COMP-3150-1 FALL 2024 Announcements.
PLEASE, CHECK THIS PAGE FOR COURSE EVENTS. Just scroll down to read from recent to old
announcements.
NOTE:
DO NOT FORGET, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ATTEND ALL CLASSES.
Class Times:
COMP-3150-1: T, R (11:30am - 12:50pm) UWindsor as announced in
Brightspace.
In the event of an emergency online class, to
attend any possible online class if needed on brightspace lms, Log on to
Brightspace https://brightspace.uwindsor.ca/d2l/login. Then, click on Virtual classroom, and join Comp 3150
Class session for the day.
Office
hours:
Comp-3150-1 (60-315-1): M, 12:00pm-1:00pm and Tuesdays,
2:00 – 3:00pm in my office at CS.
The following link is for joining any MSTeams group for class or during my office hours if meeting moves online on MSTeams:
Course Web Page can be
accessed through: https://brightspace.uwindsor.ca/d2l/login Or https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/fallindex.html.
Important and urgent class
announcements are also sent to students through their Uwindsor email account.
Please, check your UWindsor email account regularly.
Schedule for Extra Tutorials or office
hours provided by Computer Science for Students at various levels can be found
through a link found through the GA consulting hour link.
Posted Sunday, November 10, 2024
Dear Comp 3150 Students,
Assignment 3 due date has been extended to Tuesday,
Nov. 19, 2024. This is the only
extension that will be granted for this assignment.
Yee Haa, we have six more classes left
for Comp-3150 on
Tuesday,
Nov. 12, 2024; Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024; Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, Tuesday, Nov. 26,
2024 and our last class is on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. Thus, there is no Comp-3150 class on Tuesday, Dec. 3,
2024.
Marks going into the final exam
is updated always and posted through the marks link:
http://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/marks/index.html. Note that having an A range grade (that is
>= 80%) going into the exam does not guarantee strong marks for final grade
if you have been missing last segments of course materials. Let me (cezeife@uwindsor.ca) know of any
discrepancies in the posted web marks soon (I mean on the spreadsheet mark
posted through my web site as I will submit final grade from that mark). If you notice any discrepancy on your
individual brightspace grade, send email to admin GA (Gabriela Oljacic through oljacicg@uwindsor.ca and she will take care of that).
As with other tests, I have
put together final exam practice questions which I posted/or will post through
brightspace, resource and test materials folder, as part of my review
classes. Note that no solutions posted
on test folder except for those discussed in my classes just like I did with
other tests. We shall be discussing parts of question 4 (construction of the
B-tree and B+-tree) of the final practice.
I will continue to review questions from there and any other you may
have in preparation for your final exam in my next few classes as needed. SPT
(student perception of teaching, formerly called SET) will usually be
administered during one of those remaining classes.
On Final
Examination method for
this class this term, it is in-person exam taken in rooms OB 104 and 108 (for all Comp 3150 students) on Monday, Dec.
16, 2024, 8:30am to 11:00am, which is during our exact final exam time slot.
The final exam for Comp 3150 is usually a 2 hour 30minute exam. It is a closed book exam like the other two
tests. No use of browsers, email or
texting, no copying or discussing the test with other course mates or people
are allowed during this final exam period (except for communicating with the
Professor or the GA/TA proctor in the exam room). Exam should be written by only the student.
It should just be the same type of exam that others wrote on taught course
materials.
GOOD LUCK in your final
exams !!!
Note the remaining
scheduled class events below.
Upcoming
Class Events
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Due Date |
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Assn 3 (Chs 6, 7, 8) |
Tues. Nov. 19, 2024 (this is an extension) |
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Complete Chapters 8 and 17
materials Relational Algebra & Calculus, B and B+-trees, SPT,
reviews |
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024; Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024; Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024; Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 and our last class is on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024 . |
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Final
Exam (all materials covered in class) |
Date: Mon. Dec. 16, 2024. |
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Tentative Final Exam Viewing |
Thurs., Dec. 19, 2024 (10:00am to 4:00pm) in TBA meeting with supervising GA/TA in a classroom. |
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Tentative Final Exam Make-up
(usually harder slightly) and for only students |
Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 (1:00 to 3:30 pm) in TBA |
Dr. Ezeife, C.
Posted Friday, November 1, 2024
Midterm 2 results posted through the web marks link:
http://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/marks/index.html.
Great performance in midterm 2
by the class (Well done!!). However, could have been better for some students
if they kept up with classes and the work (low consistent class attendance
affects level of understanding and performance in course). The marks are now posted on the web
and will be posted later through brightspace forms by GAs.
You can come to my office hour
to review your midterm exam if you wish on Mondays (12:00pm to 1:00pm) or
Tuesdays (2:00 to 3:00pm) during my office hours. You can also visit any of
the GA/TAs during their office hours posted through the GA/TA office hour link (https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/officehrs/index.html).
Solution
to the midterm test is or will also be posted on brightspace through test folder,
and going through it may also answer your questions. Do not miss classes as things change quickly.
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Section Comp-3150-1 Midterm 2 result summary: |
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Average
Mark: 76.8% Highest
Mark: 100% (obtained by
3 students) Lowest
Marks: 12% Number of
students who wrote the test: 144 Number
who got
100%:
3 ( Excellent !!!!!) Number with 90 <= mark < 100: 50
(Excellent !!!!!) Number
with 50 <= mark < 80: 55 Number
with mark < 50%:
13 (talk to me in my office hour)
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UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS
ASSIGNMENT & EXAMINATION TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Handed
Out (Thurs) |
Due
Date (Thurs) |
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Assn 3 (Chs 6, 7, 8) |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
Nov. 14, 2024 |
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Final Exam (all materials covered
in class) |
Time and Venue : Mon., Dec. 16, 2024, 8.30am; OB 104; OB 108 |
Time and Venue : Mon., Dec. 16, 2024, 8.30am; OB 104; OB 108 |
Posted Monday, October
21, 2024
1.
Note that Assignment 2 is
due Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 at 11:59pm through only electronic brightspace
submission. Do not submit zipped or tarred or packaged
file. Just
submit the .docx or its .pdf assignment file which you had completed with
any other adjoining individual files such as Unix script file (.txt) showing
your interaction through Sqlplus for your creating, inserting data
into your question 2 database as requested by the assignment question. I will
post the assn 2 solution by Sunday to assist with test
preparation. Also, note that late
assignments are deducted -5 for each day late.
I will provide more help with this question 2 and
sqlplus tomorrow in class in the last 10 minutes of class if you have not been
able to log in, come then and do it with me as I go along.
2.
Note Again on
Oracle Sqlplus Login Issues, as announced several
times before, you need to synchronize your UWindsor email password with the
Oracle Sqlplus password every time you change your UWindsor email
password. To synchronize, go to https://auth.cs.uwindsor.ca/password.
Also, use only your UWindsor userid (without the
@uwindsor.ca part).
3. More on Accepted
SQLPLUS password
If you are having login issues with sqlplus, please check https://help.cs.uwindsor.ca/mediawiki/index.php/SQL*Plus#Troubleshooting
first.
If you are unable to resolve the login issue yourself, or are having database
rights privileges in creating or querying tables, send an email to the CS
technical crew, Sanjay Chitte, at sanjay.chitte@uwindsor.ca.
4. Note
that midterm 2 (with scope Chs 14, 6, 7) is written Thursday,
Oct. 31. 2024. (at 11:30am) in person in Toldo 102. Chapters 6 and 7
discuss SQL DDL commands, SQL DML commands (SPJ, aggregation, group by, nested,
etc.).
Prepare for it by going through the practice midterm
2, course notes (chs 14, 6 and 7), book chapters, assignment 2 solutions,
working on your assignment 3. No solutions are posted on brightspace
for practice tests but they may be reviewed in class if time
permits. Good Luck in your test.
On that test, I will also review your
solution to midterm test 2 practice with you in class on Tuesday, Oct. 29,
during my class that day in the last 10 to 15 minutes of class.
5. Check
all upcoming class events below. Tentative Final exam date
announced.
Updated class marks can be found through the marks
link and report any discrepancies early to me.
Assignment 3 has been posted and can be found in the
assignment folder in the course brightspace site.
Also, Midterm 2 practice had been posted on
brightspace resource folder.
Find GA/TA as well as CS tutor hours of help also
through the GA/TA hour link.
UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS
ASSIGNMENT
& EXAMINATION TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Handed
Out (Thurs) |
Due
Date (Thurs) |
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Assn 2 (Chs 5, 14) |
Sep. 26, 2024 |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
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Midterm 2 (Chs 14, 6, 7) |
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Oct. 31, 2024 (In
class) |
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Assn 3 (Chs 6, 7, 8) |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
Nov. 14, 2024 |
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Final Exam (all materials
covered in class) |
Time and Venue : Mon., Dec. 16, 2024, 8.30am; OB 104; OB 108 |
Time and Venue : Mon., Dec. 16, 2024, 8.30am; OB 104; OB 108 |
Posted Friday, October 4, 2024
Great performance
in midterm I by some students in the class (Well done!!). The marks
are now posted on the web Mark link
(http://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/marks/index.html).
You can come to my office hour to review your midterm exam if you wish on
Mondays (12:00pm to 1:00pm) or Tuesdays (2:00 to 3:00pm) during my office hours
starting the week of Oct. 7. You
can also visit any of the GA/TAs during their office hours posted through the GA/TA
office hour link: (https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/officehrs/index.html).
Solution
to the midterm test is or will also be posted on brightspace through test line.
This is an easy
test. Do not miss classes as things change quickly.
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Section Comp-3150 (60-315-1) Midterm I result summary: |
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Average Mark: 78% |
UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS
ASSIGNMENT
& EXAMINATION TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Handed
Out (Thurs) |
Due
Date (Thurs) |
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Assn 2 (Chs 5, 14) |
Sep. 26, 2024 |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
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Midterm 2 (Chs 14, 6, 7) |
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Oct. 31, 2024 (In
class) |
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Assn 3 (Chs 6, 7, 8) |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
Nov. 14, 2024 |
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Final Exam (all materials
covered in class) |
Time and Venue (TBA) |
Time and Venue (Venue: TBA) |
Posted Saturday, September 21, 2024
Note that assignment 1 is due on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 at night (11:59pm)
and should be submitted only electronically through brightspace (as a word file
or .pdf, and not in a zipped file). Type your answers in the .docx
file I kept for you in the assignment 1 (one) link through brightspace and
submit that file electronically. If your ER diagram is drawn with hand, scan
clearly and submit that as well as a .pdf file with the rest of your assignment
1.
Note that Test 1 is written on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
Midterm
1 covers materials from Chs 1, 2, 3, 5 of course book and course notes
as summarized also in the upcomint class events in the chart below and also
found in the couurse outline.
I kept a midterm 1 practice test for your use on
brightspace through the Test materials folder. Please, note that I do not post solutions
to any posted practice test. It is for you to work on and bring up
any discussions to me or GA/TA. I do go through them with you in the
class in a class before the test though to discuss your
solutions. Thus, go to classes. Classes are already
beginning to thin down in attendance and it obviously affects your
understanding of course materials when you drop in and out of classes.
Assignments already handed out in class can
be found in the assignment folder in the course brightspace site. Assignment 2
is already handed out.
All posted test materials can be found in the
test materials folder in the course brightspace site. Please, note
that all test practice materials are intended to help students work on the materials
and be prepared for class. I do not post solutions to test/exam practices but
will post solutions to tests, and assignments. I normally would
still review the test practices with students in the class or during my office
hours before the test/exam if they bring their answers for discussion.
Find GA/TA as well as CS tutor hours of help also
through the GA/TA hour link in brightspace or directly through
https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/officehrs/index.html.
UPCOMING CLASS EVENTS
ASSIGNMENT
& EXAMINATION TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
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Handed
Out (Thurs) |
Due
Date (Thurs) |
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Assn 1 (Chs 1,
2, 3) |
Sep. 12, 2024 |
Sep. 26, 2024 |
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Assn 2 (Chs 5, 14) |
Sep. 26, 2024 |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
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Midterm 1 (Chs 1, 2, 3, 5) |
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Oct. 3, 2024 (In class) |
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Midterm 2 (Chs 14, 6, 7) |
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Oct. 31, 2024 (In
class) |
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Assn 3 (Chs 6, 7, 8) |
Oct. 24, 2024 |
Nov. 14, 2024 |
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Final Exam (all materials
covered in class) |
Time and Venue (TBA) |
Time and Venue (Venue: TBA) |
Posted Friday, August 9, 2024
Dear
Fall 2024 Comp 3150 Students,
Welcome to my Fall 2024 class and see you in class on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024.
Course Instructor: Dr. C. I. Ezeife E-mail: cezeife@uwindsor.ca Office Location: Office Hours: |
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Classes: Tues,
Thurs : 11:30am – 12:50pm; Room :
(Toldo 102) As announced in brightspace. Then, click on Virtual classroom, and join Comp 3150 Class session for the day. Note: Office hours will be held in-person in my office in CS. The following link is for joining any MSTeams group for class or during my office hours if it becomes necessary to move meeting online to MSTeams: Course Web Page is open and
can be accessed through Brightspace https://brightspace.uwindsor.ca/d2l/login or directly through: https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/fallindex.html. Course
Text: Elmasri, Ramez and Navathe, Shamkant (2016).
Fundamentals of Database Systems, 7th edition, Pearson.
Isb-13: 978-0-13-397077-7; isbn-10: 0-13-397077-9. Please, print or download the course notes
from the web site and write notes from class lectures inside your notes
and/or in a scribbler for easier revision in the future. Where to Find and download Course Notes I have placed a .pdf copy of
the chapters of the course notes on the course web site through the course
notes link at this course web site: Note : What you need to do to be able to run SQL
through Sqplplus. 1. You need to install the GlobalProtect
VPN on your computer (PC, laptop, mac) to be able to connect to any of the CS
machines called alpha.cs.uwindsor.ca, bravo.cs.uwindsor.ca,
charlie.cs.uwindsor.ca or delta.cs.uwindsor.ca in order to use the programs
like the Oracle database management system (DBMS) for creating, querying and
managing your databases.
Information on How to Install or Update GlobalProtect VPN
2.
You need to synchronize your UWindsor email
password with the Oracle Sqlplus password (i) every time you change
your UWindsor email password, (ii) first time you are logging
onto Sqlplus on cs servers, and (iii) any time you are
working on Sqlplus on our cs server and got locked out.
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Video on How to Synchronize your UWindsor
Account With CS server Oracle Sqlplus Account
and Login to Oracle DBMS and Sqlplus
For
students, who want to view the video on how to login to Oracle Sqlplus through
the steps described clearly below, please, view a video created by a former
TA. Talk to a TA or myself during our office hours if you are still
encountering any issues. This is
a link for the tutorial below.
https://cezeife.myweb.cs.uwindsor.ca/courses/60-315/announce/SQLplustutorial_f20.mkv
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Activating your Computer User Accounts and Accessing your Webmail
2. More on Accepted SQLPLUS password
Due to
recent changes in campus password complexity, Oracle passwords may pose a
problem for sqlplus logins. The characters that can be used for an Oracle
password without enclosing it in double quotes are the same as any normal
Oracle identifier: only letters, numbers, and the symbols #, _ and $ are
acceptable, and the first character must be a letter. If
the password includes any other characters, the entire password MUST be
enclosed in double quotes for the Oracle login.
first. If you are unable
to resolve the login issue yourself, or are having database rights privileges
in creating or querying tables, send an email to the CS Systems Analyst, Sanjay Chitte, at
sanjay.chitte@uwindsor.ca.
To connect to cs.uwindsor.ca servers remotely and be able to
transfer files, you need to download NoMachine or Bitvise SSH. The NoMachine Player
(client) is available for free on many platforms including Windows, Mac OS X,
Linux, Android and iOS (iPad tablets). It can be downloaded from
nomachine.com and we have some instructional videos for users at help.cs.uwindsor.ca.
Read below for specific details.
To download NoMachine and Bitvise SSH, access, go to
the cs download help link at:
2. The working alternative most similar to the old
SSH client is the Bitvise SSH Client. Please to
download Bitvise SSH client (not putty), visit: http://www.putty.org/.
1. Follow the instructions and connect
to cs.uwindsor.ca servers with NoMachine if not yet
familiar.
2. You now have a virtual machine interface similar to
what you see in the machines on campus in the Java lab or the West Leddy
Library lab. Then, left click on Applications on the top menu and select System
Tools, then, Mate Terminal. This creates a terminal for Unix/Linux
commands on a white background.
3. You are now ready to type your Unix/Linux commands for
editing with a text editor (e.g., gedit), connecting to an SQL query
language processor (e.g., sqlplus). You can also use the text
editor pico with any
either Bitvise or NoMachine terminal.
4. If you want a copy of any file in the
remote cs server brought to your local home PC, you can then
use Bitvise SSH client file transfer protocol (SFTP), FileZilla
or NoMachine to transfer the files to your local computer (or laptop)
so you can submit the file for assignment solution.
Dr.
C. Ezeife
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