CS 764
Topics in Database Management Systems
Class Mailing List ( CS764-1)
Instructor

Lecture
Overview
The first part of the course will concentrate on the basic topics in
database systems, e.g., concurrency control, recovery, and query
optimization. On each topic, we will have an in-depth discussion of a
few representative papers. The second part of the course will
emphasize the breadth of additional topics that currently exist in
database systems, possibly with a special emphasis on object-relational
database systems. The readings for the course will be primarily out
of the text, supplemented with additional handouts when needed.
Grading
There will be a midterm exam, a final exam, and a project.
You will need to write a report on the project.
The grade is broken as follows:
Midterm Exam 35% (In class, March 22, room 168 Noland)
Project 30%
Final Exam 35% (In class, May 10)
Each student chooses their own project, and the choice of project is
very flexible. Depending on the scope of the project, students may
either work alone or in small teams. I will suggest possible topics
for projects early in the semester.
Syllabus
Here is a guess at the
syllabus for the course.
764 Project Ideas
Midterm!
Finishing up!
As noted above, the final is during our regular class time on May 10
in 168 Noland. The exam will not be cumulative. Here is an old final
exam, here is another.
The projects will be due Wed. May 16th. If you want to do a demo,
it must be scheduled before 2:00 on Wed. May 16 (send me mail
to get a time.)