The exams will not be comprehensive, however some material from the previous exam may be needed to adequately answer questions on the next exam. If you miss an exam because of illness, a university-approved absence, or an absence approved in advance by the instructor, you will be given the opportunity to take a makeup during the following week. It will be your responsibility to schedule the makeup with the instructor. If you do not, you will receive a grade of zero. You will take quizzes that are intended to measure whether you have read the assigned chapters.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date.
Late assignments must be turned in within 1 week. Assignments turned in more than 1 week late will receive a grade of zero. 50 points each . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The majority of class time will be spent on the relational model and SQL as well as the Entity-Relationship model. You will be proficient in designing and programming database systems using DBMS such as Oracle after you successfully finish this class.