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Database Fundamentals
(Cross listed with AIM 3321-501, Managing Financial Data)
Spring 2008
SOM 2.7114
Contact Information
Professor Huseyin CAVUSOGLU, Ph.D.
Office SOM 3.202
E-mail WEBCT Email
Phone (972) 883-5939
TA Chul-Ho Lee, SOM 3.427, (972) 883 4396, irontiger@utdallas.edu
Office Hours My office hours are Monday/Wednesday 4:30-5:20 p.m. If you cannot visit me
during my office hours, you may stop by and ask questions or get help any time. I
am in my office most of the time during the week. Please take advantage of this
open-door policy, especially if you are a struggling beginner.
Course Description
The aim of this course is to introduce the students to the techniques and tools used to design, implement and
maintain the systems used in business for routine data processing, management reporting, and decision support
at various levels within the organization. The course focuses on database theories, conceptual data modeling
techniques, database management, and database development practice with emphasis on relational database
systems. Topics include entity-relationship data model, data planning, data administration, SQL, relational
theories, database development project, and other database management issues, such as concurrency control,
data security, and integrity. MS ACCESS database management system software package is used to implement
working database systems.
Suggested Textbook Modern Database Management, 8th Edition, Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B.
Prescott and Fred R. McFadden, Prentice Hall, 2007,
ISBN-10: 0132212110, ISBN-13: 978-0132212113
Software MS Access 2007, available at SOM computer labs or can be purchased at
campus bookstore (as a part of MS Office 2007 Enterprise Edition that is
priced at $29 for UTD students with valid UTD ID).
Lecture Notes Lecture notes will be made available online as PowerPoint slides on the class
webpage through WebCT.
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Course Schedule (Tentative)
March 19 EXAM 2
March 26 Structured Query Language (SQL) Chapter 7 Assignment 3
Lecture Notes
April 2 Advanced SQL Chapter 8
Lecture Notes
April 9 Advanced SQL Chapter 8
The Client/Server Database Environment Chapter 9
Lecture Notes
April 16 Database Administration Chapter 12 Assignment 4
Review for Exam 3 Lecture Notes
April 23 EXAM 3
Students are advised to do the assignments in groups of 3 or 4. Assignments are very involved and will demand
time, so it is my recommendation that you work in groups. However, inter-group collaboration is NOT allowed
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and will be penalized according to the academic honesty guidelines of the University of Texas at Dallas. Solely
the group members should do the work submitted by each group. It is your responsibility to familiarize
yourselves with the academic honesty guidelines of the University of Texas at Dallas. A brief summary of these
guidelines is provided at the end of this syllabus.
Each group needs to submit only one copy of the assignment (except assignment 0). However, you should
provide the names of all group members on the material turned in. You will NOT be able to add a new group
member once an assignment is turned in.
Exams
There will be 3 exams done individually. Each exam will be in-class, closed-notes and closed-book. The
questions on the exams will be taken from the assigned readings of texts, class lectures and assignments. Exams
may consist of short essay, short answer, problem solving, true/false, multiple-choice type questions. Some parts
of the exam will be machine graded. You will need to bring a Scantron to each exam, form 882-E (small green
form). No other type of Scantron forms will be acceptable. No makeup exams will be offered, so plan ahead for
the exam dates.
Grading
Grades will be calculated according to the following weights (tentative, subject to change):
Individual Weight Total Weight
Assignment 0 1% 1%
Attendance, Class 3% 3%
Participation and Small
In-Class Quizzes
Assignments 1-4 9% 36 %
Exams 20 % 60 %
Total 100 %
Based on the total course score (S) you accumulate throughout the semester, letter grades will be assigned as
follows (subject to change):
96 % ≤ S < 100 % A+
92 % ≤ S < 96 % A
88 % ≤ S < 92 % A-
84 % ≤ S < 88 % B+
80 % ≤ S < 84 % B
76 % ≤ S < 80 % B-
72 % ≤ S < 76 % C+
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68 % ≤ S < 72 % C
64 % ≤ S < 68 % C-
60 % ≤ S < 64 % D+
56 % ≤ S < 60 % D
52 % ≤ S < 56 % D-
0 % ≤ S < 52 % F
Readings
For the most part I will follow the textbook. You are advised to read the chapters in advance if you feel that you
cannot keep up with the pace in the class.
Course Policies
Class Website and Communications with the Instructor and the TA
Both access to the course materials and communications with the instructor and the TA will be possible
exclusively through WebCT at http://webct.utdallas.edu. To access WebCT you will need a UTD NetID. This
is the same as your UTD Unix/Email ID and password which you may already have. Throughout the semester
your UTD e-mail may be used by your group members to reach you. You can access your UTD e-mail and/or
forward it to your preferred e-mail account by going to http://pipeline.utdallas.edu, logging in, and following the
appropriate links. If you have any problem with your UTD account or in connecting to the UTD WebCT server,
contact assist@utdallas.edu or call the student help desk at 972-883-2911.
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administrative rules. Students are subject to discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such
conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal penalties are also imposed for such conduct.
Academic Integrity
The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility and academic honesty. Because the value of
an academic degree depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student for that degree, it is
imperative that a student demonstrates a high standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.
Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts or omissions related to applications for
enrollment or the award of a degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is not one’s own.
As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion
and/or falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary
proceedings.
Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for other classes, and from any other source is
unacceptable and will be dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general catalog for details).
This course will use the resources of turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is over
90% effective.
Incomplete Grades
As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for work unavoidably missed at the semester’s
end and only if 70% of the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be resolved within
eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent long semester. If the required work to complete the course
and to remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified deadline, the incomplete grade is changed
automatically to a grade of F.
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Disability Services
The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities educational opportunities equal to those of
their non-disabled peers. Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union. Office hours are
Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; and Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contact information for the Office of Disability Services is:
The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688
Richardson, Texas 75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)
Essentially, the law requires that colleges and universities make those reasonable adjustments necessary to
eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. For example, it may be necessary to remove classroom
prohibitions against tape recorders or animals (in the case of dog guides) for students who are blind.
Occasionally an assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research paper versus an oral
presentation for a student who is hearing impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may
have to be rescheduled in accessible facilities. The college or university may need to provide special services
such as registration, note-taking, or mobility assistance.
It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the need for such an accommodation.
Disability Services provides students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the student has a
disability and needs accommodations. Individuals requiring special accommodation should contact the
professor after class or during office hours.