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UCLA short courses on
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Goodin, Bill)
Mon May 4 20:38:38 1998
Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 16:14:46 -0500
From: "Goodin, Bill" <bgoodin@unex.ucla.edu>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum <PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU>
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UCLA Extension will present two short courses on the UCLA campus in
Los Angeles. On July 27-29, 1998, "Objects, Relations, and
Object/Relational: The Future of Database Management", and on
July 30-31, 1998, "Relational Remodeled".
The instructor for both courses is Chris J. Date, Independent
Consultant and Researcher.
"Objects, Relations, and Object/Relational: The Future of Database
Management" discusses what OO and O/R DBMSs are all about. It
begins by explaining the fundamental concepts and terminology of
objects and OO DBMSs, and describes what is involved in using such a
DBMS. It offers opinions on a number of important issues, such as the
question of support for integrity constraints, as well as the subtle
topic of inheritance. It also explores the feasibility of combining object
and relational technology to form an O/R system, and shows that there's a
right way and a wrong way of doing the job. Two special features of the
course are an extensive introduction to the ideas of The Third
Manifesto, an important new proposal for the future of data and DBMSs, and a
comprehensive overview of a robust new model for type inheritance. The
course is not concerned with products and product-specific details;
rather, the emphasis is on underlying principles and solid theoretical
foundations.
The course fee is $1195, which includes the course text, "Foundation
for Object/Relational Databases: The Third Manifesto", 1998, by
Darwen and Date and extensive course materials. These materials are
for participants only, and are not for sale.
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"Relational Remodeled" examines in depth the relational model in the
context of modern database technology. It consists of a series of
'closer looks' at various familiar features (e.g., integrity, domains, views,
and primary keys), together with detailed explanations of some less familiar
aspects (e.g., nullology, recursion, expression transformation laws,
and 'the theory of database relativity'). Overall, the intent is to
present a remodeled version of relational theory--one that will help true
database professionals fully understand the relational model, and to apply that
knowledge in their day-to-day database activities.
The course fee is $795, which includes the course, "An Introduction to
Database Systems", Sixth Edition, 1995, by C.J. Date, and extensive
course notes. These notes are for participants only, and are not for
sale.
The combined fee for both courses is $1595.
For additional information and a complete course description, please
contact Marcus Hennessy at:
(310) 825-1047
(310) 206-2815 fax
mhenness@unex.ucla.edu
http://www.unex.ucla.edu/shortcourses
These courses may also be presented on-site at company locations.
