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CMSC 461, Database Management Systems, Spring 2018

 

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor: Jennifer Sleeman

Office: ITE 350

Office Hours: Tu 3:00-4:00 PM/Wed 10:00-11:30 AM and by Appointment.

Email:jsleem1@cs.umbc.edu

Teaching Assistant: Joseph O'Malley

Office: ITE 340E

Office Hours: 12PM - 2PM on Thursdays and 2PM - 4PM on Fridays

Email: om4@umbc.edu


LECTURES

Date and Time Section 01: MW 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM, Room: Sherman Hall 014

Date and Time Section 02: MW 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM, Room: Sherman Hall 014

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course covers database management and the different data models used to structure the logical view of databases. The course also covers database design and implementation techniques, including file organization, query processing, concurrency control, recovery, integrity and security.

In this course we will use Python as a programming language, SQL, and MySQL database. However, we may also use other programming languages and other databases as part of our analysis.


Prerequisites:

You must have completed CMSC341 or CMSC341H with the grade of C or better.

Textbooks:

Required:

Abraham Silberschatz, Henry H. Korth, and S. Sudarashan, Database System Concepts, Sixth Edition, McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 978-0073523323 ISBN-10: 0073523321

RECENT UPDATE

[01.30.2018]  If you are wait listed for this course send me an email so I may send you a slack invite.

[01.18.2018]  Welcome to the Spring semester!