Computer Science 380 Fall 2016

Computer Science 380: Principles of Database Systems will be offered in the fall semester with Oliver Bonham-Carter. Lectures will be held on Tuesday and Thursday at 11:00 am with a weekly lab session on Friday at 2:30 pm.

A study of the design and implementation issues in database management systems. Topics include data models, logical/physical database design, data access/search techniques, normalization theory, mappings from logical to physical structures, storage, and utilization. Additional topics include database reorganization, migration, database integrity, consistency, privacy and security, distributed database systems, architecture of knowledge-based systems, and intelligent query interfaces. One laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CMPSC 112. Offered in alternate years.