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Database Management System

This course introduces fundamental database concepts including data modeling, relational structures, database design, normalization, and data dictionaries. The objectives are to design, use, and implement database systems and applications. Contents include the relational data model, database design process, functional dependencies, normalization forms, and translating entity-relationship models to relational schemas. Upon completing the course, students will be able to design relational databases, store procedures, and utilize triggers and cursors to efficiently control and retrieve data, becoming an effective database professional.

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Database Management System

This course introduces fundamental database concepts including data modeling, relational structures, database design, normalization, and data dictionaries. The objectives are to design, use, and implement database systems and applications. Contents include the relational data model, database design process, functional dependencies, normalization forms, and translating entity-relationship models to relational schemas. Upon completing the course, students will be able to design relational databases, store procedures, and utilize triggers and cursors to efficiently control and retrieve data, becoming an effective database professional.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Master of Computer Application


Subject Name : Database Management Systems-I
Subject Code : 610005
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Objectives: This course is intended to introduce the fundamental concepts necessary


for designing , using and implementing Database systems and applications

Prerequisites: Basic Knowledge of working with Computer.

Contents:

1. Introduction : Basic Concepts: data, database, database systems, database


management system, Purpose and advantages of Database management system (over
file systems), data models: Introduction; Three level architecture, Overall architecture
of DBMS, Various components of a DBMS
2. Relation Data Model : Relational Structure – tables (relations), rows (tuples),
domains, columns (attributes), Entity sets, attributes, Types of entities, Relationships
(ER) and Types of relationships, Database modeling using entity and relationships,
Enhanced entity relationship diagrams , keys: super key, candidate keys, primary key,
entity integrity constraints, referential integrity constraints.
3. Database Design : Relational structure – tables (relations), rows (tuples), domains,
columns (attributes), Database design process, Anomalies in a database, Functional
Dependencies (Lossless decomposition, Dependency preservance, Closure set of FD,
Canonical Cover, Lossless Joins), Finding Candidate keys using Armstrong rules,
Stages of Normalization: 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF (with general definition also) and
Multivalued Dependency: 4NF & 5NF (Project Join NF) Translation of E-R schemes
(logical design) to relational schemes (Physical design): A case study.
4. Data Dictionary & Utilities
Introduction to data dictionary, Usage of data dictionary.

Main Reference books :


1. Database System Concepts- Silberschatz, Korth, Sudarshan, Fifth Edition,
McGraw Hill
2. Fundamentals of Database Systems, Elmsasri ,Navathe, Pearson Education, Fifth
Edition (2008)
3. An Introduction to Database Systems, C.J.Date, a Kannan, S Swaminathan,
Pearson Education, Eighth Edition (2006) (Equivalent Reading)
4. Oracle 9i, PL/SQL Programming by Scoot Urban, Oracle Press

Suggested Additional Reading:


1. Database Systems: Concepts, Design and Applications, S. K. Singh. Pearson
Education
2. Database Management Systems, Ramakrishnan, Gehrke, McGraw Hill,Third
edition
3. Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management, Peter Rob, Carlos
Coronel, Cengage Learning, seventh edition (2007)
4. Practice book on SQL and PL/SQL by Anjali, Amisha, Roopal and Nirav
publications.
5. SQL, PL/SQL – The programming Language Oracle-by Ivan Bayross
6. Database management Systems, Leon and Leon, Vikas Publication

Chapter wise Coverage from the Main book(s):


Book No. 1: Chapter 1, 6,7, 11( 11.8)
Book No. 2: Chapter 14,15

Accomplishments of the student after completing the course:


Effective user or a DBMS Professional. A student would be able to effectively squeeze
the “real world” data into the relational data model of the database system and would be
able to retrieve the data afterwards, Designing, Stored procedures, utilization of
triggers/cursors to control and retrieve data efficiently

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