Course Description -
The next course after the basic database UG course. It covers implementation related topics in DBMS, to be specific chapters 10-20 from “Database System Concepts” by Silberschatz, Korth and Sudarshan. The course mainly covers Data Storage and Querying, Transaction Management and Distributed Databases.
Course Pattern and Logistics -
Surprise quizzes => best n out of (n+2), generally 4<=n<=6
Midsem
Endsem
3-4 assignments
A course project
Comments on the Instructor -
Prof. Sudarshan is a renowned person in the field of DBMS, and also a great instructor. If one pays enough attention in the class, very less self study is required to get a good grade.
Who will find it interesting - Those who are interested in taking CS632 (Advanced Database Systems) should definitely register. Even if not, this course gives a good idea about recent advancements in DBMS, from the implementation perspective.
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