2022 Fall

COMPSCI 186 001 - LEC 001

Introduction to Database Systems

Alvin Cheung

Aug 24, 2022 - Dec 09, 2022

Mo, We

10:00 am - 11:29 am

Internet/Online

Class #:30540

Units: 4

Instruction Mode: Online
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed

Offered through Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 37

Enrolled: 586

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 623

Waitlist Max: 300

No Reserved Seats

Hours & Workload

1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.

Final Exam

WED, DECEMBER 14TH

11:30 am - 02:30 pm

Wheeler 150

Pimentel 1

Evans 3

Evans 2

Evans 75

Evans 55

Evans 47

Access methods and file systems to facilitate data access. Hierarchical, network, relational, and object-oriented data models. Query languages for models. Embedding query languages in programming languages. Database services including protection, integrity control, and alternative views of data. High-level interfaces including application generators, browsers, and report writers. Introduction to transaction processing. Database system implementation to be done as term project.

Class Notes

* The lecture for this class is online but the discussion sections are in person. This class is NOT fully remote.

* One alternate final timeslot will be offered, which will be right after our main final. Campus will inform us whether our main final will be on Dec 14th 11:30am-2:30pm (with alternate on Dec 14th 3-6pm). This will be the ONLY alternate final offered (barring DSP exceptions, which we work out with the DSP office on an individual basis). Exams for the course will be held in-person on campus.

* Time conflicts ARE allowed.

* EECS/EIS/LSCS minors are allowed to enroll in this class. show less