BAD 84082 Spring 2006 Brandyberry

Database Management Systems - B AD 84082 - Section 001

Spring 2006

324 BSA

2:15-5:00 pm Tuesday

PhD Status

In-depth investigation of intelligent database management systems in support of business decision making. An understanding of relational databases is assumed. Object-oriented and semantic databases will be explored. Prerequisite: doctoral standing and permission of instructor.

Dr. Alan Brandyberry

BSA A425

(330)672-1146

3:00-5:30 PM Mon., 11:45-2:15 PM Tues. (and by appointment)

Main Site: http://babbage.bsa.kent.edu/

Journal and other readings to be assigned.

A solid understanding of relational databases and their management is assumed.

 

 

Preparation of students to teach and do research in the database area.  Teaching: Ensure students are prepared to teach database concepts at the undergraduate and master's levels.  Research: Acquaint students with the variety of active database research topics and develop an in-depth understanding of a few.

 

 

Teaching: We will spend the first several weeks reviewing database concepts to establish proficiency in the context of ensuring the ability to teach in the area (approximately four weeks). 

Research: Following this portion of the course we will alternate weeks between students to lead discussions on more advanced database topics.  Each student will select a database related topic (get oral approval for topic from instructor), create a short bibliography (10 minimum, 20 maximum) of what appears to be the most important scholarly papers on this topic, and select three of these papers as readings to be discussed in class.  Students should pass out their bibliography with the selected readings designated the week prior to the discussion. 

The student should plan on leading the discussion on the topic and the other student(s) (along with the instructor) should be prepared to participate in the discussion.  As the discussion leader you may want to present certain aspects of the papers but this should always be done with the assumption that the rest of the class have carefully read these papers.  You should also have discussion points prepared to help guide the discussion (this does not necessarily need to be distributed).

Each student will present three topics.

Finally, concurrently with above, each student will select one topic for further research .  This may be one of the topics you presented, one of the topics a colleague has presented (students have first rights to the topics they presented - make sure the student who presented it will not be using it themselves), or a database topic not presented (obtain approval).  Each student will describe one empirical and one conceptual research topic related to their described topic.  A moderately thorough, generic,  literature review will be written that could support either research idea.  The literature review should be approximately 3000-4000 words, not including bibliography.  The balance of class time will be spent on individual and class discussion and consultation on these topics.

 

 

Attendance at each class meeting is required.  Unexcused absences will adversely affect overall grade.  Non-emergency absences should be cleared with instructor prior to the absence.  Emergencies will be dealt with on an individual basis.

Attendance & Participation

33%

Topic Presentations (3)

33%

Final Project.

34%