1.

Course Description:
This course deals with, query optimization, transaction management, recovery, and
concurrency control, database authorization and security. Additional topics including,
object oriented and object relational database system, distributed databases,
databases, and integration may also be covered. A major component of the course is a
database implementation project using current database languages and systems.

2. Course Goals or Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

i. Describe the main concepts of the OO model such as object identity, type
constructors, encapsulation inheritance, polymorphism, and versioning
ii. Evaluate a set of query processing strategies and select the optimal strategy. Know
the basics of transaction management and concurrency control
iii. Understand database security
iv. Use different recovery methods when there is a database failure
v. Design a distributed database system in homogenous and heterogeneous
environments

3. Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Database Systems (CoSc2071)

Chapter Topic and Subtopics Reading

Concepts for Object-Oriented Databases Reference Book
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Part 5
 Overview of Object-Oriented Concepts Chapter 12
 Object Identity, Object Structure, and Type Constructors
 Encapsulation of Operations, Methods, and Persistence
 Type Hierarchies and Inheritance
2 Query processing and Optimization Reference Book
 Translating SQL Queries into Relational Algebra Part 8
 Basic Algorithms for Executing Query Operations
 Using Heuristic in Query Optimization Chapter 18 and 19
 Using Selectivity and Cost Estimates in Query
Optimization
 Semantic Query Optimization
 Transaction Processing Concepts
3
Reference Book
 Introduction Part 9
 Transaction and System Concepts
Tasks/Activities
 Properties of Transaction Weight PointChapter 20
 Schedules and Test#1 Theoretical
Recoverability 15%
Continuous Project Works
 Serializability of Schedules 15%
 Transaction SupportQuiz
Assessment in SQL 5%
Test#2 Lab/practice 15%
FinalControl
Concurrency examination
Techniques 50%
4 Reference Book
Total 100%
 Locking Techniques for Concurrency Control
Part 9
 Concurrency Control Based ON Timestamp Ordering Chapter 21
 Multi-version Concurrency Control Techniques
 Validation (Optimistic) Concurrency Control Technique
 Granularity of Data Items and Multiple Granularity
Locking
 Using Locks for Concurrency Control in Indexes
Database Recovery Techniques
5
 Recovery Concepts
Reference Book
 Recovery Concepts Based on Deferred Update Part 9
 Recovery Concepts Based on Immediate Update Chapter 22
 Shadow Paging
 The ARIES Recovery Algorithm
 Recovery in Multi database Systems
Database Security and Authorization
6
Reference Book
 Introduction to DB Security Issues
Part 12
 Discretionary Access Control Based on Granting Chapter 30
/Revoking of Privileges
 Mandatory Access Control for Multilevel Security
 Statistical DB Security
Distributed Database System
7
Reference Book
 Distributed Database Concepts
Part 10
 Data Fragmentation, Replication, and Allocation Chapter 23
Techniques for Distributed database Design
 Types of Distributed Database Systems
 Query Processing in Distributed Databases

Assessment Method
 References
Elmasri, R., & Navathe, S. Fundamentals of database systems (7th Edition). Pearson. (2017).