CS 534A: Topics in Data Management (Meta-Data Management)
Class time & location
Tuesday & Thursday 2-3:30
CICSR 304
About 534A
CPSC 534A is a graduate seminar on data management. In
particular, this term we'll be studying meta-data management.
Meta-data is data about data. For example, if I had a database
telling me about your grades, the grades of an individual student
would be data, and the way that I arranged the data would be the
meta-data. We'll be studying in depth some applications where
meta-data needs diverge from typical databases, different meta-data
models (e.g., relational data, XML), and how to manage meta-data. The
bulk of the class will involve reading research papers, presenting
them, and discussing and analyzing them in the context of the whole
class. A few assignments will be given to ensure that you understand
the core concepts in practice as well as theory. In addition, there
will be a project. There will be no midterms or finals.
Prerequisites: Students having graduate standing in CS or the
Masters of Software Systems are welcome to attend, regardless of
whether you have a database background or not (I'll cover a few basics
in the first few weeks). If you are an undergraduate who has taken a
database class and are interested in attending, feel free to send me
e-mail to discuss it.
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Rachel Pottinger
E-mail Address: ![rap [at] cs [dot] ubc [dot] ca](/~rap/address.jpg)
Office Location: CICSR 345
Phone: (604)822-0436
Fax:(604)822-5485
Postal/Courier address:
The Department of Computer Science
University of British Columbia
201-2366 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4
Canada