Course Instructor: Lorina Negreanu

Syllabus:

The course explores advanced concepts of database systems with focus on relational databases.

Topics include advanced logical design, principals of physical design, performance concepts, query processing and optimization, architecture, data distribution, and data sharing in relational databases, object database standards, languages and design, object relational and extended relational systems, enhanced modeling, emerging database technologies.

Students should be able to demonstrate knowledge about the course topics and database technology, apply the principles and concepts emphasized in the course, assess different architectures, and employ the fundamentals of object and objectrelational databases.