1. DatabaseCSIE NUK1 Fundamentals of Database Systems Wen-Yang Lin Dept. of Computer Science and Information Engineering National University of Kaohsiung

2. DatabaseCSIE NUK2 Text Book  R. Elmasri and S. B. Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, 5th ed., Addison-Wesley, 2007

3. DatabaseCSIE NUK3 Course Outline & Schedule  Part I. Basic Concepts  Chap 1. Databases and Database Users  Chap 2. Database System Concepts and Architecture  Chap 3. Entity-Relationship (ER) Model  Chap 4. Enhanced ER (EER) Model  Part II. Relational Model, Languages, and Systems  Chap 5. Relational Model and Constraints  Chap 6. Relational Algebra  Chap 7. Relational Database Design  Chap 8. SQL-99  Chap 9. Introduction to SQL Programming (optional)

4. DatabaseCSIE NUK4 Course Outline & Schedule  Part III. Database Design Theory and Methodology  Chap 10. Functional Dependencies and Normalization  Chap 11. Practical Database Design Methodology and Use of UML Diagrams (optional)  Part IV. Data Storage and Indexing (optional)  Chap 13. Disk Storage, File Structures, and Hashing  Chap 14. Indexing Structures for Files

5. DatabaseCSIE NUK5 Grading  Midterm exam: 25%  Final exam: 25%  Exercises: 15%  Project: 25%  Presence: 10%

6. DatabaseCSIE NUK6 Why study DB?  Databases touch all aspects of our lives  Banking, Airlines, Healthcare …  Database is the kernel of business information systems  A necessary skill for better IT career

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