1. Database Management Systems
Introduction to
Database Management Systems
ITS232
Siti Nurbaya Ismail
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences
Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah (e): sitinurbaya{at}kedah{dot}uitm {dot}edu{dot}my (u):

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Code: ITS232
Course: Introduction to Database Management Systems
Contact Hour: 4
Course Status: Non Core
Credit Unit: 3
Prerequisites: None

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In the information age today, enormous amount of data is kept in files and databases. The knowledge to manipulate and manage these files is beyond doubt. By using a database package, the students will be able to appreciate the needs for database systems rather than the traditional file systems.
Database
describe database approach
ERD
design Entity-Relationship Model
Normalization
demonstrate normalizing relations until 3NF
SQL
Write DDL & DML
construct queries in SQL

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Describe database approach
Illustrate Entity-Relationship Model
Demonstrate normalizing relations until 3NF
Construct queries in Structured Query Language (SQL)

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Chapter 1: Database Concepts
Chapter 2: Data Models
Chapter 3: The Relational Database Model
Chapter 4: Entity Relationship (E-R) Modelling
Chapter 5: Normalization of Database Tables
Chapter 6: Database Design
Chapter 7: Structured Query Language

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Final Exam:
50%
Continuous Assessment:
Tests:
Assignment:
Project:

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Text Book
Carlos Coronel, Steven Morris and Peter Rob,
Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management,
International Thomson Publishing (ITP),
10 Edition, 2013.

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David M.Kroenke and David J. Auer, Database Concepts, 7, Pearson International Edition, 2014
Connolly, T. and Begg, C., Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, 6, 2014, ISBN:
Mark L. Gillenson, Fundamentals of Database Management Systems, 2, 2011, ISBN:
Saadiah, Fauzi, Norehan, Wan Nor Amalina, Introduction to Database,, , Mc Graw Hill Higher Education, 2006

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[1] Getting Started with IBM DB2: Installation and Using a Database
[2] Lab Objectives & Introduction
[3] Simple SQL Queries
[4] Retrieving data from Multiple Tables
[5] Scalar Functions and Arithmetic
[6] Column Functions and Grouping
[7] UNION
[8] Using Subqueries
[9] Maintaining Data
[10] Project Demonstration

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IBM DB2 – dbms
MS Project – project planning
MS Visio – database logical design
MS Visio/Lucidchart/draw.wo – flow chart

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Data
Information
Database
Database Management System (DBMS)
Table/Entity/Relation
Attribute/Field/Column
Row/Record/Tuple
Relationship
Cardinality
Schema
Data vs. Information
Example of DBMS
What is RDBMS?
What is an ERD? What kind of notations can be used in ERD?
Data redundancy

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