Department of Management Science / Information Systems

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COURSE:  INFORMATION SYSTEMS 408
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
PROFESSOR: DR. MABEL T. KUNG
OFFICE: LH 517
OFFICE HRS: MTWTh 12 – 1PM
PHONES: (714) 278-3077 (MY OFFICE)
(714) 278-2221 (SECRETARY)
EMAIL: mkung@fullerton.edu
TEXT: Adamski, Hommel, Finnegan, Microsoft Access  Comprehensive, Course Technology.
Post, Database Systems Management and Design, Boyd & Fraser.

Pratt, A Guide to SQL featuring ORACLE, Course Technology.

GRADING: PROJECTS
EXAM 1
EXAM 2  
COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
20%
25%
25%
30%

NO MAKEUP EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN.

EXAM DATES:
EXAM 1 ….…………..JUNE 11 (MONDAY)
EXAM 2 …………….. JUNE 18 (MONDAY)

SBAE LAB: Microsoft ACCESS, Visual Basic, and Oracle  SQL will be used extensively for projects.

COURSE OUTLINE: (This is a tentative course outline subject to change)

TOPICS

Application Development of Database Systems

Data Structures for Database Processing

List Structures and File Organizations

Data Manipulation in the Relational Model

The Relational Algebra, Structured Query Language (SQL)

Normalization

SQL Commands in ORACLE

Multiple-Table Queries in ORACLE

Creating and using Scripts in ORACLE

Planning and Modifying the Table Structure

Maintaining Database Tables

Updating, Sorting, Compacting a Database

Querying Database Tables

Defining Selection Criteria, Performing Calculations,

Establishing Table Relationships

Database Design

The Entity-Relationship Model

Views and Relations

Designing Custom Forms

Creating Reports

Advanced Queries and Object Linking and Embedding (OLE)

Using the World Wide Web, the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) and Hyperlink Fields

Designing User Interface

Macros, Switchboards, Control Table, Dialog Boxes

Creating Autoexec Macros

Custom Menu Bar, Using the Menu Builder, Custom Toolbar

Access Basic

Procedures, Global Module, Event Procedures for the Dialog Box

 

DR. M. KUNG

SUMMER 

ISDS 408 COMPUTER PROJECTS

(1)    Linked Lists 

        Due Date:  6/12  (Monday)

(2)    Case 1:  Company Financial Information by FINSTAT Inc.

        Due Date:   7/10   (Monday)

(3)    Case 3:  Internship Program for Pontiac College

        Due Date:  7/10  (Monday)