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Course Organization
Lecture: only week 1
Colstruction (combination of lecture+instruction): weeks 2 to 9
Labsessions: weeks 1 to 9
Homework: weeks 1 to 9
(there are small deviations due to holidays; these will be announced during the lecstructions)
Attending colstructions and labsessions and doing homework is highly advisable if you wish to pass the exam.
Notes:
This lecture is the first and also last classical plenary lecture. Its main aim is to brief you on the organizational issues of this course. There is also a secondary aim, to prepare you for the first labsession.
As of this week already, you are asked to study a part of the Database book by yourself, before the labsession. During the labsession some “easy” exercises will be made on the part you studied. The instructor will take note of the progress and the problems during the labsession.
As of week 2 there will be “colstructions”. These are a combination of lecture and instruction. Difficult parts of the course material will be explained, and exercises are made that are more difficult than the ones of the labsession.
At the end of each labsession you will be given some homework. This enables you to study more before the next colstruction.
This year (2004) there are labsessions on wednesday and friday. There are a few fridays that are holidays. In these weeks there will also not be a labsession on wednesday.
Attending colstructions and labsessions is strongly recommended. During this course you need to develop new skills. This is best done in an interactive way, through large numbers of exercises. The exam consists only of exercises similar to the ones of the labsessions and colstructions. Attending colstructions and labsessions and doing the homework is a good basis for passing the exam.