EECS 647: Introduction to Database Systems [MW 3:00pm-4:15pm] Spring 2009 Schedule & Lectures Assignments Additional Files Syllabus Announcements: 05/12/2009: Final Exam, 1:30-4:00, Final project report due on 1:30 05/06/2009: Final project presentation (voluntary) 04/27/2009: Midterm 2 04/20/2009: Homework 5 assigned, due May 6th 03/30/2009: Homework 4 assigned, due April 13th, April 20th 03/04/2009: Final project is assigned, due May 4th 03/04/2009: Homework 3 is assigned, due March 23. 03/09/2009: Lab I (1005C): embeded SQL 03/02/2009: Midterm 1 02/23/2009: Homework 2 due 02/11/2009: Homework 1 due, Homework 2 assigned 01/28/2009: Homework 1 assigned, due Feb 11 01/28/2009: Background Survey due 01/21/2009: First class meeting Instructor and Class Information: Instructor: Luke Huan Email: jhuan AT ku dot edu Lectures: MW 3pm - 4:15pm, LEA 1136 Web: http://people.eecs.ku.edu/~jhuan Office: Eaton 2034, 864-5072 Office Hours: M 2:00pm-3:00pm, W 4:15pm-5:15pm, Eaton Hall 2034 Course Objectives and Overview: Overview: To learn the fundamentals of good database design. To be able to write SQL queries of moderate complexity To be able to create a web front end to a database application To gain an understanding and hands-on experience with the file management techniques used by database systems. Pre-requisites: EECS 448   Textbook: Database Management Systems (companion website) Raghu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke, 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill Higher Education ISBN: 0-07-246563-8 Available at KU Student Stores.