CSc 8711, Databases and the Web, Spring 2013, Syllabus

Class Details

Class Time: Fridays 10.00 to 12.30
Location: Classroom South 400
Instructor: Dr. Raj Sunderraman
Office: 34 Peachtree Street, Suite 1452
Office Hrs: Friday Afternoon (1.00 to 2.00)
E-mail: raj at cs dot gsu dot edu

Prerequisites

CSc 4710/6710. The pre-requisite is strictly enforced. Knowledge of Web Programming is also strongly recommended (CSc 4370/6370).

Course Overview

This course covers various topics related to data and Web. These include Web access to databases, XML and related technologies, Semantic Web technologies including Description Logics, RDF, RDFS, OWL, and SPARQL, and NoSQL systems. The student will work on several programming projects which illustrate the various concepts and techniques to access databases on the Web. The student will also review selected current articles/systems in this field and present their reviews in the class.

Textbooks

  1. Oracle 10g Programming: A Primer by R. Sunderraman, Addison Wesley, 2008.
  2. Web Data Management by Serge Abiteboul, Ioana Manolescu, Philippe Rigaux, Marie-Christine Rousset, and Pierre Senellart, Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Grading

The grading will be based on the following components:
  1. Programming Projects (50%) - 20% Penalty for late submission - STRICTLY ENFORCED. One week grace period for late submission. Projects will not be accepted after the grace period and will receive a score of zero.
  2. Exam(s) (30%)
  3. Research Paper/Presentation (20%)

Policy on Academic Honesty:

(Taken from Dr. Weeks Website). Students may work alone on assignments or in groups, but only within this section of the course. Students working in groups must turn in one assignment for the group and must state on that assignment the names of all the students in the group who contributed to that assignment; the grade for the assignment will be divided among the students in the group. For example, if 3 students in this section worked on an assignment that receives a grade of 18 (out of 25), then each of the three students will receive a a grade of 6 (out of 25). Students who turn in similar assignments without indicating that they collaborated, either within this section or outside of this section, will be assigned a grade of 0. Determination of collaboration will be made by the instructor. Students must work individually on quizzes and exams without any assistance from persons or things. Any student found to be cheating on an examination will receive a score of 0 for that exam. It is the student's responsibility to protect work from copying. No outside help is permitted. If a book or paper is used, it must be referenced and not copied. Plagiarized work is determined solely by the professor and is graded solely at the professor's discretion.

Last Date for Withdrawal

Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

Attendance Etc.

Daily attendance is strongly encouraged. Any student missing a lesson is responsible for all material assigned or covered in class during his or her absence. Other Disruptive classroom behavior will not be tolerated. See the student catalog for more information. Class participation is strongly encouraged, please ask questions, make comments.

Disclaimer

This syllabus represents a general plan for the course and deviations from this plan may be necessary during the duration of the course.