Archdiocese of Tugeugarao

LYCEUM OF APARRI
Aparri, Cagayan

Syllabus on
IT 314 – FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS
First Semester A.Y. 2018- 2019

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES

Vision: to produce Christian leaders for tomorrows world

Mission: to provide in education the Christian culture of excellence and examples that forms and transform lives.

Program Educational Outcome:

As statement of the career and professional accomplishments in which BS Computer Science is preparing its graduate to
achieve, the program educational outcomes are adopted.
a. To prepare students to be IT professionals and researchers and to be proficient in designing and developing computing
solutions.
b. To become a responsible Christian professionals and global citizens, who are aware of ethical issues and societal needs
and problems inherent in the computing fields.
c. To produce qualified and well-rounded computer professionals who can develop systems supportive of the information
needs of industry and government using computer0data processing system.

Course Code: IT 314 Course Title: Fundamentals of Database Systems

Credit Units: 3 UNITS Lecture Units: 2 UNITS Laboratory: 1 UNIT

Course Description: Pre requisites: None

The course covers the concepts and definitions of databases,
the database environment, database design, development, database
security and implementation as well as data warehouses. Students will
have practical and hands-on experience in SQL (structured-query-
language), which is generally used in the development of database
applications as well as management of databases.
 Course Outcomes: (CO)
1. Learn the important concepts of Database Management
Systems.
2. Earn practical hands-on experience with the database
management systems through the use of SQL.
3. Show concern and share skills and talents to those who need
help.
4. Manifest accuracy, patience, discovery, and inquisitiveness as
expected for Lycean student based on the Catholic Education it
offers.

Course Outline

Week TOPIC
1-4 Lyceum of Aparri’s vision-mission
College Objectives
Course requirements/course policies
Grading System
1. Overview of Database Systems
2. Introduction to Database Design
3. The Relational Model
4. SQL: Queries, Constraints, Triggers
5. Overview of Storage and Indexing
6. Storing Data: Disks files
7. Tree-structured Indexing
8. Hash-based indexing
5-8 1. Overview of Query Evaluation
2. External Sorting
3. Evaluating Relational Operators
4. A typical relational query optimizer
5. Overview of transaction management
6. Concurrency control
7. Crash Recovery
8. Schema Refinement and normal forms
9-13 1. Physical database design and tuning
2. Security and authorization
3. Parallel and distributed databases
4. Object-database systems
14-18 1. Data Warehousing and Decision Support
2. Data Mining
3. Project Work- create a small database using MySQL.
 Time LEARNING OUTCOMES CONTENT TEACHING STRATEGIES ASSESSMENT TASK
Frame

Prelims The students will able to; 1. Orient the following: Lecture/Discussion Know and practice the
1. State the vision- Vision vision mission of the
mission of the Mission school.
institution Objectives Board Problems
2. Identify the Goals Create relational
characteristics of And Philosophy Seatworks databases.
Christian leader, 2. Overview of Database
differentiate the vision Systems
– mission of the 3. Introduction to Database Question and Answer
school. Design
3. Understand database, 4. The Relational Model Assignments
database system, and 5. SQL: Queries, Constraints,
relational database Triggers Library Research
model. 6. Overview of Storage and
4. Apply or use queries Indexing Hands-on activities
to show records in a 7. Storing Data: Disks files
database 8. Tree-structured Indexing
implementing the 9. Hash-based indexing
different indexing
methods.
Midter 1. Understand relational 1. Overview of Query Demonstrate
ms queries, transaction Evaluation Lecture/Discussion understanding on the
management, 2. External Sorting different queries and use
concurrency control, 3. Evaluating Relational Board Problems it in showing records from
crash recovery and Operators databases.
normal forms and 4. A typical relational query Seatworks
apply it in the design optimizer
of database. 5. Overview of transaction Assignments
management
6. Concurrency control Question and Answer
7. Crash Recovery
 8. Schema Refinement and Library Research
normal forms
Hands-on activities

Semi 1. Understand security 9. Physical database design Lecture/Discussion Demonstrate the

Finals and authorization in and tuning implementation of
databases. 10. Security and authorization Board Problems security and authorization
2. Knows the difference 11. Parallel and distributed in databases.
between distributed databases Seatworks
and parallel 12. Object-database systems
databases. Assignments
3. Design database.
Question and Answer

Library Research

Hands-on activities
Finals 1. Know and understand 13. Data Warehousing and Lecture/Discussion Compare and contrast
data warehousing and Decision Support data mining and data
data mining. 14. Data Mining Board Problems warehousing.
2. Create database. 15. Project Work- create a
small database using Seatworks Create databases using
MySQL. MySQL
Assignments

Question and Answer

Library Research

Hands-on activities

Seatwork
Course Requirements:
 Major Exams
 Quizzes
 Attendance
 Research Output
Course Policy:

To pass the course, you need to pass all examinations and do all the requirements that will be given. The maximum number of hours of
absences allowed is 15. The 15 hours absences will be applied both excused and non-excused absences. Three (3) tardiness make one
absences. If you missed an exam valid slip duly noted by the College Dean must be presented for absences not later than the second
class session following your return to the class. If no excused is presented, the missed exam will be marked as zero. No make-up will be
given for quizzes. Incomplete grade will be given only to those who have a passing standing but no final exams.

Grading System (Cumulative)

Prelim Grade: 20%(CS) + 30%(AQ) + 50%(PE)
Midterm Grade: 20%(CS) + 30%(AQ) + 50%(PE)
Cumulative MG: (Prelim Grade + 2 (Midterm Grade))/3
Semi Final Grade: 20%(CS) + 30%(AQ) + 50%(PE)
Cumulative SFG: (CMG + 2 (SFG Grade))/3
Midterm Grade: 20%(CS) + 30%(AQ) + 50%(PE)
Cumulative FG: (CSFG + 2 (Midterm Grade))/3

References
Nilo M. Padre (2017). Fundamentals of Database Management System
Abraham Silbeschatz (2011). Database System Concepts, 6th Edition

https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/database_management_system_DBMS.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/db-mgmt/db-mgmt-093445.html
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/zosbasics/com.ibm.zos.zmiddbmg/zmiddle_46.htm
 Course Mapping

Program Objectives
College of Education graduates will be: Introduced Practiced Demonstrated
1. To prepare student to be IT professional and researchers, and to be proficient in X
designing and developing computing solutions.
2. To become a responsible, Christian professionals and global citizens, who are X
aware of ethical issues and societal needs and problems inherent in the
computing field.
3. To produce qualified and well-rounded computer professional who can develop X
systems supportive of the information needs of industry and government using
computer processing system.
Program Outcomes
Introduced Practiced Demonstrated
Learn the important concepts of Database Management Systems. x
Earn practical hands-on experience with the database management systems x
through the use of SQL.
Show concern and share skills and talents to those who need help. x
Manifest accuracy, patience, discovery, and inquisitiveness as expected for x
Lycean student based on the Catholic Education it offers.
Legend:
I – Introduced Concepts/Principles
P – Practiced with Supervision
D – Demonstrated across different technical and theoretical setting with minimal supervision

Prepared by: Jenel M. Samortin Checked by:Mr. Emar John Manipon, MIT

Instructor Dean, CICS

Approved by: Dr. Evelyn Pascua, Ph.D., CESO III

Vice-President for Academics