COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title DATABASE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

Course Code BTSE 315
Course Lecturer Richard Appiah

E-mail:blessrichapp@yahoo.com
– Telephone: 0242750898

Course Description
The course reviews topics such as conceptual data modelling, relational data model, relational
query languages, relational database design and transaction processing and current technologies
such as semantic web, parallel and NoSQL databases. It exposes the student to the concepts and
techniques in database use and development as well provides a foundation for research in
databases.

Course Objectives
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
1. Understand the principles underlying database systems and the kinds of purposes for
which they are used.
2. Understand the relational model and be able to model data as relations.
3. Review relational data model, relational query languages, relational database design and
conceptual data modeling.

Topics to cover
1. Database Fundamentals
2. Database Architecture
3. Logical Database Design (ER to Relational Schemas)
4. Relational Algebra
5. SQL
6. Normalization
7. Large Scale Data Analytics Infrastructure and Systems
8. Transaction Processing
a. OLTP Systems and Concurrency Control Algorithms
9. Distributed data management systems
10. Database Access from a Programming Language: JDBC
11. NoSQL Data Models
12. Database Backup and Recovery
13. Introduction to Big Data
Mode of Assessment

a. class test /exercises/quizzes 10%

b. group assignment/presentation 10%
c. mid-semester exams 20%
d. end of semester exams 60%
total 100%

Course Instructions & Ethics

 Students should be well dressed and cell phones should not be used during
lectures.
 All assignments must be taken serious since they form part of the assessment.

Reference Materials

1. Fundamentals of Database Systems Sixth Edition by Ramez Elmasri and Shamkant B.

Navathe, Publisher: Addison-Wesley.

2. Goalkicker.com, (2018). SQL notes for professional book [PDF version]. Retrieved
from // books.goalkicker.com/SQLBook/
3. Beaulieu, A (2005). Learning SQL. O’Reilly Media, Inc.

Students are advised to also search for more learning materials to aid them in the course

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