Database Systems I

CSEN3314 Database Systems I

Introduction to databases, basic concepts and architecture of database systems, relational data model, conceptional modeling and database design (ER model, EER model, and ER-to-rational mapping), database programming techniques, intro to object-oriented database, and distributed databases.

List of topics

• Course Description (Syllabus) & Overview

• Databases and Database Users

• Database System Concepts and Architecture

• Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship (ER)

• The Enhanced Entity-Relationship (EER) Model

• The Relational Data Model and Relational Database

• Mapping a Conceptual Design into a Logical Design

• Basic SQL

• Introduction to SQL Programming Techniques

Textbook

Fundamentals of Database Systems, by Ramez Elmasri & Shamkant Navathe. Pearson Education. 6th Edition. ISBN: 9780133001655.