Faculty Contact Information:
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Consultation:
| Contact instructor via email. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
| Rob, P., and Coronel, C. (2004). Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Course Technology. | |
Supplementary Readings:
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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. All graduate students should be prepared to utilize 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. | |
Recommended Journals:
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Publications of the various professional societies (such as ACM -- the Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computing Society, and the various management professional societies) are strongly recommended. In addition, there are many trade journals (such as eWEEK) that MIS professionals should become familiar with, many of these being published both weekly and on-line. | |
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:
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A 90%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F 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:
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Graduate school at the masters level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, you are required to:
10% - Participate in classroom discussions
30% - Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies
20% - Orally/visually present prepared material
40% - Complete one or more written examination(s) | |
Description of Course Requirements:
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Participate in classroom discussions: You are expected to come to class prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires two to three hours for every hour of a face-to-face class and approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class.
Complete graduate level projects or programming assignments, write graduate level papers or case studies: You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment.
Orally/visually present prepared material: You are required to present your results in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete one or more written examination(s): The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The examination questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Course Schedule:
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Aug 29 - Sep 4
- Introductions
- Review of syllabus
- Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
- Orientation to subject - Database Systems
- Database Projects Assigned
- Read chapter 1 of the text prior to class
Sep 5 - Sep 11
- Data Models
- Read chapter 2 of the text prior to class
Sep 12 - Sep 18
- The Relational Database Model
- Read chapter 3 of the text prior to class
- Proposal for DBMS to be used for the CLDP due
Sep 19 - Sep 25
- Entity Relationship (ER) Modeling
- Read chapter 4 of the text prior to class.
- Turn in CLDP ER diagrams, business rules, and table designs.
Sep 26 - Oct 2
- Database Normalization
- Read chapter 5 of the text prior to class.
- Turn in CLDP ER diagrams, business rules, and fully normalized table designs.
Oct 3 - Oct 9
- Structured Query Language (SQL) and Advanced SQL
- Read chapters 6 and 7 of the text prior to class.
Oct 10 - Oct 14
Review for exam (Ch 1-7)
Oct 15 - Oct 23
Mid Term Break
Oct 24 - Oct 28
- Midterm Examination (Ch 1 - 7)
- Turn in list of queries to be used in CLDP and associated SQL code by COB 29 July 05.
- Continue working on project
Oct 31 - Nov 6
- Database Design Life Cycle
- Transaction Management and Concurrency Control
- Read chapter 9 of the text prior to class.
- Read chapter 8 of the text prior to class.
- Turn design of CLDP reports and Input Forms/Menus
Nov 7 - Nov 13
- Distributed Database Management Systems
- Read chapter 10 of the text prior to class
- Draft User's Guide and SWMM due for review
Nov 14 - Nov 20
- Object-Oriented Databases
- Read chapter 11 of the text prior to class
- Present ideas on how to automatically update inventory upon sales and dispatch note goods inward (DNGI), as well as how to automatically generate product orders.
Nov 21 - Nov 27
- Data Warehousing and Database Administration
- Read chapters 12 and 15 of the text prior to class
Nov 28 - Dec 4
- Databases and E-Commerce
- Read chapter 13 of the text
- Web Databases
- Read chapter 14 of the text
Dec 5 - Dec 11
Dec 12 - Dec 17
- Final Examination
- Final CLDP Projects
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Academic Policies:
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The University has a license agreement with Turnitin.com, a service that helps prevent plagiarism from internet resources. I may be using this service in this class by either requiring students to submit their papers electronically to Turnitin.com or by submitting questionable text on behalf of a student. If you or I submit part or all of your paper, it will be stored by Turnitin.com in their database throughout the term of the University's contract with Turnitin.com. If you object to this temporary storage of your paper, you must let me know no later than two weeks after the start of this class. Please Note: If you object to the storage of your paper on Turnitin.com, I may utilize other services to check your work for plagiarism The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Code of Civility
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
Steve Sartain spent nine years in the United States Army as an Arabic and French Linguist. He left the Army in September of 2000 to pursue his educational goals and to advance his career.
He currently resides in Alconbury United Kingdom with his wife Melanie and his sons Dagan and Corben. He works as Computer Systems Engineer for Anteon Corporation and as a Lecturer for the University of Maryland University College.
He has a Masters of Science in Management Information Systems through Bowie State and is currently persuing a PhD in Computer Information Systems through Nova Southeastern. He also holds certification as a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 and as a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA).
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