Department Department of Electrical Engineering Dept.

Code EE
Course Title Fundamentals of Database Systems Course Code CS213
Pre-requisite(s) - Credit Hours 3+1

Ability to analyze system requirements, design and normalize a relational database.

Course
Also use SQL to implement and manage any relational database using any available
Objective
relational database management system.

No. Assigned Program Learning Outcome (PLO) Level Tool

An ability to create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
05 modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modeling, to complex R F
engineering activities, with an understanding of the limitations.
I = Introduction, R = Reinforcement

E = Evaluation, A = Assignment, Q = Quiz, M = Midterm, F=Final, L = Lab, P = Project, W = Written

Report.

Assessmen Taxonomy
No. Course Learning Outcome (CLO) Statements PLO
t Tools Levels
Describe basic terminology and constraints with regards to
1 Q1, M1 C2 5
databases in general and relational database in particular.
Apply SQL DDL/TCL/DCL statements on a relational data
2 model to create and later manage the database using any M1, A1 C3, C5, C5 5
available RDBMS.
Apply SQL DML statements on any relational data model in
3 order to select/update/delete/insert data present within the A1, Q2 C3 5
database using any available RDBMS.
Analyze system requirements and come up with an Enhanced
4 Entity Relationship (EER) model (high level conceptual data A2, M2 C4 5
model)
Apply the rules that are needed to convert an ER/EER model
5 into corresponding relational data model (implementation Q3,M2 C3 5
data model).
Use functional dependencies as a tool to analyze an existing
6 A3, F C2, C4 5
database for goodness of design.
Rate an existing database via the normalization process for
7 goodness of design and apply the normalization rules to A3, F C6, C3, C5 5
redesign a poorly designed database.

1
 Title Fundamentals of Database Systems (7th edition)
Text Books Author Ramez Almasri
Publisher Addison Wesley
Title An Introduction to Database Systems
Author C. J. Date
Reference Books
Title Database Management Systems
Author Raghu Ramakrishnan

Week Course Contents/Topics Chapter* CLO*

Introduction to Database, Database System Concepts and 1&2
01 1
Architecture
02 Relational Data Model and Relational Database Constraints 5 1
03 The Relational Algebra 8 1
04 The Database Language SQL: Schema Definition, Constraints, DDL 6&7 2
05 The Database Language SQL: DML Queries 6&7 3
06 The Database Language SQL: DML Queries (SELECT subqueries) 6&7 3
The Database Language SQL: Stored Procedures, Views, and 6&7
07 3
Triggers
8 ER Modeling 3 4
9 ER Modeling (Higher degree relationships and examples) 3 4
10 Enhanced ER Modeling 4 4
11 Enhanced ER Modeling (multiple inheritance, union types) 4 4
12 Relational Database Design by ER and EER to Relational Mapping 9 5
13 Functional Dependencies 14&15 6
14 Functional Dependencies (Equivalent and minimal sets) 14&15 6
15 Normalization of Relational Databases 14 7
16 Normalization of Relational Databases (Higher normal forms) 14 & 15 7
*Reference book chapters are given in brackets

Assessment Tools Weightage

Assignments (3), Quiz (4) 20.0%
Midterm (I+II) 30.0%
Final Exam 50.0%
Grading Policy: Relative