SyllabusSyllabus~IS 260 Database Theory
Instructor:
Kris Townsend |
Class
Hours: 8:30 — 9:20 Daily in 18-218 |
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Web Site: http://faculty.spokanefalls.edu/ktownsend/IS260 |
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Required Text and Materials
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Text: Concepts of Database Management, |
Course Description
This course serves as a foundation for working with all types of databases.
It reviews what a database is and moves into the various database models
such as hierarchical, network, relational, entity and object oriented. It also
covers design concepts, SQL, normalization and database administration.
CSS Catalog
Be Professional
Be professional. Your enrollment in this class indicates that you plan to work professionally in a technical field. That professionalism needs to start now, not then.
- Check Moodle frequently. Use it to get due dates, class schedules, directions, scoring specifications, files that need to be downloaded, and to check your grades.
- If you miss a presentation or due date, it is a professional courtesy to email your instructor on that day to open the discussion regardomg your plans for doing the presentation or completing the assignment. Notice I am not asking for excuses.
- Backup your work. Lost or failed drives are not considered an excuse for missing deadlines.
- Do your own work. Working with others to solve problems and foster learning is encouraged. Blindly relying on the work of others is discouraged and considered cheating. Cheating is grounds for assigning a failing grade and it can be placed in your academic record.
- For more details, refer to the Performance Review sample posted at Moodle.
SFCC Statement on Diversity
In order for learning to take place, students must feel safe; this safety is due all students, not only those who share your values and beliefs. For this reason, courtesy, thoughtfulness, and acceptance are essential in our discussions in and out of the classroom. Acceptance should not be confused with agreement; one need not agree with a person to listen, and one must listen well in order to disagree respectfully. Every student in this course has a voice and so deserves the courtesy of attentive listening and the freedom to express diverse ideas.
Disability Support Services
If you have a health condition or disability that may require you to have accommodations in order to effectively participate in this class, please contact the Disability Support Services in Building 17, Room 201 (Phone 533-4166). Information about conditions or disabilities will be regarded as confidential.
Grading
Your grade is based on the results of three rounds performance reviews and successful completion of 3 certification exams.
Performance Reviews
- Performance reviews are conducted by yourself, two peers, and your instructor.
- Refer to the performance review form posted at Moodle for specifications.
Certification Exams
- The three tests: SQL, Access, and Database Design.
- Certification tests are pass/fail.
- Failing a certification results in a one point grade drop per certification. For example, assume you earned a 4.0 from performance reviews. Passing two of three tests would result in a final grade of 3.0.
- For each certification test failed, you will get one more chance with a make-up exam.
- Certification make-ups will be during our assigned day on finals week.