MIS 214 Course plan
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MIS 214 – Fundamental of database Systems
Instructors:
Instructors name
 L. Najla Bahamid
Office Hour
11-1 on Sunday, Thursday
11-12 on Tuesday
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Office location : 2nd floor –MIS department –
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Abeer bin Humaid ( tutor )
E-mail
nbahmaid@ksu.edu.sa
Course URL:
http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/nbahmaid/MIS214/Forms/AllItems.aspx
Prerequisite(s): MIS201-Introduction to Information Systems
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
and modeling tools.
 Modelsmodels,
for databases.
 Relational and object oriented; design tools
 Data dictionaries, repositories; domains, keys, and integrity
constraints
 The
structured query language(SQL);
o data definition, queries, update,
statements , and views in SQL
 Database design; functional dependencies, normal forms
 Enhanced Entity-Relationship Model
Course References :
1.
Fundamentals of Database Systems", Ramez Elmasri, Shamkant B. Navathe,
Addison Wesley, The Latest Edition.
2.
www.oracle.com
Other useful references:
-"DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS", by Raghu Ramakrishnan, JohannesGehrke,
The Latest Edition.
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-"MODERN DATABASE MANAGEMENT",by Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B.
Prescott, Fred R. McFadden, Prentice Hall, The Latest Edition
Course Grading:
Dues
Quiz 1 ( 5 % )
Mid 1( 15 %)
Mid 2( 15 %)
Project ( 5% )
Homework ( 5 % )
Final lab ( 10 % )
Final ( 40 % )
Due date
Marks
Week 5
Week 7
Week 12
Week 14
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Lecture
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Introduction to the course
contents
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Configuration of Oracle 10,
Notepad++
Database Architecture
Database languages
Data models
Database languages
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Training on oracle SQL
environment
Writing scripts by
Notepad++
Saving of SQL file
Run the script file in SQL
Plus
Users creation
SQL COMPONENTs WITH
EXAMPLE SCRIPTS
Example of problem
Definition of main features
of the problem
Identify main users
Drawing users behavior
diagram
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The Relational Model (Part-1)
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Entity-Relationship Modeling
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Oracle Data Types
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
Functions
Table names and Column
names
Oracle SQL plus Only facilities
Saving Output and Using
HOST
Basic Insert Statement
Inserting Data Using Queries
Create Table Using Queries
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Creation main tables
Specify primary keys and
foreign keys
Identify types of relation
Make the relation model
Drawing ER diagram
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SCRIPTS (DML)
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Data Definition Commands in
Standard SQL
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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
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SCRIPTS (DML)
Subqueries
Subqueries versus Joins
UNION, MINUS and
INTERSECT
Database functional
dependencies
o Normal forms
Database functional
dependencies
o Normal forms
Advance topics in
database (EER)
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SCRIPTS (DML)
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Example scripts of creation
view
practice DML
normal forms exercises
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normal forms exercises
Advance topics in
database (EER)
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Project Submission
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Revision
Practice
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 head of Department. You should submit your
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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 by the end of the class. If you are absent for a reason
it is your responsibility to submit your sick leave by the next class
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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