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California State University Stanislaus

CS 4250: Database Management Systems

Fall 2021

3:00 - 3:50 pm, M W F, DBH 101 starting Oct 1. (via Zoom until Oct 1.) Dr. Megan Thomas


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Welcome to CS4250, an introduction to database management systems. Topics include:

Modeling, development, and implementation of database systems using storage structures, data definition languages, and data manipulation languages for the relational approach to database management. Database integrity and security problems. Historical development of database systems.

Prerequisite: CS 3100.

Announcements and Upcoming Events

14 Dec 2021 Here is one small chunk of the final exam you will take on Wednesday 2-4pm.

8 Dec 2021 Homework 4 changed. Old question #6 replaced with new #6. Visit and "reload" to see the new version.
7 Dec 2021 "Top 10 Data Science Jobs that will Rise to Prominence in 2022", (AnalyticsInsight.net, 18 Nov 2021)
and
"The US government just launched a big push to fill cybersecurity jobs, with salaries to match", (ZDNet.com, 16 Nov 2021)
19 Oct 2021 Here is one small chunk of the midterm you will take on Friday during class time.

27 Sept 2021 Daily Screening Forms, to be completed before coming to campus each (class) day.
23 Aug 2021 Welcome to CS 4250!
11 Aug 2021 Career Center Events

Homeworks

Project Overview

Points
Project Part 1 20
Project Part 2 25 + 6
Homework 1 30
Project Part 3 20
Homework 2 30
Project Part 4 10
Project Part 5 25
Homework 3 30
Project Part 6 12
Homework 4 35
Project Part 7 70

Books at the CSU Stanislaus Library

The Ramakrishnan and Garcia-Molina/Ullman/Widom textbooks are both available at the university library.

Campus Resources

DBMS Resources


Fun News Items