ITM 354 Weekly Schedule, Fall 2008

BACK TO MAIN PAGE

Week

Date

Topic

Reading

Assignments/Additional Materials

Part I: Overview

1

Aug. 26, Tue

The Database Environment

Ch 1

 

 

Aug. 28, Thu

The Database Environment

Ch 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Sept. 2, Tue

The Database Development Process

Ch 2

 

 

Sept. 4, Thu

The Database Development Process

Ch 2

Project requirements

Part II: Database Analysis

3

Sept. 9, Tue

Modeling Data in the Organization

Ch 3

Project Team Composition

 

Sept. 11, Thu

Modeling Data in the Organization

Ch 3

HW #1 Out

 

 

 

 

 

4

Sept. 16, Tue

Case: Modeling Data

 

 

 

Sept. 18, Thu

Project Practice: Modeling Data for Group Project

 

HW#1 Due

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part III: Database Design

5

Sept. 23, Tue

Database Design: Logical Database Design and the Relational Model

Ch 5

Project Deliverable #1 due: Company Analysis and enterprise data model.

 

Sept. 25, Thu

Database Design: Logical Database Design and the Relational Model

Ch 5

HW #2 Out

 

 

 

 

 

6

Sept. 30, Tue

Project Practice: Building Relational Model for Group Project

 

 

 

Oct. 2, Thu

Physical Database Design and Performance

Ch 6

HW #2 Due

 

 

 

 

 

7

Oct. 7, Tue

Physical Database Design and Performance

Ch 6

 

 

Oct. 9, Thu

EXAM 1

 

 

Part IV: Database Implementation

8

Oct. 14, Tue

Setting up and Using MySQL

 

Project Deliverable #2 due: Company ERD.

 

Oct. 16, Thu

Introduction to SQL

Ch 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Oct. 21, Tue

Introduction to SQL

Ch 7

 

 

Oct. 23, Thu

Advanced SQL

Ch 8

HW #3 Out

 

 

 

 

 

10

Oct. 28, Tue

Advanced SQL

Ch 8

 

 

Oct. 30, Thu

Project Practice: Building Queries for Group Project

 

HW #3 Due

 

 

 

 

 

11

Nov. 4, Tue

NO CLASS: Election Day

 

 

 

Nov. 6, Thu

The Client / Server Database Environment

Ch 9

Project Deliverable #3 due: Logical and Physical Design.

 

 

 

 

 

12

Nov. 11, Tue

NO CLASS: Veteran’s Day

 

 

 

Nov. 13, Thu

The Internet Database Environment

Ch 10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part V: Advanced Topics

13

Nov. 18, Tue

Database Administration (1)

Ch 12

 

 

Nov. 20, Thu

Database Administration (II)

Ch 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

Nov. 25, Tue

EXAM 2

 

 

 

Nov. 27, Thu

NO CLASS: Thanksgiving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

Dec. 2, Tue

Project Practice: Connecting PHP to MySQL

 

 

 

Dec. 4, Thu

Project Practice: Test Database Prototype

 

Project Deliverable #4: Database Prototype Due

 

 

 

 

 

16

Dec. 9, Tue

Project Presentations

 

 

 

Dec. 11, Thu

Final Project Report Due

 

 

 

This schedule is subject to frequent changes.  Check it often!


BACK TO MAIN PAGE