Course detail

Database Systems

FAST-HU51Acad. year: 2023/2024

Database technology fundamentals, terminology, data modelling.
Relational data model, relation algebra, data integrity.
Conceptual modelling, Entition-Relationship diagrams.
RDBMS languages, SQL language.
RDBMS architecture.
Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server.
The goal of the course is practice of analytical skills. As a project students develop a simple database system in chosen production branch.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Miluše Kutínová

Department

Institute of Computer Aided Engineering and Computer Science (AIU)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge and using of operation system especially of filesystem.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

Basic principles of database technology explained on chosen database management system. Design and implementation of a simple database aplication.

Knowledge for design and implementation of simple database application

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Pokorný Jaroslav: Databázová abeceda. Science, Veletiny, 1998.

Recommended reading

Pokorný Jaroslav: Dotazovací jazyky. Science, Veletiny, 1994.
Šimůnek M.: SQL kompletní kapesní průvodce. Grada Publishing, 1999.
Rebecca M. Riordan: Vytváříme relační databázové aplikace. Computer Press, 2000.
Henderson K: Mistrovství v Transact-SQL. Computer Press, 2000.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-GK Master's

    branch GD , 2. year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miluše Kutínová

Syllabus

1. Data modelling, current approaches 2. Relational model for database management, relation and its representation 3. Relational algebra 4. Conceptual modelling 5-6. Tables, relationships, primary and foreign keys, E-R diagrams 7. Indexing 8. Reference integrity 9. SQL language, DDL and DML commands 10. Complex SELECT queries 11. Views, stored procedures in TSQL. Transactions and access management. 12. Overview of current database management systems: Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, ISAM 13. Sample analysis of simple information system.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Miluše Kutínová

Syllabus

1. Comparison of work with data in demo application between application user interface and underlying database management system interface. 2-3. Using simple tools for information extraction (ordering a filtering). Data imports and exports. 4. Table structure definition, data types, integrity constraints implementation. 5-7. Creating queries for information extraction. 8-9. Relationships between tables, complex queries, SQL language notation. 10-12. Assigning of themes for projects, project consultations. 13. Projects submission, final test.