MSc module Advances in Data Management

Autumn Term 2010, Birkbeck


Course Aims and Syllabus

Please see ADM Lab Troubleshoot for information on how to avoid the technical problems that occurred in the lab session on 7th December.

Please see below for revised content of the Tutorial session on 21st December.

Course Schedule

Tue 5th Oct

Tue 12th Oct

Tue 19th Oct

Tue 26th Oct

Tue 2nd Nov

Tue 9th Nov

Tue 16th Nov

Tue 23rd Nov

Tue 30th Nov

Tue 7th Dec

Tue 14th Dec

Tue 21st Dec


TBA
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-7.20
7.40-9.00
6.00-9.00


6.00-9.00
Principles of Database Systems
Principles of Database Systems
Principles of Database Systems
Principles of Database Systems
Lab : Oracle Database Programming
Lab : Oracle Database Programming
Transaction Management
Active and Deductive Databases
Lab : Oracle Database Programming
Query Processing and Optimisation
XML Data Management (Dr Sven Helmer)
Lab : XML Data Management
XML Data Management
Lab: XML Data Management
Query Processing and Optimisation
Query Processing and Optimisation
Distributed and Heterogeneous Databases
Lab : Heterogeneous Data Integration
Lab : Heterogeneous Data Integration
Lab : Heterogeneous Data Integration
Distributed and Heterogeneous Databases
Web Data Management
Tutorial : Triggers (from Coursework 1) - postponed to the Revision Lecture
Tutorial : Query Optimisation Homework - postponed to the Revision Lecture
Tutorial : IQL and help with Coursework 3 - still on, with Jianing
Revision Lecture
The lectures have now moved to room MAL 404.

The Lab sessions are also all in room MAL 404. Attendance at the Lab sessions is compulsory - if you do miss one please email Alex or Sven for any Lab notes that you may have missed.

Office hours

If you wish to talk to Alex about the course, she is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-6pm in her Malet Street office. Alternatively please email her to set up an appointment at a different time.

Handouts from the Lectures

Coursework deadlines

Background reading

Background references (all in Birkbeck Library)