There will be homeworks and programming projects assigned during the course. The grade for late work will be reduced by at least one letter grade. Each student will be required to keep a notebook that includes all lecture notes, all homeworks, and other assignments. Class participation is required and both homework and project grades will have a class participation component.

Successful completion of all assignments is a requirement. No student will receive a passing grade unless all assignments are completed satisfactorily

General Syllabus: This course is primarily concerned with the advanced issues in the management of information. This includes issues in representing data and optimizing the speed of access to data and using a variety of commercial database systems. For additional information, please consult the lecture notes for August 24 and the syllabus (syllabus.html).

Accommodation: All materials for this course are available in alternative form. Please advise me at your earliest convenience (minimum 1 week) if you have a disability that will require a reasonable accommodation for the successful completion of this course.

Honor Code: As in any class at F.S.U., it is your responsibility to read, understand, and conform to the Student Honor Code as set forth in the University General Bulletin and the Student Handbook. Any violation of these policies will result in severe penalties likely including an F in the course and proceedings before the honor court. In this class, each student is required to submit individual work. Interactions among students are acceptable to aid in the understanding of assignments and software tools. It is not acceptable for one student to directly contribute to the software development or other homework assignments of another student. Any questions concerning this policy should be directed to Dr. Riccardi