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<h2 align="center" class="style2"><u>Database Management and 4GL (DM4-232MS)</u></h2>
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<h2><span class="style2"><span class="style3"><u>Course Description</u> </span></span></h2>
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The main objective of this course is to provide students with the background to design, implement, and use database management systems. Database technology became very important due to the highly competitive environment and the explosive use of the internet in Business-to-Client and Business-to-Business applications and the need to store more business data. Recent developments in database technologies include the applications data warehousing and data mining.</span></span></h3>
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<h2 class="style2"><u> Syllabus</u></h2>
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<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">Database Management</span><br>
Data, Information and knowledge, Increasing use of data as a corporate resource, data processing verses data management, file oriented approach verses database oriented approach to data management; data independence, database administration roles, DBMS architecture, different kinds of DBMS users, importance of data dictionary, contents of data dictionary, types of database languages. Data models: network, hierarchical, relational. Introduction to distributed databases, Client/Server databases, Object-oriented databases, Object-relational databases, Introduction to ODBC concept. Introduction to decision support system.<br>
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<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">The Relational Model </span><br>
Definition of relation; properties of relational model concept of keys; candidate key, primary key, alternate key, foreign key, fundamental integrity rules : entity integrity, referential integrity. Storage organizations for relations, Relational Algebra, Integrity constraints, Triggers and Cursors. Embedded SQL and Application Programming, Interfaces. Case studies of Commercial Relational DBMS implementations.</h3>
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<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">Database Design</span> <br>
ANSI/SPARC 3 level architecture; Conceptual model, Logical model, Physical model. Entity - Relationship model as a tool for conceptual design-entities attributes and relationships. ER diagrams; Converting and ER model into relational Schema. Functional dependencies and Normalization, anomalies, Normal forms ( 1NF, 2NF, 3NF BCNF). </h3>
<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">Storage Structure and Indexing</span> <br>
Storage classification, disk arrays and RAID, Issues in physical design; Concepts of indexes, File organization for relational tables, Introduction to Distributed Database. Case studies of Commercial Database design, Transaction Processing. </h3>
<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">Query Processing and Protecting the Database</span><br>
Parsing, translation, optimization, evaluation and overview of Query Processing, Database security principles. </h3>
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<h2 class="style4"> <u>Recommended Books</u></h2>
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<h3>Introduction to Database Systems- Korth </h3>
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<h3>Database Management Systems - Raghu Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke </h3>
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<h3 class="style6">Reference Books</h3>
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<h3>Introduction to Database Systems- B.C. Desai</h3>
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<h3>Fundamental of Database Systems- Elmasari, Navathe</h3>
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<h3>Database Management Systems by Jerry Post</h3>
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<h2 class="style4"><u>Lab Guidelines </u></h2>
<h3 align="justify" class="style4"><span class="style5">Before Mid Semester </span><br>
Set of programming assignments to practice SQL query on RDBMS.<br>
Set of Assignments on ER modeling.<br>
Web Development using PHP/ASP/JSP/Servlet/.NET etc using DBMS at backend.</h3>
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<span class="style8">A project in a group of 3 to 4 students to implement a management information system based on the tools and technology learned before mid semester.</span></h3>
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