Web as a Client/server System.
Week 15: Object Oriented Databases and Integrated Applications
Object Oriented Databases
Data types and objects.
Object Oriented Databases and SQL 3: Properties, methods, languages.
Integrated objects: OLE
DATA Mining.
   FINAL EXAMINATION   
Revision Date: May 2015