This new course is under development and will be offered for the first time during Fall 2008. All course-related materials are in rough draft form and may change dramatically before the fall. Do not make purchases or plans based on these course pages until August 2008.

Study of database theory and design along with software development methodology. Emphasis on design principles and methods, project management, and the use of appropriate tools. A large project provides motivation and practical experience.

Henry M. Walker

Office: Science 3811
Telephone: extension 4208
E-mail: walker@cs.grinnell.edu

Office hours are posted weekly on the bulletin board outside Science 3811, with additional hours possible by appointment. You may reserve a half hour meeting by signing up on the weekly schedule, but please sign up at least a day in advance.

While the schedule for this course is expected to evolve, a Tentative Class Schedule is available in .dvi , pdf, and postscript formats.

Also, if you are logged into the departmental network and want a copy printed, click duerer to have a copy printed on the printer duerer .

This course will involve written assignments and tests.

1. Written Assignments: Exercises will be assigned regularly throughout the course.

2. Hour Tests: Following the Tentative Class Schedule (.dvi format / pdf / postscript), hour tests are scheduled for ???.

3. Exam: Following the published exam schedule, an exam is scheduled for ???, during exam week.

Late Work will not be accepted, as it interferes with normal grading and with preparation for other parts of this course. As homework may be handwritten, exceptions will not be granted for computer system malfunctions.

Exception: Allowances may be made for students with special circumstances, subject to written verification by the Health Center or the Student Affairs Office.

Collaboration often will be allowed on problems from the textbook, but collaboration normally will NOT be allowed on supplemental problems and tests. To avoid confusion, the rules for collaboration on homework are included in the specification of each assignment.

This instructor's grading philosophy dictates that the final grade should ultimately be based upon each student's demonstration of her or his understanding of the material, not on the performance of the class as a whole nor on a strict percentile basis. The following scheme is proposed as a base for how the various assignments and tests will be counted in the final grade.

This document is available on the World Wide Web as

     http://www.cs.grinnell.edu/~walker/courses/325.fa08/index.shtml

created25 April 2008 last revised 25 April 2008
For more information, please contact Henry M. Walker at walker@cs.grinnell.edu.