Online Course Catalog
CS 411 - Database Systems
Summer 2025
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Database Systems | DSO | 37192 | ONL | 4 | - | Kevin Chenchuan Chang | ||
| Database Systems | S3 | 40317 | ONL | 3 | 1100 - 1215 | MTWR | Abdussalam Alawini | |
| Database Systems | S4 | 40318 | ONL | 3 | 1100 - 1215 | MTWR | Abdussalam Alawini |
Course Description
This course examines the logical organization of databases: the entity-relationship model, the hierarchical, network, and relational data models and their languages. Functional dependencies and normal forms are also considered. Topics include design, implementation, and optimization of query languages, security and integrity, concurrency control, and distributed database systems.
Credit Hours
3 or 4 hours (CS certificate students must take this course for 4 hours).
Prerequisites
A course in data structures, software principles, and algorithms. Application programming will be required.
Subject Area
- Computer Science