Kent State University

College of Business Administration

 

MIS 44043 (Call 20661) Syllabus – Data Base Management Systems – Fall 2002

Class Schedule: MWF 2:15pm – 3:05pm, Room 108 BSA

Text: Database Processing, Eighth Edition, David M. Kroenke, Prentice Hall Publishing

 

Instructor: Rick Goeke

Email: rgoeke@kent.edu

Phone: 672-1164

Office: Room 402

Office hours: 10:00am – 11:00am  MWF  and by appointment

 

 

Course Overview

 

This is a high level course intended for IS majors and other students with a serious interest in relational database.  It is therefore critical that you keep up with readings and participate in class.  Course objectives include:

 

 

 

Class Schedule

 

Week

Chapters(s)

Topic(s)

Note

1

1

Intro to DB Processing

HW: 08/26 (Mon)

2

2

Intro to DB Development

 

3

3

Entity-Relationship (E-R) Model

Quiz: 09/09 (Mon)

4

5

Relational Model & Normalization

 

5

6

DB Design using E-R Model

Exam: 09/23 (Mon)

6

6

DB Design using E-R Model

HW: 10/02 (Wed)

 

8

Foundations of Rel. Implementation

 

7

8

Foundations of Rel. Implementation

 

 

9

SQL

 

8

9

SQL

HW: 10/16 (Wed)

9

9

SQL

Exam: 10/23 (Wed)

 

10

DB Application Design

 

10

10

DB Application Design

 

11

11

Managing Multi-User DBs

Quiz: 11/04 (Mon)

12

12 / 13

Oracle / SQL Server

 

13

12 / 13

Oracle / SQL Server

Quiz: 11/22 (Fri)

14

14

Networks, Multi-Tier Architecture & XML

 

15

 

Review

Quiz: 12/04 (Wed)

16

 

Final Exam Week

 

Grading

 

 

Item

Points

Percent

Quizzes – 4

100

20%

Exams – 3

300

60%

Homework – 3

80

16%

Class Participation

20

4%

Total

500

100%

 

 

Grades

Points

Percent

A

450 – 500

90%

B

400 – 449

80%

C

350 – 399

70%

D

300 – 349

60%

F

Below 300

 

 

 

A note on Grading

 

Dates for exams, quizzes and homework are shown on the above schedule.  Except for documented emergencies (ie death in the family, doctor’s excuse), no makeup exams or quizzes will be allowed.  Homework due dates will be given at the time the homework is assigned, and again, those dates are inflexible except for documented emergencies.

 

Exams, quizzes and homework will be based on your readings and material covered in class.  Therefore, it is to your advantage to attend class regularly and to keep up with readings.


Once grades for an exam, quiz or homework are received, you have three days to let me know by e-mail, that you feel a mistake has been made in your grade. If you fail to contact me about your grade within this three day period, then the grade for the homework or quiz, even if incorrect, will be final.

A letter grade of A will be earned if you have a total score of 90% or more. A grade of B will be earned for a total score that is at least 80% and less than 90%. For a C, you must have at least 70% and less than 80%. A D will be assigned with at least 60% and less than 70% for your total score. An F will be assigned to all students receiving a total score that is less than 60%. Note, a total score of 79.8% is less than 80% and will result in a final grade of C.

 

Academic Dishonesty

It is expected that all work you submit for a grade will be your own. If this is not the case, a failing grade will be assigned for this course and the instructor reserves the right to pursue additional sanctions as provided by University rules and regulations. If you are not familiar with these rules and regulations, you can find them in the current University Phone Directory.

In particular, each of you must submit your own work. Should two or more of you submit identical or substantially identical assignments/quizzes, then I can only assume that one (or more) of you copied from the other(s). In such a circumstance, every student involved will receive a failing grade for the course. Additional sanctions may be pursued in accord with University rules and regulations.

 

 

Students With Disabilities

In accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact me at the beginning of the semester or when given an assignment for which an accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their eligibility through the Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) in the Michael Schwartz Student Services Center (672-3391).

 

 

Class Registration

 

It is the policy of Kent State University that students are not permitted to attend classes for which they are not officially enrolled.  It is the student’s responsibility to ensure proper enrollment in classes.  You are advised to review your class schedule during the first 2 weeks of the semester to ensure proper enrollment.  Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Friday of the second week of classes to correct it.  If Registration errors are not corrected by that date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester.

 

Class Attendance

Class attendance is not required. However, it is expected. And, you are responsible for all material covered in class in addition to that assigned outside of class.  


A note on class decorum

I interpret your coming to class as an expression of your interest in learning as much as you possibly can. Certainly, you should assume that this is your classmates' intention in being here. In fairness to your classmates (and me), I expect you to refrain from talking to others, reading newspapers, sleeping, playing radios or CDs, making telephone calls and other similar, disruptive activities. Don't be surprised if I ask you or someone else to leave because of conduct detrimental to the class. If you simply must study for a test later that day, stay home, go to the Library, find a bench outdoors. Don't do it in class.

 

Readings

This course is designed to help you develop skills that will serve you in an ever changing professional environment. In particular, your text and any other supplementary materials you may acquire are resources to help you master important concepts. You should take the extra time to familiarize yourself with them.

 

Special Note

 

The instructor reserves the right to amend this syllabus.