CS227 - Topics in Object-Oriented Databases:
Classic and Current Trends in Query Optimization
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Course Description
This course is a seminar course intended to introduce you to
the both the classic and current trends in query optimization.
The course is designed to efficiently introduce each
student to a wide body of current literature. For this reason,
a major component of the course is the student-led block
of lectures (Details Available). As well, the final project
for this course is a literature review for one of the
topics not covered during the blocks.
Grading
- Attendance/Participation (15%)
- Quiz Results (10%)
- Block Responsibilities (50%)
- Final Project - Literature Review (25%)
Reading Blocks
A major component of the course is the student-led block
of lectures. Each block comprises four lectures centered
around a fairly specific and topical theme. The group of
students responsible for the block can determine the
format of the four lectures as they wish, but are
responsible for the material presented in the papers
listed for the block.
Every student will be expected to participate in two
blocks. Click here
for detailed description of block responsibilities. A brief summary is given below.
- 1 page summaries of each of the 8 papers listed for the block.
- Detailed lesson plans for each of the four lectures.
- A list of four papers which the class is responsible to
read (one for each lecture).
- Four consecutive in-class presentations.
- Writing and grading of a twenty-minute quiz.
- A web page devoted to the subject of the block.
Still to Come
- Guidelines for
- Literature Review Projects
- Package of Papers