Faculty Contact Information:
Instructor: Nancy V. Cox
Mailing Address: UMUC – Unit 29216, APO AE 09102
Email Address: ncox@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
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Consultation:
In classroom 30 minutes before and after class, otherwise by
appointment.
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Required Texts and Readings:
| Rob, P., and Coronel, C. (2002). Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management (5th ed.). Boston: Course Technology. | |
Supplementary Readings:
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None required. Students are encouraged to refer to the UMUC online library at http://www.umuc.edu/library/. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
The standard for papers in the graduate program is the APA style. All participants in this course and all graduate INSS, MGMT, PUAD, and ECON courses should have a copy of the style guide:
American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th Edition. Washington DC: Author. | |
Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the PA Webboard at http://webboard.ed.umuc.edu/~pa. In addition, you may find the following links useful:
Database Journal http://www.databasejournal.com
Up to the Minute News on Databases http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=Databases
Experts Exchange on Databases http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/
Data Management Web Magazine http://www.dmreview.com
Data Management Association http://www.dama.org
Data Warehousing Institute http://www.dw-institute.com
Intelligent Enterprise Web Magazine on Databases http://www.intelligententerprise.com/info_centers/database/
The Data Administration Newsletter http://www.tdan.com
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Course Description:
| 3 semester hours credit. Prerequisite: Either INSS 510, INSS 520, INSS 530, or permission of the Program Director. Examines database concepts and practices as they relate to business environments. Various database structures including relational and object-oriented are discussed. Concepts of distributed database architecture are explored. Design, development, and implementation of databases are examined. Organizational issues concerning the implementation of databases and the role of data in the decision-making process are examined. Decision support system architecture is reviewed with emphasis on the database component. Issues of intelligent databases are discussed. A database project is required. | |
Course Goals:
Upon completion of the course, participants should:
1. Understand and apply database concepts and practices
2. Understand relational and object-oriented database models, and how they compare to "traditional" models such as hierarchical and network.
3. Design and implement a relational database.
4. Understand and discuss issues associated with Internet database development. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe, compare, and use tools of database design development and implementation, such as: Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERD), Relational schema, Table normalization, Structured Query Language (SQL), and ANSI/SPARC 3-level architecture - subschemas.
2. Discuss the advantages and issues of distributed database architecture and two- and three- tier database architectures,
3. Concurrency control and transaction management, .
4. Compare and contrast approaches to Security of databases
5. Define organizational issues and the responsibilities associated with database administration.
6. Discuss the role of data and information in decision making, and techniques such as data mining and data warehousing as used for decision support. | |
Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92%
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
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Course Requirements:
Class Participation and Class Work 10%
Midterm Examination 30%
Final Examination 30%
Database Project 20%
Project Presentation 10%
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Description of Course Requirements:
There will be a mid-term and a final examination, as well as extensive in-class problem assignments. The mid-term will fall on Sunday afternoon of Weekend Two (September 14th) and will cover all readings, lectures, and problems to date. The final examination will fall on the last class session of Weekend Four (October 12th) and will cover all readings, lectures, and problems since the mid-term exam. Exams for graduate students will consist primarily of essay questions.
In addition, this course will give small project teams the opportunity to propose, design, develop, document and present a database project that solves a typical business problem. This database will consist of a relational database using one of the currently available languages or DBMS software packages. The database must be sufficiently complex to demonstrate the creation of tables, simple joins, derived third tables, joining two tables, entering data, updating, deleting and otherwise managing the database. Additionally, a quality User Manual describing the use of the system will be produced. The class, performing as organization executives, will hear and review each proposal. Graduate students are expected to produce a much more complex database design and implementation as well as a more formal presentation. Detailed project and presentation guidelines will be distributed during the first class meeting.
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Course Schedule:
Session 1 (Aug. 23): Part 1 – Database Concepts
Chapter 1: File Systems and Databases
Chapter 2: The Relational Database Model
Event: Introductions, Review of syllabus, Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements, Orientation to subject, Creation of Project Teams
Session 2 (Aug.24)
Chapter 3: Entity Relationship (ER) Model
Part II – Design Concepts
Chapter 4: Normalization of Database Tables
Event: Team Planning Session
Session 3 (Sept. 13):
Chapter 5: Structured Query Language
Part III – Advanced Design and Implementation
Chapter 6: Database Design
Event: Team Presentations of Proposed Project
Session 4 (Sept. 14)
Chapter 7: The University Lab: Conceptual Design
Chapter 8: The University Lab: Conceptual Design Verification, Logical Design and Implementation
Event: Review, Mid-term Exam
Session 5 (Sept. 27): Part IV – Advanced Database Concepts
Chapter 9: Transaction Management
Chapter 10: Distributed Database Management System
Event: Team Planning Session
Session 6 (Sept. 28): Part V – New Developments
Chapter 11: Object Oriented Databases
Chapter 12: Client/Server Systems
Event: Team Planning Session
Session 7 (Oct. 11):
Chapter 13: The Data Warehouse
Chapter 14: Databases and the Internet
Event: Project Presentations
Session 8 (Oct. 12): Part VI – Database Administration
Chapter 15: Database Administration
Event: Project Presentations, Review, Final Exam, Course Evaluations
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Academic Policies:
Academic Policies: Please refer to the UMUC - Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs/index.html or from your local Education Center, for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities | |
Faculty Bio:
Before joining UMUC, Nancy Cox was the Manager of New Technology Integration for Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, a role that included strategic planning and implementation of core infrastructure applications such as directory services, electronic messaging, calendaring, workflow and e-business technologies for over 55,000 users. She managed over $7M in complex application deployment projects. In the Y2K Electronic Calendar project she implemented a new calendaring system for 8,500 users (on time and under budget). In the Microsoft Exchange implementation project she replaced cc:Mail with a new electronic messaging system for 23,000 users. This project was the largest and most successful infrastructure project in the year 2000, completed ahead of schedule by 3 months and under budget by 10% with a high degree of end user acceptance. Cox then managed the implementation of a new Metadirectory system that linked strategic information in six separate directories, CastView (the human resources database), Exchange, phone directory, Novell LAN, Microsoft NT LAN, and Active Directory, to form a unique “e-persona” for over 55,000 Cast members.
Prior to joining Disney, Cox was the Sr. Technology Editor for Network Computing magazine covering collaborative computing products and services. She created and managed the Real World Lab at Disney where she tested products and shared her findings with the magazine readership and Disney Information Services. She also served as an on-site consultant to Disney for product research, strategic trend analysis, requests for information and focus groups.
Previously, Cox was the Messaging Systems Architect for Lockheed Martin Corporation in Orlando, Florida, a role that included the planning and implementation of large-scale messaging system interconnectivity, directory services and multimedia technologies for 190,000 users. She was the recipient of the Renaissance Award for “Author of the Year” in 1995 and a Bronze Vision Award for her work in multimedia networking.
Cox has published seven books on a variety of technical subjects. Her latest title, Directory Services: Design, Implementation and Management (Digital Press), was published in 2002. She authored Building and Managing a Web Services Team (Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1997) and was the editor of Auerbach's Handbook of Electronic Messaging (1998 and 1999 editions) and Electronic Messaging - Best Practices (2000 edition). She co-authored the LAN Times Guide to Multimedia Networking (Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1995) and the LAN Times E-Mail Resource Guide (Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1994). Cox is the author of over two dozen magazine articles on computer applications in publications such as Information Week, Network Computing and Network Administrator.
Cox served as a Board Member of the Electronic Messaging Association (1995-1997). She is an Advisory Board Member for Florida Technical College planning relevant programming curriculum. Cox was an adjunct instructor for Florida Southern College, Barry University and Valencia Community College. She holds a BS in Education from the University of Georgia (Magna Cum Laude) and an MBA in Information Systems from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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