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CS 561

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Database Management Systems I

Course Description

Introduction to the design and querying of relational databases. Topics include: relational schemas; keys and foreign key references; relational algebra (as an introduction to SQL); SQL in depth; Entity-Relationship (ER) database design; translating from ER models to relational schemas and from relational schemas to ER models; functional dependencies; and normalization. Undergraduate data structures and algorithms (CS 385 ) OR CS 590. Undergraduates not allowed to enroll.

Periods Typically Offered

Fall Semester, Spring Semester, Summer Session 1, Summer Session 2