Dr. Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan

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The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
Department of Computer and Information Systems


Data base Management Systems (CS258)

Dr. Ahmed Al-Hunaiyyan



Description
This course provides an introduction to the design and use of databases in meeting business information needs. Topics include database planning, conceptual design, and data administration. The concepts are studied with projects involving the use of a current database management system. This course will help students to achieve the following objectives. Learn new ways to model data. a DBMS. familiar with the expanding role of database technology.
Course Grades:

Attendance, and Participation ....... 5%

First Midterm ............. 15%
Second Midterm .............. 15%
Project ......... 15%
Final Exam................. 50%
Method of Instruction
This course is primarily a lecture course. Students are expected to work on computer programs and projects on their own time. are closed book and closed computer.Answers to homework problems and projects should be submitted using hard and electronic copies.

Tests
Tests cannot be rescheduled due to testing in other classes. If a test is missed due to extenuating circumstances then you must notify me as soon as possible. The circumstances must be documented by you and must be excusable in order to reschedule a test.
Assignments
For most homework and programming assignments, the class will receive a working solution within four days after the due date. assignments will be accepted that are more than four days late.

: We expect the academic honesty in all students' work. Cheating will be penalized according to college policy. Cheating will include: plagiarism, copying from others or in any other way presenting other's work claming it is yours

Content

DBMS overview
Database requirements
Database structure
Database models
Database architectures
Designing a relational database database
The Database design life cycle
Database design requirements analysis
Developing the conceptual database design
Databse design using Entity-Relationship modeling
Normalizing the database design

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