Introduction to the basic goals, functions, models, components, applications, and social impact of database system applications. The course introduces the relational data model and the database query language SQL. Entity-Relationship Diagrams are introduced as a tool for conceptual modeling. Effective mapping of a conceptual model to a relational database schema requires some appreciation of the role of integrity constraints, and the impact of DBMS characteristics.

Continuous Assessment (30%); Mid Semester Exam (20%); Final Exam (50%)

Thirty one-hour lectures and six two-hour tutorial/laboratory sessions