Teaching

Data models and database design using entity relationship model. Database implementation with relational and graph database management systems (DBMS) and query languages. DBMS internals including basic concepts of database storage, indexing, query optimization, and concurrent control. Database application development. Programming Projects.

Contemporary database systems. Emphasis on query processing, design, and implementation of applications in relational (SQL) databases. Introduction to other database models such as XML, object-oriented, and deductive.

This course will give an overview of virtual reality (VR) devices, applications, methods and techniques with a focus on the design and development of immersive user experiences.

Techniques and strategies used in operating system design and implementation–managing processes, input/output, memory, scheduling, file systems, and protection.

Survey of concepts and techniques for human-computer interface development. Topics include user-centered design, user interface programming, and usability evaluation.

Students are exposed to current approaches, techniques and best practices for collecting, cleaning and normalizing data, processing, storing, managing, securing and preparing structured and unstructured big data sets for analytics.