CS4321: Practicum in Database Systems (Fall 2009)

·         Lecture/programming assignment discussion: W, 3:35-4:25pm; Hollister 306

·         Instructor: Johannes Gehrke

o   Office hours: Fridays, 1:15pm to 2:15pm or by appointment.

·         TAs:

o   Ki Suh Lee, Lu Wang, and Petko Nikilov. You can reach the TAs by sending email to cs4321-ta-l “at” lists “dot” cs “dot” cornell “dot” edu

o   Office hours: Tuesdays, 11:30am-12:30pm; Wednesdays, 11am-noon. Place TBD.

·         Course Management System. The homework assignments and grades, are available via CMS.

·         There is no assigned textbook, but concurrent enrollment in CS4320 is required where the concepts that you will implement in this course are taught.

CS4321 is the practicum associated with CS4320. You will build major components of a “realistic” database system. Solid C/C++ skills are required. CS4321 has a lecture/discussion once every week, where you can ask questions about the homework assignments. This is not a course in which you are lectured on how to program. CS4321 does not have any exams. Your grade solely depends on four assignments. See the CMS for assignments, their deadlines, and grades.