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IT 864/CSI 710: 
Scientific and Statistical Databases

• Meeting Time: Thursdays, 16:30 - 19:10pm

• Meeting Place:  IN (Innovation Hall), Room 206

• Instructors: Dr. Larry Kerschberg and Dr. Kirk Borne

• Note:  The class is going to move to WebCT.  Stay tuned for details.

   

Prerequisites: INFS 614 or equivalent; or permission of instructor.

This is an interdisciplinary course in advanced databases for the purpose of facilitating scientific research. The course focuses on:

• Issues related to database support for scientific data management;
• Requirements and properties of scientific databases;
• Data models for scientific and statistical databases;
• Semantic and object-oriented modeling of application domains;
• Data Structures for scientific and statistical database management
• Statistical databases and On-line Analytical Processing (OLAP);
• Case studies such as the Human Genome Project, NASA's Earth Observing System, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the National Virtual Observatory.

This is a hands on course. You will learn-by-doing as your team specifies and develops a scientific database application.

Instructors

Dr. Larry Kerschberg  
Office: Science & Technology 2, Room 459
Phone: (703) 993-1661, Fax: (703) 993-1638
Campus E-Mail Address: kersch@gmu.edu
Office Hours: Wednesdays and Thursdays 2:00-4:00pm or by e-mail appointment

Dr. Kirk Borne
Office: King Hall, Room 1014A
Campus E-Mail Address: kborne@gmu.edu

Course Home Page: http://classweb.gmu.edu/kersch/inft864/