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IST 210: ORGANIZATION OF DATAIntroduction

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Instructor• Instructor: Dashun Wang• Office: 316J IST Building• Office Hours: 3:45-4:45 PM Tuesday, or by appointment• Email: dwang@ist.psu.edu

• TA: Tutaleni Asino• Office: 334 IST Building• Office Hours: 1:00-2:00 PM Thursday, or by appointment• Email: tia103@psu.edu

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Time and Location• Course Number: IST 210, section 002 • Credits: 4• Lecture Time: 

• 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM Tuesday and Thursday

• Location: 208 IST Building

• Lab Time: 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Wednesday• Will skip some weeks – No Labs for the first two weeks!

• Location: 202 IST Building

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Course Homepage

• Log into your ANGEL• You will see all course information on our course website:• http://sites.psu.edu/ist210w/

• Will also upload lecture notes after class • Download assignments

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WHY SHOULD I TAKE THIS COURSE?

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Why Should You Take This Course?

• It is required!• Pre-requisite for other advanced courses

• Why did IST make this course required?• Importance in organizing data, information, and knowledge

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Where are we at? When are we living?

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“Every 2 days we create as much information as we did up to 2003.”

Eric Schmidt, Google

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Google processes

20 petabytes

per day

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10 petabytes

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Organization of Data is Important• Huge amount of data need to be well organized: we need

a database that has the following characteristics:

Massive – terabytes, petabytes, … Persistent Safe – Hardware, software, power, users Multi-user Convenient Efficient Reliable

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WHAT WILL I LEARN FROM THIS CLASS?

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What is This Course About?• Database

• An effective and efficient way to organize data

• Key issues that will be covered in this course• How to design a database?

• E-R Diagram, Database implementation

• How to query a database?• SQL

• How to build a website connecting with database?• HTML, PHP, web server…

• Examples of course projects in previous classes• http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLTMn5zyFv-AZ3-gxwj-OxA/

videos

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How Can I Get an A?• Class

• Lecture, discussion, project• Attendance check: 5% in final grading. If you are not able to attend class with

reasonable excuse, instructor or TA should be notified before class• Class rule: Computers will be taken control during lecture time

• After class• 5 assignments (3%*5=15%)• 5 group reports (3%*5=15%)• Project will be carried as a team (4 persons)

• 10% final presentation. 10% final report

• Lab (5% in final grading) • Programming, project• Individual programming exercises• Team project

• A website connecting with database

• Exams: 15% midterm + 25% final

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Coding in Fun

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Grading• Assignment 15% (3%*5)• Exam 40% (15% Midterm, 25% Final Exam)• Project 35% (3%*5 report, 20% final presentation

and report)• Lab 5%• Class Attendance 5%

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Grading: Assignment• Total 5 assignments: 3%*5 = 15%

• Due: one week after an assignment is given• Must submit online through ANGEL before deadline

• Cut-off time on ANGEL: midnight• Strict late submission penalty

• Will get penalty even if it is just 1 second late• After the deadline but less than 24 hours: penalized

10%• More than 24 hours but less than 48 hours late:

penalized 30%• No submissions are accepted more than 48 hours late

• Independent work!• Do not exchange your answers with your classmates!• Do not search for solutions online!

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Grading: Exam• Mid-term Exam

• 15%, Chapter 1-3• Final Exam

• 25%, all chapters with more focus on Ch.4 and 5

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Grading: Team Project

• A web-based database system to demonstrate what you have learnt• Data organization to facilitate

• Information access• Information organization and management

• Be innovative! The wow factor

• Group will be assigned based on your technical backgrounds• Complete the survey on ANGEL• Group size: 4 students

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Grading: Project (cont.)• Group grade

• 3% for each progress report (total 15%)• 10% for the final report• 10% for the final presentation

• Individual adjustment• For each report: 30% is related to individual contribution and

involvement.

• Done your part of work: 15%• Participation: 15%

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Grading: Project (cont.)

• Five stage progress reports• Each has a very specific problem related to the project

1. Project description2. Data modeling3. Relational model4. Queries5. Web connection

• One final report • Put all progress reports together

• Make changes based on suggestions from TA and me• Include the final result of your design

• Screen shots of your service• URL pointing to your database

• Final in-class presentation

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Grading: Project (cont.)• Database design

• Coding is an integral part of the class• PHP: PHP Hypertext Preprocessor• HTML• Templates and examples will be provided

• No coding experience• Work hard• Start early• Don’t panic, we will help you

• come to office hour and come to the lab!

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Some Challenges You Will Face …• Programming

• HTML, PHP• Do not worry about grading if zero experience

• 5% lab• Programming in projects are done as a team • No programming in assignments, midterm exam and final

• Bonus points for programming

• Assignments• Some are time consuming

• Team project• Team work

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Textbook• Textbook: Database Concepts by Kroenke & Auer/ Pearson,

7th edition

Previous editions are OK(at least up to 5th…)

Not required

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Policy• Academic Integrity

• Individual assignments must be completed independently. Students are strongly encouraged to form study groups and to learn from peer students. However, discussion on homework questions in study group should be limited to general approaches to solutions. Specific answers should never be discussed. Penn State's policy regarding Academic Integrity must be followed.

• University policy• http://www.psu.edu/dept/oue/aappm/R-6.html

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