IST359: Introduction to DBMS

IST359 Spring 2012

Instructor: Michael Fudgee. mafudge@syr.edut. 315-443-9686o. 110b Hindsw.

http://blackboard.syr.edu

M002: 3:45p-5:05pM003: 2:15p-3:35p

Lecture: Mondays Hinds 021

Lab: Wednesdays Hinds 010

Introductions…

Your Name (Call Me…) Where are you from? TWO things about

yourself you’d like to share with the rest of the class and please try to keep it PG-13.

Mandatory Instructor background check

Education BS Applied Mathematics/Computer Science MS In Information Management

Employment 20 years in the IT field, 10+ @ SU. Currently employed as the “Sr. Systems & IT Support

Administrator” at the iSchool. Work as a consultant for Software and Database

development SQL Server DBA

Teaching Taught various courses at the 2 year, 4 year and

graduate level in a wide variety of subjects.

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Why are YOU here?

What is this course all about?

Database Theory 10%SQL / Implementation 35%Modeling / Design 45%Advanced Topics 10%

“Theory to Practice” Ratio for IST359

Theory (40%)Practice (60%)

Course Management: Blackboard

http://blackboard.syr.edu All required readings

are there (except textbook)

Deliverables Issued: Quizzes, Labs, Assignments, Exams

Your grades posted in blackboard.

I’ll give you a tour later.

Required Textbook

Databases Demystified,

Andrew Oppel, Osborne McGraw Hill, © 2010. ISBN (13): 978-0071747998List: $21.95

The book serves as a complement to the course materials and will help you grasp the concepts we cover in class. It is a refreshingly easy read, and allows you to learn at your own pace.

More required Reading:

Instructor’s notes My prep notes for

lectures Videos

Some I made Some I Found

Methods of Evaluation

Your final grade is the ratio of points earned / points total.

General Course Policies

Anything handed in outside of class must be submitted before day’s end (11:59:59pm on the day it is due).

All due dates are firm… posted on the syllabus please plan accordingly.

No make up work or late work are permitted.

Show up before attendance is taken or you will be marked absent.

4 or more absences will impact your final grade negatively (down a final mark).

Technology in the Classroom

Use it… For Class

purposes… Or suffer the

consequences… At your own peril.

You have been warned

Weekly Course Flow

Quizzes And Labs

Issued on Blackboard Available once self-test is

completed. Due by next class (Fri). Short and simple Individual effort, Work

alone. All topics prior to the quiz

date (including required readings on the quiz date) are fair game.

No make ups, but one quiz is dropped.

Submitted through Blackboard Due next Class (Wed). You will be issued one of 3 marks

for every lab / study guide: 0 – not complete and not passing 5 – complete but not passing or

incomplete and passing 10 – complete and passing

Complete means you finished the entire assessment (answered all the questions)

Passing means you answered more than 75% of the questions correctly.

Quizzes Labs

Exams And Assignments

In-class deliverable; Individual effort

2 Exams based on lab work

100 points each, 200 points total.

Exam dates posted on syllabus.

All dates are firm so plan accordingly.

Exams are a culmination of coursework to date.

Out of class deliverable; Work alone or with a partner.

Learn as you go & gauge your ability to apply what you have learned.

4 Assignments, 50 points each, 200 points total.

All due dates are posted on the syllabus, so plan accordingly.

Each assignment takes in upwards of 20 hours to complete.

Exams Assignments

Academic Integrity

All work should be of your own merit.

I encourage you to help other students, collaborate, and “bounce ideas” off each other.

There is a difference between helping someone and giving them your work. Know the difference.

When in doubt, clear it with me. I take this matter seriously,

and so should you!

Recipe for course success!

#1 Keep an eye on the due dates!

#2 Come to class prepared The class builds upon itself Maximize your face time with me.

#3 Take an interest in the course material Have fun with it. How does it fit with your career? everyday

life? How can you put the knowledge you learn in

class to practice outside of class?

The only “stupid” question…

…is the one that’s never asked.

Questions On The Syllabus?

Up Next: Blackboard Demo

Let’s get into it…

IST359