January 2025
M T W Thursday F
Class:
Introductions
Syllabus
Review of entity relationships
Review of normalization forms


Syllabus
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 1 (Optional)
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 2 (if needing a refresher)
Review of normalization forms
Module 01 Exercises
Deadline for full refund
10 

13 
Before Class:
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 3

Class:
Review of normalization forms
Enhanced ER Model (summary, slides)
14 

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16 
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20 
MLK Holiday (no class)
21 

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24 

27 
Before Class:
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 5

Class:
Advanced SQL 1 (slides, exercises, exercises (in-class))
28 

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31 


February 2025
M T W Thursday F
Before Class:
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 6

Class:
Advanced SQL 2 (slides, SQL 1 exercises answers)



10 
Before Class:
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 7

Class:
Physical Database Design and Performance I (slides, SQL 2 exercises answers)
11 

12 

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14 

17 
Before Class:
Modern Database Management, 13th Edition Cover Modern Database Management: Chapter 8

Class:
Physical Database Design and Performance II (slides)
18 

19 

20 
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24 
Before Class:
Big Data Fundamentals Concepts, Drivers & Techniques Cover Big Data Fundamentals: Chapter 1

Class:
Understanding Big Data (slides)

Due:
Project 1
25 
College Career Fair 12-2 PM Student Recreation Center (Extra Credit)
26 

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28 


March 2025
M T W Thursday F
Presentations for Project 1 (CougarVIEW Discussion)



Deadline to Withdraw with a WP

10 
Before Class:
Big Data Fundamentals Concepts, Drivers & Techniques Cover Big Data Fundamentals: Chapter 5

Class:
Big Data Storage Concepts (slides)
11 

12 

13 

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17 
Spring Break
18 
Spring Break
19 
Spring Break
20 
Spring Break
21 
Spring Break
24 
Before Class:
Big Data Fundamentals Concepts, Drivers & Techniques Cover Big Data Fundamentals: Chapter 6

Class:
Big Data Processing Concepts I (slides)
25 

26 

27 

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31 
Before Class:
Big Data Fundamentals Concepts, Drivers & Techniques Cover Big Data Fundamentals: Chapter 6

Class:
Big Data Processing Concepts II

April 2025
M T W Thursday F




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CougarVIEW Quiz
Project (submit through CougarVIEW)