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Welcome to CS3200 :-)

Prof. Nate Derbinsky

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Getting to Know You!

• Now
– Poll on https://northeastern.blackboard.com
• “Background” under “Links”
• Password: “SoCold” ❄

• Whenever you want :)

– Come chat with me before/after class and/or
during office hours

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My Path to CCIS @ Northeastern

1998-2009 BitX Solutions, Inc. Founder & President
• {.gov .edu .org .com} x {desktop web mobile}

2002-2006 NC State. BS Computer Science

• TA, DBMS

2006-2012 U of Michigan. MS/PhD Comp Sci and Eng

• TA, AI+DBMS

2012-2014 Disney Research. Postdoctoral Associate

• Machine Learning, Optimization, Robotics

2014-2017 Wentworth. Assistant Professor

• 3-3, Research/Service Learning

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Research Interests
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Teaching
K-12/ICT-D UG/Grad
• CS1/2
– OOP, Foundations

• Databases, Web

• AI, Machine Learning

• HTMAA
– RPi, Arduino

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Syllabus
• Accessible via Blackboard (Under “Links”)
– https://northeastern.blackboard.com
– MyNEU

• https://course.ccs.neu.edu/cs3200sp18s3

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This Class
After this class, you should be able to…
– Use a relational database (via SQL and code)
– Design a secure, normalized, efficient database
– Understand (some of) how a DBMS works

Expectations of you
a) Work hard (really hard, it’ll be worth it!)
b) Use resources (read book/materials before class,
attend class, etc.)
c) Start assignments early (you’ll need the time!)
d) Ask for help [if you’ve done a-c]
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Course Overview HW Project

2 What makes up a relational database? (relational data model)

Database
Using a

3 How do I get data in/out of a database? (SQL, relational algebra) SQL.1

4 What is this NoSQL stuff? (MongoDB, Neo4j) SQL.2

Exam 1 Intro

5 How do I extract data constraints & relationships from req’s? (ERD) ERD
Designing a
Database

6 How do I design a database? (mapping, relations)

7 How do I evaluate a database design? (FDs, normalization) Map/FD

Exam 2 WebDev

10 How do I write secure database applications? (JDBC, attacks, salt) App/Hack ERD, Map, SQL
DB Apps/
Internals

11 How do I make a database app fast? (physical design, indexes) Index

12 How a DBMS handles multiple users (concurrency, transactions) Sched

Exam 3 Final

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Lectures -> Understand

• Syntax
• Concepts, algorithms, math, tradeoffs

I will try to include opportunities to do

• Come ready to ask participate and ask
great questions!

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Homework (40%) -> Use

• Apply ideas from lecture
• Solve problems, evaluate results

Guidelines
• Code + PDF (ideally LATEX )
• Discussion encouraged, but all submissions
must be individual
– Absolutely no sharing code/work 😡
• Typically due Thursdays @ 6PM
– Late (50% off): 24 hours
• Blackboard submission: single ZIP
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Exams (40%)
• Logically grouped, mostly independent
– Use, Design, Speed/Internals
• Demonstrate basic understanding of
concepts, apply to small problems

Basic structure
– Review
– Exam
– Exam debrief

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Group Project (20%)

Hands-on experience with a database
application, from requirements to GUI
– Design a database given specification
– Write queries to perform operations
– Develop user interface (i.e. app)
– Submit packet, presentation via YouTube, peer
evaluation

More details/deadlines to come

– Probably: random groups, base project option +
proposal process to deviate
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