Schedule & Readings

Books and Materials

There are no required texts for this course. Consider this resource (from the B.C. Open Textbook Collection) for supplemental reading: Database Design – 2nd Edition, by Adrienne Watt and Nelson Eng.

Class Schedule

n.b. This schedule includes only major exam dates and project due dates. Remember to refer to the assignment prompts for the complete list of weekly checkpoints!

Topic	Assignment	Due Date
Data Forms, Organization, and Normalization
	Exam 1	Friday 15 Sept.
	Project 1	Friday 22 Sept.
What is SQL?
Query building and Database Management Systems
	Exam 2	Friday 20 Oct.
	Project 2	Friday 27 Oct.
Database design and documentation
	Exam 3	Saturday 9 Dec. 9am-12pm
	Project 3	Monday 4 Dec.