OVERVIEW

The course is going to present basics on database analysis and design. Also, students will be provided with tools and programs to implement databases. We will discuss the general methodology to create databases on PCs and on the Web, including query language and desgin techniques. At the end of this course, students will be able to design and create databases.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at covering basics on database design and providing students with the needed capabilities to create and manage databases for network applications.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The students will acquire an adequate level of knowledge and capabilities in understanding database analysis and design. 

The students will be able to apply acquired notions and wil have problem solving capabilities in the field of database and database management systems. 

TEACHING METHODS

Active lectures
Laboratory activities

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Data and information
Information management
Information management systems
Database and database management systems
Entity-relationship analysis 
Logical and conceptual data models
From analysis to design
Database implementation
Relational algebra
SQL language
Database in a client/serve architecture with PHP/MySQL
Hands on laboratory
 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Teacher. 

R.A. Elmasri, S.B. Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems Ed. Pearson, 2016. 

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MAURO COCCOLI (President)

GIOVANNI ADORNI

GIANNI VIARDO VERCELLI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

October 3, 2016.

Class schedule

DATABASES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Quizzes and project work.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The quizzes aim to proving that the students have become proficient in database theory and have acquired analysis skills. 

The project work aims to proving  that the students have acquired database design capabilities and skills in using database management system programs. 

Exam schedule