Course Description
This course will explore the current
literature on XML databases and related technologies. We will try to identify
current solutions to such issues as storage, indexing and query processing,
and identify potential research areas. Student will be expected to actively
participate throughout the course.
Prerequisites
A good background in Database
Management. CS538a
(CS411a) is highly recommended.
Instructor
Sylvia Osborn
MC378
Phone: 661-3992 email: sylvia at csd.uwo.ca
Office hours – tba
Course Details
Classes are scheduled
for Mondays, 9:30-11:30,in MC320.
Reading Materials
Weekly readings will be
assigned. During the course, an extensive
bibliography of relevant materials will be constructed.
Course Web
Site
Student Evaluation
Small XPath and XQuery
assignment: 10%
Class Participation: 20%
Every student will be required to make at least one presentation,
summarizing one of the weekly readings. As well, every time a
paper is presented, another student will be required to play the role of
primary questioner, preparing at least 2 good questions to be posed to the
class as a whole. As well, students are expected
to ask questions as much as possible. All of
these activities will be considered for this part of the mark. Depending
on enrolment, students may also be required to present their
project.
Project: 70%
Students will write a paper or do a prototype of something relevant
to the course topic.
Ethical Conduct
Academic dishonesty in assignments includes
(but is not limited to):
Assignments that are judged to be the
result of academic dishonesty will, for the student's first offence, be given a mark
of zero with an additional penalty equal to the weight of the assignment
also being applied. The assignment(s) in question will be kept by the
Department.
We expect our students to conduct themselves academically in a manner
that upholds the integrity and reputation of our academic programs. Cheating
on assignments or exams is considered to be a serious violation of ethical
conduct, and will not be tolerated.
Plagiarism is a serious academic offence.
The UWO Senate Academic Handbook defines plagiarism as "The act of appropriating
the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings,
or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product
of one's own mind." ( Excerpted from H.C. Black,
Black's Law Dictionary, West Publishing Co., 1979, 5th ed., p. 1035.)
Students must write their essays and
term papers in their own words. Whenever you take an idea or a passage
of text from another author, you must acknowledge the source both by using
quotation marks where appropriate, and by properly attributing it to the
author by using a citation or footnotes. For further clarification of what
constitutes plagiarism, refer to the paper titled "Collaboration, Plagiarism,
and Proper Attribution" by Professor Jamie Andrews. If in doubt, consult
with your instructor.