Mondays and Wednesdays
3:30--5:00 pm, FSC 1002.
CPSC 504 is a graduate
seminar on database research. It will not focus on how to use a
database system or on how a database system works. As such, it is intended as a
"breadh" course that is meant to satisfy
comprehensive requirements in the DMM area for PhD students, regardless of
thesis focus. The course is also open to MSc students
and to MSS students regardles
of prior background. I will cover a few basics in the first week.
· Provide an overview of key problems, concepts and
techniques in data management (and mining).
· Provide an
appreciation for some of the intellectual
and fun aspects of
· What are some of
the accomplishments in this field?
· Where is the field
going?
· What are some of
the cool research topics in this
field?
· Seminar Course.
· A few
introductory/overview level lectures from me.
· A series of paper presentations, critiques,
discussions, and analyses from you.
· I will:
o
provide list of papers to
read.
o
provide hints on how to
read, critique, and analyze.
o
occasionally, present
topics/papers.
o
provide feedback on your
plans/slides (come talk to me!).
· Folks other than presenter should also read ahead the
paper.
· Discussion leader acts as facilitator. Steers
discussion.
· Questions on paper
to be emailed to me by everybody –
{Presenter, Discussion Leader} by
· We'll use a course facebook group if it works well.
· · Presenter & Discussion
Leader to answer questions as much as possible. Others invited to answer as
well.
· Everyone should present paper(s) and lead the discussion
on paper(s) someone
else presents.
· Presenter to make a
case for why the paper has merit and articulate value. What was missed by the
authors or wasn’t addressed well by them.
o
Not a “straight” linear presentation.
o
Should be a critique.
o
Should get people excited/thinking about the paper.
o
Not too superficial and not too dragging through the
mud.
· Some suggested
ideas for Projects.
· Project Deliverables, Deadlines, and Guidelines.
o
Paper presentation/Discussion Leadership: 25%.
o
Posting Discussion Questions: 25%. (Stuff you email
me.)
o
Class participation: 10%.
o
Homework: 10%.
o
Project – implementation or paper: 30%.
Click here for a list of topics/papers along
with a schedule "schema". You should let me know by
Some guidelines for preparing for paper presentations and for leading
discussions may be found here.
Here are the criteria based on which
I will evaluation presentations and discussion leadership. Here is some
information on project talks.