Course: Database Systems

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Course title Database Systems
Course code KMI/DASY
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Exercise
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Laštovička Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Urbanec Tomáš, Mgr.
  • Foltasová Eliška, Mgr.
Course content
Relational model: attributes, domains, relation schemes, tuples, relations and relational variables. Characteristics properties of relations and relational variables. Tables in SQL. Basic relational operations: sets operations, restriction, projection, join and renaming. Relational expressions and their characteristics properties. Relational division. SELECT expression: procedural and declarative semantics. Nasted SELECT expressions. Characteristic properties of SELECT expressions. Integrity constraints: primary and alternative keys, foreign keys. Functional dependency. Boyce-Codd normal form. Database normalisation. Advance SELECT expressions: tuples sorting, aggregations, grouping and group filtering. Query planner, optimisation and indexes. Building relational expression from characteristics property.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Demonstration
Learning outcomes
The students become familiar with basic concepts of database systems.
2. Comprehension. Understand basic concepts of database systems.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Written exam

Active participation in class. Completion of assigned homeworks. Passing the oral (or written) exam.
Recommended literature
  • Braharu D. (2018). Database For Beginners: Relational Database Concepts and Model (Programming courses). Independently published.
  • Connolly Thomas, Begg Carolyn. (2002). Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management. Addison Wesley.
  • Elmasri R., Navathe S. B. (2000). Fundamentals of Database Systems, 3rd edition. Addison Wesley.
  • Johnson James L. (1997). Database Models, Languages, Design. Oxford University Press.
  • Maier R. (1983). The Theory of Relational Databases. Computer Science Press.
  • Pokorný J. (1992). Databázové systémy a jejich použití v informačních systémech. Academia.
  • Rob. P., Coronel C. (2004). Database Systems. Design, Implementation & Management, 6th edition. Thomson Course Technology.
  • Simovici D. A., Tenney R. L. (1995). Relational Database Systems. Academic Press.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science - Specialization in General Computer Science (2021) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science (2020) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science - Specialization in Programming and Software Development (2021) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Bioinformatics (2021) Category: Informatics courses 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Computer Science for Education (2024) Category: Informatics courses 3 Recommended year of study:3, Recommended semester: Winter