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In
our experience, the best preparation for the real world is significant
programming projects that help you understand how databases really work
inside. This class is somewhat front-loaded, with homeworks 1, 2,
and 4 being big programming projects involving database
internals. Homework 3 will be more of a theory exercise, and
Homework 5 will involve applying your knowledge by designing a database
for a web application that you will create.
For
the database internals programming projects, we will be using Minibase,
a teaching database developed at the University of Wisconsin.
We've found that it provides the right balance of real features and
programmability. The version of minibase we'll be using is
written in Java.
Homework zero
has a simple policy: it must be turned in
on time.
Starting with HW 1, each student gets an automatic extension of 4
calendar days. You can use the extension on any assignment(s) remaining
during the semester (in increments that are rounded up to the nearest
integer). For instance, you can hand in one assignment 4
days late, or each of four assignments 1 day late. For group project
assignments, the slip time will be deducted from each team member's
remaining slip time.
When you hand in a late assignment, you must identify in the README
file the following: (i) how late this assignment is, and (ii) how much
of
the total slip time you have left. No assignment will be accepted more
then 4 days late.
After you have used up your slip time, any assignment handed in late
will be marked off 25% per day. There will be no extensions granted.
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