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UCLA short courses on "Relational Remodeled" and
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Goodin, Bill)
Wed Nov 4 20:56:08 1998
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 17:28:48 -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>
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> UCLA Extension will present two short courses on the UCLA campus in
> Los Angeles. On February 1-2, 1999, "Relational Remodeled", and on
February 3-5, 1999, "Objects, Relations, and Object/Relational: The
> Future of Database Management".
>
> The instructor for both courses is Chris J. Date, Independent
> Consultant
> and Researcher.
>
"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.
______________
> "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 $1295, 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.
>
> The combined fee for both courses is $1695.
>
> 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.
