1. CSE 2337 Introduction to Data Management Introduction

2. Overview Syllabus Outline Expectations and Requirements Overview of course materials

3. Course Information CSE 2337 Introduction to Data Management WebCT URL: http://courses.smu.edu Syllabus and Outline Assignments Labs Lecture Notes

4. Instructor Info. Mark Fontenot Office: SIC 318 E-mail: mfonten@engr.smu.edu Phone: 8x2854 Office Hours: Tu 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. F 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Email: 24/7

5. Teaching Assistant Kristina Cannon E-Mail: kcannon@smu.edu

6. Books Lecture: –Concepts of Database Management, 5 th ed. Pratt and Adamski, Course Technology Lab: –Microsoft Access 2003 2 nd ed. Comp. Adamski, Finnegan Course Technology –Microsoft Excel 2003 2 nd ed. Comp Parsons, Oja, Ageloff, Carey Course Technology

7. Class Meetings Mon and Wed: Caruth 218 –Lecture based presentation Friday: Patterson 214 –Hands-on Computer work

8. Homework Will go out on a Monday and be due in two weeks See WebCT for exact due dates Upload completed assignments to WebCT

9. Course Outline Week Of:MaterialLab/Book Aug 22 Lecture – Introduction and Overview Administrative Materials Databases vs. Spreadsheets Review of Excel Basics Excel Office Common Features and Excel Tutorial 1 Aug 29 Lecture – Formulas Functions and Professional Looking Spreadsheets in Excel Excel Tutorial 2 & 3 Sep 5 Lecture – Data Visualization; Charts and Graphs in Excel; Lists; Auto Filters; Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts Excel Tutorial 4 & 5 Sep 12 Lecture – Multiple Datasets; Working with Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks Excel Tutorial 6 & 7

10. Lab Assignments Assignment files can be downloaded from WebCT Lab Assignments will be due the Monday following Friday Lab Completed Assignments must be uploaded to WebCT by Monday @ 5:00 p.m.

11. Grades AssignmentValue Test 1 & Test 2 35% Lab Practical/Projects 1 and 2 15% Homework 20% Labs and quizzes 25% Class Participation and Attendance 5%

12. Academic Honesty Don’t Cheat! See Syllabus for more details!

13. Attendance Policy Don’t skip class! See Syllabus for more details!

14. Data Management?? What is data management to you? Who has lots of data? How does Google work? –Does it work well? Ideas how they manage it ? ? ?

15. Why do we need management techniques? Would we have an international credit card system? Would we be able to use cell phone internationally? –How do they charge and track your calls? Where is that info stored? How does NTTA manage toll-tag charges and fines?

16. Why do we need management techniques? To quickly search for information To analyze data quickly –Forecasting –Prediction Mine for information that we didn’t even know we didn’t know. Perform calculations on massive data sets very quickly

17. This class and data Part I –Excel and Data Analysis Part II –Access and Data Management Emphasis on Practical and Useful Skills with Access and Excel

18. WebCT http://courses.smu.edu If you’ve never used it before: Login: 8 – digit SMU ID Password: 8 – digit SMU ID

19. Questions? ?