COURSE CODE AND NAME: IS 223 Database Systems Implementation
COURSE LEVEL: Year 2, Semester II
COURSE CREDIT: 4 CU:
Brief Course Description
This course concerns the implementation of a database system using any large database management systems such as Oracle , Informix, Ingress etc it includes the structure of these systems, building blocks, SQL Plus interface, menu, Forms, PL/SQL security, Backup and recovery procedures
Course Objective
By the end of the Course, the student will be able to implement a working database system in Oracle or any other large DBMS for an organization.
Detailed Course Description
- Introduction to Oracle architecture, Storage, software components, process, disk space management, Backing up and recovery – (8 hours)
- Oracle Storage structures and Indexes. Blocks, Records, Files structures such as heap files, hash files, mixed file – (8 hours)
- Introduction to SQL plus interface. Command mode, Environmental commands, command file – (8 hours)
- Simple Queries with SQL using search expression- where, group by, having; Multiple row sub-queries, simple joins, complex joins, set operators Basics of a DBA and related commands – (8 hours)
- Implementing database, creating tablespace database, tables, with various integrities, Oracle data types,, Creating, clusters, Views with constraints; Inserting modify and updating data , modify tables – (8 hours)
- Introduction to Oracle Forms, reports, menu, graphics – (8 hours)
- Introduction to PL/SQL programming, Basic PL/SQL block structure, Cursors, Exception handling, procedure, functions, package, triggers – 10hours
- Embedded SQL, Interfacing third generation languages with SQL – (4hours)
Mode of delivery
This course is taught by lectures, tutorials, practical assignments, and examinations.
Assessment
The course is assessed by assignment, tests and final examinations whose contributions are shown below:
Assignment 15%
Tests 25%
Final course Examination 60%
Total 100%
References
- Bert Scalzo Phd. Introduction to Oracle: Basic Skills for Any Oracle User. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010.
- Larry Rockoff. The Language of SQL: How to Access Data in Relational Databases. Cengage Learning PTR; 1st edition, 2010.
- Anthony Molinaro. SQL Cookbook. O’Reilly Media; 1 edition, 2005.
- Steven Feuerstein and Bill Pribyl, Oracle PL/SQL P O’Reilly Media; 6th Edition, 2014
- Joan Casteel, Oracle 11g: PL/SQL Programming. Cengage Learning; 2 edition, 2012
Other Course Units Taught:
Object-Oriented Programming | Business Intelligence and Data warehousing | Information Systems Project Management