Instructor: Paul R. Zuckerman
Office: FOB N1
Office hours: See secretary in FOB N12
Phone: (845) 257-3516
Fax: (845) 257-3996
E-mail address: zuckerman@mcs.newpaltz.edu
Web page: http://www.mcs.newpaltz.edu/~zuckerma

Get an Oracle user-name and password.

This course is about the concepts necessary for designing and using database management systems. We will study the relational data model, normal forms, query processing, and Oracle, which is a major relational database management system. See the table of contents of chapters one through six of the text for a list of the specific topics we will cover.

Examinations.
I will give two exams and several end-of-chapter quizzes on dates that I will announce in advance.
The time for the final exam is Thursday, Dec. 13, 11:30 A.M. - 1:30 P.M.
I do not give make-up exams or quizzes for exams or quizzes missed during the semester. I will excuse you from an exam or quiz only if you present substantial documentation of a serious illness or personal emergency that prevented your attendance.

Grades.
I will compute your grade from a course average with the following weights:
End of chapter quizzes - 20%
Two in-class exams - 15% each.
Final exam - 30%
Projects - 20%

Notice.
I do not permit my classes to be recorded.
I enforce the College policies that prohibit eating and drinking in classrooms. Please cooperate by respecting these regulations.