Week Monday Thursday Assignment & Projects
1 2025-09-01 (一)
Ch 0. Course Overview
(Slides Recordings) 2025-09-04 (四)
Ch 1. Introduction
Ch 2. Introduction to the Relational Model
(Slides Recordings) Assignment 0: Signing Honor Code (Due: Wed, 09/10)
2 2025-09-08 (一)
Ch 2. Introduction to the Relational Model
(Slides Recordings) 2025-09-11 (四)
Ch 2. Introduction to the Relational Model
Ch 3. Introduction to SQL
(Slides Recordings) **Course ADD/DROP Finalization (Due: Fri, 09/12, 10:00 a.m.)
Final Project - Part 1:** Team Up & Ideation (Due: Wed, 09/17 Tuesday, 9/23)
3 2025-09-15(一)
Ch 3. Introduction to SQL
(Slides Recordings) 2025-09-18(四)
Ch 3. Introduction to SQL
Ch 4. Intermediate SQL
(Slides Recordings)
4 2025-09-22(一)
Ch 4. Intermediate SQL
(Slides Recordings) 2025-09-25(四)
Ch 4. Intermediate SQL
Ch 6. Database Design Using The E-R Model
(Slides Recordings) Final Project - Overview
5 **2025-09-29(一)
Official Holiday (No On-site Class)** 2025-10-02(四)
Ch 6. Database Design Using The E-R Model
(Slides Recordings) Assignment 1: Apply SQL on real-world datasets (Due: 10/20)
6 2025-10-06(一)
Official Holiday (No On-site Class) 2025-10-09(四)
Ch 6. Database Design Using The E-R Model
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization I
(Slides Recordings)
7 2025-10-13(一)
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization I
(Slides Recordings) 2025-10-16(四)
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization I & II
(Slides Recordings unavailable)
8 2025-10-20(一)
(No On-site Class) Dennis Travel to Conference (CSCW)
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization I & II
2025-10-23(四)
(No On-site Class) Dennis Travel to Conference (CSCW)
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization II **Final Project - Part 2: Project Proposal (Due: Thu, 11/06)
Recordings and Course Materials:** (Slides Recordings)
9 **2025-10-27(一)
(No On-site Class) Dennis Travel to Conference (CSCW)**
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization II **2025-10-30(四)
Midterm** Midterm Review: (Slides Recordings)
10 2025-11-03(一)
Ch 7. Relational Database Design - Normalization 2025-11-06(四)
Ch 12. Physical Storage Systems
11 2025-11-10(一)
Ch 12. Physical Storage Systems 2025-11-13(四)
Ch 13. Data Storage Structures Assignment 2: Create your first database - applying E-R Model & Relational Model (Due: TBA)
12 2025-11-17(一)
Ch 13. Data Storage Structures 2025-11-20(四)
Ch 14. Indexing Final Project - Part 3: Database Implementation (Due: Wed, 11/19)
13 2025-11-24(一)
Ch 14. Indexing 2025-11-27(四)
Ch 14. Indexing
Ch 15. Query Processing
14 2025-12-01(一)
Ch 15. Query Processing 2025-12-04(四)
Ch 16. Query Optimization
15 2025-12-08(一)
Ch 16. Query Optimization 2025-12-11(四)
Wrap-Up Course withdrawal (Due: 11/28)
16 **2025-12-15(一)
(NO CLASS, FINAL STUDY WEEK)** **2025-12-18(四)
Final Exam** Final Project - Part 4: Final Submission (Due: Sun, 12/14)