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V. Course Description
This course covers the fundamentals of database concepts. The topics include: Introduction to Databases
and Information Systems along with their Applications; Information Storage and Retrieval; Information
Capture and Representation; Approaches to and Evolution of Database Systems; Components of Database
System; DBMS Functions; Database Architecture and Data Independence; Relational Algebra &
Calculus; Data Modeling; Conceptual Models; Relational Data Model; E-R Models; Enhanced E-R
Models; Mapping Conceptual Schema to Relational Schema; Entity and Referential Integrity; Structured
Query Language (SQL); Functional Dependency & Normalization; File Structures, Indexing, and
Hashing; Query Processing and Optimization; Transaction Management; Approaches for Managing Large
Volumes of Data..
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VII. Reference books & Material
1. Fundamentals of Database Systems, Elmasri, R. & Navathe, S.B., 7th Edition (2015), Addison-
Wesley.
2. Database System Concepts, 6th Edition, Silberschatz, Korth, Sudarshan, McGraw Hill, 2010.
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Worked Examples of EER Modeling; Reduction to
17. 6 Connolly: Ch13
Relational Schema
Object-Oriented Models, Semi-Structured Data Model (e.g.
18. 6 Connolly: Ch27
XML or JSON-LD)
Normalization: The Purpose of Normalization, How
19. 7 Normalization Supports DB Design, Data Redundancy and Connolly: Ch14
Anomalies
Functional Dependencies and Normalization, Decomposition
20. 7 Connolly: Ch14
of a schema
21. Sessional 2
lossless-join and dependency-preservation properties of a
22. 7 Connolly: Ch15
decomposition
The Process of Normalization: First Normal Form, Second
23. 7 Connolly: Ch14
Normal Form, Third Normal Form
Advanced Normalization: Inference Rules for Functional
24. 8 Connolly: Ch15
Dependencies
Minimal sets of FD’s, Boyce-Codd Normal Form, Fourth
25. 8 Connolly: Ch15
Normal Form
Transaction Management: Transaction Support, Failure and
26. 9 Connolly: Ch22
Recovery
27. 9 Concurrency Control Connolly: Ch22
28. 9 Interaction of transaction management with storage Connolly: Ch22
29. 10 Disk Storage, Basic File Structures Connolly: Ch19
30. 10 Indexing Overview Connolly: Ch18
31. 10 Query Processing and Optimization overview Connolly: Ch23
32. 10 Logical and Physical Optimization Connolly: Ch23
Terminal Examination
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XI. Assessment Schedule - Tentative
Give your tentative assessment plan with submission due date.
S.
Artifact Due Date Remarks
No.
1 Assignment 1 Before Sessional -1
2 Sessional 1 Week 11
3 Assignment 2 Before Sessional - 2
4 Assignment 3 Before Sessional - 2
5 Sessional 2 Week 22
6 Assignment 4 Before Final Exam
7 Terminal Examination Week 33/34
The course teacher may add quizzes, project or more assignment as he/she may deemed fit
XII. Policy & Procedures
Attendance Policy: Every student must attend 80% of the lectures delivered in this
course and 80% of the practical/laboratory work prescribed for the respective courses.
The students falling short of required percentage of attendance of
lectures/seminars/practical/laboratory work, etc., shall not be allowed to appear in the
terminal examination of this course and shall be treated as having failed this course.
Grading Policy: The minimum pass marks for each course shall be 50%. Students
obtaining less than 50% marks in any course shall be deemed to have failed in that
course. The correspondence between letter grades, credit points, and percentage marks at
CUI shall be as follows:
Grade A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D F
Marks 90 - 100 85 - 89 80 - 84 75 - 79 70 - 74 65 - 69 60 - 64 55 - 59 50 - 54 <50
Cr. Point 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 0.0
Missing Exam: No makeup exam will be given for final exam under any circumstance.
When a student misses Sessional 1 or Sessional 2 for a legitimate reason (such as medical
emergencies), his grade for this exam will be determined based on the Department policy.
Further, the student must provide an official excuse within one week of the missed exam.
Academic Integrity: All CUI policies regarding ethics apply to this course. The
students are advised to discuss their grievances/problems with their counsellors or course
instructor in a respectful manner.
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