教學大綱 Syllabus

Pop Quizzes (Bonus points, if any), Midterm Exam (22.5%) & Final Exam (27.5%): Two closed-book midterm exams and several in-class pop quizzes (bonus points available) will be administered during the semester. If the exam(s) will be missed because of a University-excused absence (and prior notice and evidence are provided), the exam(s) may be rescheduled by the instructor based on his discretion. The format of the make-up exam(s) may vary from the formats of regularly scheduled exams. The instructor has the sole right to make determinations concerning the potential for make-up exams. For the exams, no reasons of absence will be accepted, and no make-up exam will be offered. Please make sure that you are able to attend both exams before selecting our course.

• Midterm Exam: Monday, March 31, 2025, 6-9 pm; Scope: All the materials before Week 7.

• Final Exam: Monday, May 12, 2025, 6-9 pm; Scope: All the materials during this semester.

Final Project & Homework Assignments (45%): You will join to a team to work on the project and homework assignments. In the project, you will need to design a database for real business(es) and analyze your design strategy. Students do not need to build a real complete database. However, need analysis, agile practices, data modeling (diagrams & descriptions), RDBS explanation, BCNF proof, potential programming needs and generated reports will be examined. Main functions of the database systems should be developed and tested. (Our teaching assistants will help you identify the main functions.) Bonus may be offered to the more complete system prototype(s) if any. (We may offer at most 5 points, not necessary. Please do not spend too much time here.) Students choose the topic on their own, but the topic should be “semi-real” problem. That is, you will not build the database systems in real context but may still need to conduct interviews or surveys with real business(es) to know the real needs for your proposed database design. A late penalty of 20% per 24-hour period will be imposed for projects/homework assignments turned in after the submission time. Saturday and Sunday count as one 24-hour period.

• Video Presentation (25%): You will need to present your findings or thoughts from your project by uploading your pre-recorded 15-minutes video(s). Students in the same group will receive the same grade. (Students SHOULD participate in the group work to receive the grade. The in-group peer evaluation will be utilized to adjust your grade.) At least two students in a group should be presenters. You will need to pre-record a 15-minutes video and then upload to our course platform to share with everyone in class by Tuesday, May 27, 2025 (Taipei Time). Please make your article title with your group numbers (e.g., Group 1) so that every other group will be able to know which group you are. You may refer to the rubrics for video presentation for more details (will announce during semester).

• Between-group peer evaluation (Bonus points available): You will need to provide comments, suggestions, and ranking for all the other presentations in a survey. We will not let groups know who leaves the comments, so please be open to write anything that might be helpful or critical to your peer groups. Bonus point(s) will be offered to the groups who provide excellent comments and who get the highest vote from your peer groups. (It is okay to write your comments in either Traditional Chinese or English.) Please upload the evaluation file you have filled up by 11:59:59 pm on Jun 10, 2025 (Taipei Time).

• Main Functions Demo (20% + Bonus points available): You will need to develop and test the main functions for your proposed database systems using any type of programming language (e.g., Java, C#, PHP, Python, etc.). It is necessary to prove that your main functions could be successfully linked with database and implemented with SQL commands. Bonus points will be offered to a more complete functional system prototype (Not necessary. Please do not spend too much time here.). ALL the groups will need to present their demo for main functions in the end of the semester (on Week 15). Instructions will be provided during the TA Practical Sessions and some potential additional discussion opportunities with our teaching assistants outside classes.

• Homework Assignments (Bonus points, if any): You may be assigned take-home group assignments in certain classes. Students in the same group will receive the same grade. (Students SHOULD participate in the group work to receive the grade.)

• In-group peer evaluation (Bonus points available): your will need to provide your job distribution, comments, appraisal, or complaints to your group members, and suggestions to our course in another survey. We will not let other people know who leaves the comments, so please be open and honest to provide your opinions. Points will be cut from your total final score up to 60 points if you have been complaint by your partners with credible specific reasons. Bonus point(s) may be offered to the member who receive outstanding appraisals. Otherwise, all your group members will receive the same grade for the group work. (It is okay to write your comments in either Traditional Chinese or English.)

TA Practical Sessions (5%): To help students develop their ideas on the final projects step-by-step, a weekly practical TA class is offered (Tuesdays 10 am -12 pm at College of Commerce Building 5^th floor Computer Classroom 260509). Students are required to attend the practical TA class. Participation, and tasks or worksheets provided and assigned in the sessions may be counted and will be highly beneficial to the final project (which counts for 45 points). Bonus points may be offered as well. Because of the space limit, students should attend their TA practical session for selected class only. It is possible to attend TA classes in another session only if you obtain the agreement from our teaching assistants & there are additional available seats.