BIT320 Syllabus — SQL

October 11, 2005

SQL 1: Introduction to SQL (lab)

Lecture about SQL, databases. Work through Chapter 2.

Topics:

Before Class

  1. Read Chapter 1 of SQL book and skim Chapter 2

In Class

  1. Chapter 2 Notes for “A Guide to SQL”: Use these as you’re reading along and working through the book
  2. Chapter 2 SQL scripts in case you become desperate
  3. SQL resources
  4. Exercise concerning ER diagrams, normalization, and SQL
  5. Do all the exercises in Chapter 2 of “A Guide to SQL”.

After Class

  1. Make sure you complete all the exercises in Chapter 2 of “A Guide to SQL”.

Other Resources

  1. MySQL home
  2. SQL School
  3. SQL tutorial
  4. SQL: An introduction and reference

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October 13, 2005

SQL 2: Single and multiple table queries (lab)

Work through Chapter 3 and 4

Topics:

Before Class

  1. Read Chapter 3 of SQL book
  2. Read Chapter 4 of SQL book

In Class

  1. Do Chapter 3 of SQL book
  2. Do Chapter 4 of SQL book

Other Resources

  1. You can use this “House” SQL exercise to test your understanding

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October 20, 2005

SQL 3: Updating data and creating views (lab)

Work through Chapters 5 and 6 of SQL book.

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October 25, 2005

Quiz on first part of semester

Quiz covering ER modeling, normalization, and sql

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