Database management systems have become an indispensable tool for managing large amounts of information. Applications of DBMS range from e-commerce systems, customized business solutions to technical and scientific applications. This course gives a comprehensive introduction into the field of DBMS with a focus on database application design and implementation. Issues like data modeling and organization, relational algebra, query languages and database-backed web-applications will be addressed. In particular, the course focus on topics like:
Foundations
Entity-relationship model and relational model
Relational Data Model
Relational Algebra and Calculus
Query languages (SQL)
Application Development
SQL embedded in other programming languages
Database-backed Internet Applications
Multimedia Objects in Databases
Systems, Refinement and Optimization
Storage and indexing systems
Query optimization
Transaction management
Design phases
Schema refinement and normalization
Advanced topics and new technologies
Expert systems, search engines and data mining
New data models (XML, OOD)
Data-warehouses and spatial databases
The course is given in English. There will be practical assignments that allow you to develop practical skills for designing and implementing database applications.
Examination: Written, after completion of the course and the practical work.
Literature: Ragu Ramakrishnan, Johannes Gehrke: Database Management Systems, McGraw Hill, third edition, paperback version; ISBN: 0071151109; 936 blz.;
Website: http://www.liacs.nl/databases