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Tutorial Preference Reminder

Written on 16.10.26 by Gunce Su Yılmaz

Dear students,

Please remember to submit your preferences for tutorial slots by Sunday, 18 October, 23:59, to be considered in the distribution process.

Kind regards,

Su

Assignment 00

Written on 14.10.26 by Gunce Su Yılmaz

Dear students,

Assignment 00 is now available under the Materials tab. It covers the material from the Big Data Engineering Lecture. To follow the material in this lecture, you should be able to easily solve the questions in the assignment. If you are having difficulty, we highly recommend that you… Read more

Dear students,

Assignment 00 is now available under the Materials tab. It covers the material from the Big Data Engineering Lecture. To follow the material in this lecture, you should be able to easily solve the questions in the assignment. If you are having difficulty, we highly recommend that you first take the Big Data Engineering Lecture before this one. On Friday, October 16, the tutors will be in the lecture hall after the recap until 12:00 to answer your questions from the assignment. The solutions to the assignment will be made available under Materials after Friday's lecture.

Best regards,

Su

 

Preferences for Tutorial Slots

Written on 08.10.26 by Gunce Su Yılmaz

Dear students,

You can mark your preferences for the tutorial slots now. 

Please submit your preferences by Sunday, 18 October, 23:59, to be considered in the distribution process.

In the tutorials, we will review sample solutions for the assignments distributed the previous week. These… Read more

Dear students,

You can mark your preferences for the tutorial slots now. 

Please submit your preferences by Sunday, 18 October, 23:59, to be considered in the distribution process.

In the tutorials, we will review sample solutions for the assignments distributed the previous week. These solutions will also be made available in the CMS. If you do not plan to attend any tutorial, please select the "No Tutorial" option.

Best regards,

Su

Database Systems (Core Lecture)

 

 

Objectives of This Lecture

  1. Learn basic techniques in Database Systems conceptually: Slides, algorithms, system, exercises
  2. Learn to apply algorithms in the field of Database Systems
  3. Help you not to reinvent the wheel: learn to map new problems to existing problems and solve them with established techniques.
  4. Sensitize for problems of important applications: scalability, performance problems, durability, isolation
  5. Sensitize for solutions of important applications: effort, performance, robustness, extensibility, maintainability

 

Distinction from Big Data Engineering (Undergrad Lecture)

Big Data Engineering: Focus on principles, design patterns, and application of Big Data technologies, in particular Data Engineering.

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This lecture: Deeper dive into the underlying techniques, in particular the systems aspect of Database Management Systems.

 

Administrative Details

All information about assignments, tutorials, lecture mode, topics, registration, etc. will be explained in the first lecture on Wednesday, October 14th, 10:15 in E1 3, HS 002.

 

Mental Health

University life can sometimes be stressful and overwhelming. If you are experiencing difficulties, we encourage you to reach out to friends, family, or faculty members you trust. You can also seek professional support through the Student Counselling Service offered by the Studierendenwerk Saarland.

 

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