1   Text

• Database System Concepts, by Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill.

2   Class time

12:30 - 1:45: TR in CI 1006. Click here for the class calendar.

3   Instructor

Dr. Sridhar Narayan, CI 2015

Office phone: 962-3695

Office hours: 10:00 - 11:00 TR, and by appointment.

E-mail address: narayans@uncw.edu

4   Homework

All homework must be YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL WORK. Misuse of the computer system (including use of another person's account) is illegal, unethical, and will not be tolerated. The UNCW Academic Honor Code will be enforced. Each assignment will have a ``due date'' and those turned in after the due date will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day late.

5   Tests and Grading

You will have 2 in class tests on the following days:

• Thursday, February 22, 2007.

• Tuesday, April 3, 2007.

You will have several assignments and one project. The project will be a team effort but project grades will be assigned individually to team members based on the individual's effort and possibly on a peer evaluation by team members. You will be required to present your project in class during the last two class meetings on April 24 and April 26, 2007. If your group fails to present your project at the scheduled time, or if you are absent at your presentation, you will receive no credit for the project. Your homework assignments will make up 20% of your grade, the project will contribute to 35% of your grade,  the 2 hour exams will make up 30% of your grade and the final will account for 15% of the grade.

Course grade: A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79 etc. The upper and lower 30% of all grade ranges will be assigned + and - modifiers, respectively. For example, a 93 is an A-. There is no A+ grade.

6   STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

If you have a disability and need reasonable accomodation in this course, you should inform the instructor of this fact in writing within the first week of class or as soon as possible. If you have not already done so, you must register with the Office of Disability Services in Westside Hall (extension 3746) and obtain a copy of your Accommodation Letter. You should then meet with your instructor to make mutually agreeable arrangements based on the recommendations of the Accommodation Letter. Other university policies that apply to this class can found on the departmental web site at www.uncw.edu/csc .