DM532: Principles of Database Systems (5 ECTS)

STADS: 15010001

Level
Bachelor course

Teaching period
The course is offered in the autumn semester.

Teacher responsible
Email: zhou@imada.sdu.dk

Timetable
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Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
The content of DM505 Database design and Programing and DM507 Algorithms and Data Structures should be known.

Course introduction
The main purpose of this course is to give the participants an understanding of the implementation issues of database systems, with focus on query optimization and transaction processing. As a minor topic, we consider advanced concepts and techniques of database systems, such as distributed databases and OLAP.

Expected learning outcome
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to:

• explain the techniques of data storage and indexing
  explain the foundations and techniques for evaluating an SQL query 
• explain the process of optimizing an SQL query
• account for the ingredients of a transaction model and determine whether or not the ACID properties hold 
• explain how each of the ACID properties can be fulfilled by a structured transaction implementation 
• account for the advanced techniques of online data analysis and distributed data management.

Subject overview
Data storage and indexing, query processing and optimization, database tuning, properties and implementation of ACID models of transactions, alternative formalisms for query languages, selected topics from distributed databases and OLAP.

Literature
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Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
Prerequisite test consisting of project assignment. The project must be approved before the oral exam can be taken. (15010012)

Assessment and marking:
Oral exam. External examiner, 7 mark grading scale (5 ECTS). (15010002)

Reexamination in the same exam period or immediately thereafter

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.
Intro phase: 22 hours
Skills training phase: 20 hours

Educational activities Study phase: 10 hours

Language
This course is taught in Danish or English, depending on the lecturer. However, if international students participate, the teaching language will always be English.

Course enrollment
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