CS 631 - Database Systems

Units: 3
Design issues in current database systems. Topics may include: data models, storage management and access, distributed systems, query languages and query optimization, database integrity and security, encryption and decryption, concurrency control. Programming projects and review of literature.

Prerequisites: CS 431 or CS 601.
Credit Restrictions: Computer Science M.S. or B.S. students only.

Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Analyze the data requirements of a problem, especially when large amounts of data need to be maintained.
Characterize the ways that system architecture affects efficiency of operation.
Contrast how database and query design support efficient access to the data models they represent.
Implement solutions to data requirements using current database technology (like NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Neo4j or eXist).
Manage and maintain a database system.