• Office: 3364 TMCB
• Office Hours: Thursdays 9:30-10:30
• Phone: (801) 422-6470
• E-mail: embley@cs.byu.edu

• Office: CS452 TA Desk, 1058 TMCB
• Office Hours: M 12:00-2:00 pm, T 12:30-2:00 pm, W 2:00-4:00 pm, Th 6:30-8:30 pm, F 9:30-11 am
• E-mail: ra72@email.byu.edu; ctao@cs.byu.edu; mja47@cs.byu.edu

• Officially: CS312 and CS330 or equivalent.
• Practically: CS240 (programming experience in C, C++, or Java); CS236 or equivalent (sets, relations, functions, propositional logic, predicate logic); and CS3xx (CS maturity).

• Objectives: (1) Become familiar with the terminology and fundamental concepts of relational databases and database management systems. (2) Obtain a feel for and be able to analyze secondary storage characteristics. (3) Be able to design and develop database applications. (4) Learn about some of the current challenges facing database professionals (e.g., XML, XQuery, information extraction, data integration, family-history technology).
• Contents: We will study the introductory material from Chapter 1, conceptual fundamentals from Chapters 2, and physical and system fundamentals from Chapter 3, From Chapter 4 we will study object-relationship modeling (Section 4.1), and from Chapters 5 and 6 we will study theoretical underpinnings (Sections 5.1, 5.2.1 & 5.2.2) and modeling theory (Section 6.1). We will then turn our attention to database design as covered in Chapters 9 and 10. In addition, we will use supplemental tutorial material for considering the challenges facing database professionals.

                 Homework Assignments	20%
                 Projects		36%
                 Midterm Examinations	24%
                 Final Examination	20%

			A  93.3-100%	A- 90-93.2%		
	B+ 86.7-89.9%	B  83.3-86.6%	B- 80-83.2%
	C+ 76.7-79.9%	C  73.3-76.6%  	C- 70-73.2%
	D+ 66.7-69.9%	D  63.3-66.6%	D- 60-63.2%
			E  Below 60%
	I, W, UW: given according to University Policies
        

• Homework Assignments: Written homework assignments are due as specified in the schedule. Submit assignments by putting them under the door of 2262 TMCB before midnight on the day on which they are due. Late assignments will not be accepted; however, the lowest two scores will not count in the grade computation.
• Projects: There will be several projects, designed to help meet the objectives of the class. All requirements specified in the project descriptions are to be met by the due date as specified on the schedule. Up to 90% credit may be received for late projects turned in within one week of the due date, and up to 80% credit may be received for late projects turned in within two weeks of the due date. Projects turned in more than two weeks late may receive up to 70% credit.
• Examinations: There will be two midterm exams. These tests will be given in the Testing Center as specified on the schedule. The final exam will be comprehensive, but weighted towards the material in the last third of the class. The final exam will be taken in the class room, as scheduled by the university. Exam questions will be based on concepts covered in class, in the text, and on homework assignments. Examinations are closed book/notes/calculators. Midterm examinations have no time limit; the final has a time limit as scheduled by the university.
• Working Together: You may work together with other members of the class; however, do not turn in other people's work. There is a fine line here that may require some judgment on your part. Your objective when working with others should be to maximize your learning and the learning of others. You maximize everyone's learning when you help each other come to a greater understanding, but not when you accept or provide an unacceptably easy way to complete an assignment. (There are no shortcuts to learning.) Examples of acceptable collaboration: discussing ideas and concepts related to assignments and projects; posting general questions and answers to the class newsgroup; developing high-level pseudo-code for a project; and working on homework problems in a study group in a way that enhances everyone's learning. Examples of unacceptable collaboration: copying homework answers; allowing someone to copy your homework; using a copy of the provided homework answers; using some of another person's code to complete an assignment; allowing someone else to use some of your code to complete an assignment; and accepting help from a TA or classmate without really internalizing the material yourself so that you cannot fully claim the work you turn in as your own.
• Zero Tolerance: Be sure you know and comply with the Computer Science Department's systems abuse policy and university's honor code and harrasement policies.
• Exceptions: Extenuating circumstances may cause alterations to the course schedule and procedures. If extenuating circumstances arise in your life, see your instructor.