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= Advanced Databases =
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* '''Course name''': Advanced Databases
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* '''Code discipline''': CSE807
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* '''Subject area''': Software Engineering
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== Short Description ==
  
== Short Description ==
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This course covers the following concepts: DevOps Engineering concepts:.
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== Prerequisites ==
  
== Prerequisites ==
   
 
=== Prerequisite subjects ===
  
=== Prerequisite subjects ===
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* CSE101: Introduction to Programming
  
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* CSE112: Software Systems Analysis and Design
  
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* CSE122 OR CSE804 OR CSE809 OR CSE812
  
   
 
=== Prerequisite topics ===
  
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== Course Topics ==
  
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# General introduction to the course
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| Fault tolerance and security in distributed systems ||
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== Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) ==
  
== Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) ==
   
 
=== What is the main purpose of this course? ===
  
=== What is the main purpose of this course? ===
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Advanced Databases have become
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The main purpose of this course is to enable a student to go from an idea to an MVP with the focus on delivering value to the customer and building the product in a data-driven evidence-based manner.
  
   
 
=== ILOs defined at three levels ===
  
=== ILOs defined at three levels ===
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==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ====
  
==== Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain? ====
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
  
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* Describe the formula for stating a product idea and the importance of delivering value
  
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* Describe various classification of prototypes and where each one is applied
  
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* State the characteristics of a DEEP product backlog
  
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* Elaborate on the main principles of an effective UI/UX product design (hierarchy, navigation, color, discoverability, understandability)
  
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* List the key commonalities and differences between the mentality of a software engineer and a product manager
  
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* Explain what is hypothesis-driven development
  
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* Describe the important aspects and elements of a controlled experiment
  
   
 
==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ====
  
==== Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform? ====
 
By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...
  
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* Formulate and assess the product ideas
  
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==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ====
  
==== Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios? ====
 
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== Grading ==
  
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! Activity Type !! Percentage of the overall course grade
  
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=== Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course ===
  
=== Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course ===
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Participation is important. Showing up is the key to success in this course.<br>You will work in teams, so coordinating teamwork will be an important factor for success. This is also reflected in the peer review being a graded item.<br>Review lecture materials before classes to do well in quizzes.<br>Reading the recommended literature is optional, and will give you a deeper understanding of the material.
  
   
 
== Resources, literature and reference materials ==
  
== Resources, literature and reference materials ==
   
 
=== Open access resources ===
  
=== Open access resources ===
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* Textbook:. Available online:
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* Jackson, Michael. "The world and the machine." ICSE '95: Proceedings of the 17th international conference on Software engineeringApril 1995 Pages 283–292,
  
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* Reference:. Available online:
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* The Guide to Product Metrics:
  
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* Reference:. Available online: h
   
 
=== Closed access resources ===
  
=== Closed access resources ===
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* Fitzpatrick, R. (2013). The Mom Test: How to talk to customers & learn if your business is a good idea when everyone is lying to you. Robfitz Ltd.
  
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* Reis, E. (2011). The lean startup. New York: Crown Business, 27.
  
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* Rubin, K. S. (2012). Essential Scrum: A practical guide to the most popular Agile process. Addison-Wesley.
  
   
 
=== Software and tools used within the course ===
  
=== Software and tools used within the course ===
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* Firebase Analytics and A/B Testing, https://firebase.google.com/
  
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* Amplitude Product Analytics, https://www.amplitude.com/
  
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* MixPanel Product Analytics, https://mixpanel.com/
 
 
= Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities =
  
= Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities =
   
 
== Activities and Teaching Methods ==
  
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== Formative Assessment and Course Activities ==
  
== Formative Assessment and Course Activities ==
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Revision as of 09:29, 12 July 2022

Advanced Databases

  • Course name: Advanced Databases
  • Code discipline: XYZ
  • Subject area: x; x; x

Short Description

This course covers the following concepts: DevOps Engineering concepts:.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite subjects

Prerequisite topics

Course Topics

Course Sections and Topics
Section Topics within the section
Introduction to subject, computer networks basics, transport layer protocols, and socket programming
  1. General introduction to the course
  2. Computer networks basic
  3. Socket programming
  4. UDP socket programming
  5. TCP socket programming
Coordination, consistency, and replication in distributed systems
Fault tolerance and security in distributed systems

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

What is the main purpose of this course?

Advanced Databases have become

ILOs defined at three levels

Level 1: What concepts should a student know/remember/explain?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...


Level 2: What basic practical skills should a student be able to perform?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...


Level 3: What complex comprehensive skills should a student be able to apply in real-life scenarios?

By the end of the course, the students should be able to ...

Grading

Course grading range

Grade Range Description of performance
A. Excellent 90-100 -
B. Good 75-89 -
C. Satisfactory 60-74 -
D. Poor 0-59 -

Course activities and grading breakdown

Activity Type Percentage of the overall course grade
Laboratory assignments 55%
Final exam 35%
Attendance 10%

Recommendations for students on how to succeed in the course

Resources, literature and reference materials

Open access resources

  • Textbook:. Available online:
  • Reference:. Available online:
  • Reference:. Available online: h

Closed access resources

Software and tools used within the course

Teaching Methodology: Methods, techniques, & activities

Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities within each section
Learning Activities Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4
Development of individual parts of software product code 1 1 1 1
Homework and group projects 1 1 1 1
Testing (written or computer based) 1 1 1 1
Oral polls 1 1 1 1
Discussions 1 1 1 1

Formative Assessment and Course Activities

Ongoing performance assessment

Section 1

Activity Type Content Is Graded?
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Question You have a list of large numbers, and you need to find if they are prime or not. Would you use multithreading, multiprocessing, or sequential programming in order to complete the task asap? Prove it in practice. 0
Question You need to send multiple requests to a server and receive responses. Assume there is a few msecs of delay before you receive the response from the server. Would you use multithreading, multiprocessing, or sequential programming in order to complete the task asap? Prove it in practice. (Order of the requests/responses doesn't matter) 0
Question Discuss two ways of creating the threads using threading module in Python: 1) passing the worker function as a target, 2) subclassing the Thread class 0
Question Given the function implemented locally, make it available to be called through RPC from remote process? Use xmlRPC. 0

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The retake exam

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