California State University, Chico
Department of Computer Science

Syllabus/Course Requirements

 

Spring 2004

Course Number: CSCI 379

Course Title: Oracle 9i : Database Administration Fundamentals II - Networking, Backup and Recovery

Prerequisite: CSCI 379: Enterprise DBA Part 1A - Oracle 8i Architecture and Administration or experience or similar background

Course Times and Locations:      LECTURE:    TR 11-11:50 am OCNL 241 
                                                       LAB (optional):  TR 11:50 - 1:45 pm OCNL 241

Instructor: Dr. Melody Stapleton

Instructor's Office Hours: TuTh 3-5 pm in OCNL 208

Faculty Phone: (530) 898-5617 , message 898-6442, fax 898-5995

Email: mjstapleton@csuchico.edu

Textbooks:

Course Description: This course will cover the basic principles and techniques of Backup and Recovery as well as Network Administration for the Oracle 9i DBMS.  We will cover all 19 lessons in the relevant Oracle Course Manuals and we will complete the bulk of the lab exercises from these manuals.   

Course Goals: Students will be able to develop an effective backup and recovery strategy, understand Oracle recovery structures and processes, implement an effective backup and recovery configuration, learn how to create physical backups without the use of Recovery Manager, implement a complete recovery without the use of Recovery Manager, learn about incomplete recovery with archiving, learn the use of export and import as it relates to backup and recovery, learn backup and recovery with the use of Recovery Manager and learn about additional recovery issues and utilities.  Students will also learn about the fundamentals of Oracle's Networking utilities, Multi-threaded server configuration, use of Connection Manager, how to troubleshoot the Oracle networking environment and how to ensure security in the Oracle networking environment.

Course Notes: In Oracle Course Manuals, the Oracle Lab (OCNL 241) and on the web from my web page.

Web Page: www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~melody/ 

Note:  Are you sure you are taking the right course?  It is mandatory that you have had the equivalent of CSCI 379 - Enterprise DBA Part 1A: Oracle 8i Architecture and Administration as a prerequisite.  If you have not had this prerequisite, you need to drop the course and enroll in the archived version of the prerequisite course mentioned above, or wait until the prerequisite is offered in the next Fall semester.

Mandatory Attendance Policy for On-Campus Students:  This course is in high demand from your fellow students.  Only serious students who plan to attend each class should take this course.  Otherwise, you should drop the course and make room for other, serious students who desire to take this course.  It is mandatory that you attend the lectures for this course.  You can be dropped from the course for non-attendance.  Each unexcused absence will result in a half letter grade reduction for your overall grade for the course.  Thus, if you miss class once, you will receive at maximum a grade of "A-".  If you miss the course twice, you will receive maximum of "B+" for your grade.  If you are ill, you must notify Dr. Stapleton via email before you miss the class.   If you are ill for more than one class in a row, you must provide a Doctor's excuse.  You may be excused for family emergencies.  Non-attendance due to workload in this course or other courses is not acceptable as an excuse.   A seating chart will be made and your attendance will be noted daily.  There are many more students that desire this course than can fit in the classroom, so your seat in this course is quite valuable.

Plagiarism/Cheating Policy:  Anyone who as determined by the Instructor/TA has copied any part of another students work will automatically receive a grade of "F" for the course.  Anyone cheating on an exam will receive a grade of "F" for the course.  Anyone who alters their exam answers after receiving the exam back with receive a grade of "F" for the course.

Course Assignments:

There will be lab exercises assigned from the Oracle Course Manuals.  Students will need to demonstrate completion of these exercises.  There will also be a cumulative Backup and Recovery Workshop lab exercise that will be done in a group setting.  If a group is not available, the instructor may approve of an individual conducting the workshop.

Policy on Turning in Lab and Homework Assignments:   Due dates are firm.  No late assignments will be accepted unless serious illness or other excused absences merit allowances in the judgment of the instructor.

Grade Evaluation Procedures:  Students will be graded based on their performance in the following course components -

First Assignment: Read Lesson 1 and 2 from your Course Manual.