Homework 2

Homework 2 is available at:
http://cs.winona.edu/faculty/nanderson/485/Homework2.doc

Homework 1 Submission

Please submit your first homework via email and bring a hard copy to class. The subject line of your email should be:
CS485 HW1 submission your name

Question Regarding Assignment 1

For this assignment, are we allowed to work in groups?

MSDNAA Info

Some of you have asked about how to download the Visio software. You can get this as well as a lot of other software for free through the MSDNAA for educational use.

There are two ways to get a hold of MSDNAA software. One is to login here: http://msdn06.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=wsu_csc. The most software (including Visio, Microsoft Access, etc) is available this way. At the beginning of the semester, you should have been emailed your login info. If you can't find this, enter your email address and click on the password reminder link to get it sent again.

However, the easier method is to grab the software you need out of the folders provided by the CS department. This only works on campus or using a VPN to campus at home. The path is then: \\csci\msdnaa$. However, only selected software is available here. You might want to check here first, then go to the master source if what you are looking for isn't available.

Homework 1

Homework 1 is available at:
http://cs.winona.edu/faculty/nanderson/485/Homework1.doc

Please post any questions you have here, on the blog.

ER Diagram Stencil for Visual Studio

Ben created this nifty stencil for Visio in last semester's cs385 class. It makes creating electronic ER diagrams much simpler. Thanks Ben!

http://cs.winona.edu/faculty/nanderson/485/ER_Diagram.vss

Computer Science Student Resource Site

Chi suggested this site in our algorithms class. There is a lot of good stuff to be had.

Check it out here: http://williamstallings.com/StudentSupport.html

Syllabus

The course syllabus is available at:
http://cs.winona.edu/faculty/nanderson/485/CS485_Syllabus.doc

Welcome

Welcome to the course blog for CS485, Advanced Database System. This will be a useful medium for distribution of course materials and schedule information, but even more importantly it will be an area for discussion and collaboration among students. This is the place to post any questions you have about the course and course materials.