New/Special Course Proposal-Bulletin Change Transmittal Form

___X__Undergraduate Curriculum Council - Print 1 copy for signatures and save 1 electronic copy._____Graduate Council - 14 copies plus 1 original___ New Course or ___ Special Course (Check one box)Please complete the following and attach a copy of the catalogue page(s) showing what changes are necessary.

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1. Proposed Course Prefix and NumberCIT 44032. Course Title as it should appear in the bulletin and if title is 32 characters (spaces included) or more, please provide short title to be used on transcripts.Database Administration

3. Brief course description (40 words or less) as it should appear in the bulletin, including prerequisites, and semester(s) course will be offered. Do you want the student information system to enforce the prerequisites?A study of the basic areas necessary for completion of professional certification exams in database administration covering topics such as advanced SQL, database server, storage structure and relationships, data integrity and security. Prerequisites: MIS 3403 and MIS 3413

4. Contact Persons (Name, Name of Institution, Address, Email Address, Phone Number)Kelly Fish, College of Business, BU 327, kfish@astate.edu, 972-3416 and 972-3986Richard Segall, College of Business, BU 216, rsegall@astate.edu , 972-3416 and 972-3989

5. Proposed Starting Term/YearFall 2005

6. Is this course in support of a new program? If yes, what program?Yes. As part of the strategic planning initiative for the newly formed CIT Department, we will be pursing courses to prepare students for talking exams leading to ORACLE Database Administration Certified Associate.

7. a. Does this course replace a course being deleted? No

b. If yes, what course?

c. Has this course number been used in the past?

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8. Does this course affect another program? If yes, provide contact information from the Dean, Department Head, and/or Program Director whose area this affects.

No

9. Justification should include:

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A. Academic rationale and goals for the course (skills or level of knowledge students can be expected to attain). This course will provide students with an in-depth preparation in the concepts of database administration as to what would be expected from

them by recognized certifiers in database administration.

B. How does the course fit with the mission established by the department for the curriculum? If course is mandated by an accrediting or certifying agency, include the directive.

This course fits into the curriculum mission by preparing students for Professional Certification Exams from a world leader in the database administration arena in addition to a student’s degree from ASU.

C. Student population served. MIS students, as well as student of other majors are eligible for the course provided they have had the prerequisites or equivalents.

D. Rationale for the level of the course (lower, upper, or graduate). This is an upper level course because it has two 3000-level courses as prerequisites.

10. Outline (The course outline should be topical by weeks and should be sufficient in detail as to allow for judgment of the content of the course.)Week 1 –Review of Relational Technology, SQL SELECT statements, Single-Row and Group Functions, Joins and SubqueriesWeek 2 –Modifying Data and SecurityWeek 3 –Creating and Managing Tables and ViewsWeek 4 –Data Dictionary and PL/SQL basicsWeek 5 –Interacting with the Database and working with composite data types and collectionsWeek 6 –Handling Errors in PL/SQLWeek 7 –Midterm Exam on Above Listed Weeks 1-6 Preparation for ORACLE Certification Exam 1Z0-007 Introduction to ORACLE: SQL and PL/SQL.Week 8 –ORACLE 10g Components and ArchitectureWeek 9 –Installing and Managing ORACLEWeek 10 –Control and Redo Log FilesWeek 11 –Logical and Physical Database StructuresWeek 12 –Segments and Storage StructuresWeek 13 –Managing Tables, Indexes and ConstraintsWeek 14 –Managing Users, Security, and Globalization SupportExam Week – Final Exam on Above Listed Weeks 8-14 Preparation for ORACLE Certification Exam 1Z0-031 ORACLE Database: Fundamentals I.11. Course requirements (e.g. research papers, projects, interviews, tests, etc.) The course will require a midterm and final as well as interim quizzes containing questions from Certification Practice Exams.The course would also require a project by the student illustrating a detailed understanding of database administration.

12. Special features (e.g. labs, exhibits, site visitations, etc.)Students will take authentic ORACLE Certification Practice Exams.

13. Required readingDawes, Chip and Thomas, Biju: OCA/OCP: Introduction to ORACLE 9i SQL Study Guide, Sybex, Inc, Alameda, CA, ISBN: 0-782-14062-9

Dawesm Chip, Thomas, Bihu, Stuns, Doug, Weishan, Matthew, and Johnson, Joseph C: OCP: ORACLE 9i Certification Kit, Sybex, Inc. 2002, ISBN 0-782-14066-1.

Couchman, Jason S.: ORACLE9 Certified Professional DBA Practice Exams

Bersinic, Damir and Watson, John: OCP ORACLE Database 10g Certification All-in-one Exam Guide, ORACLE Press, 2005,ISBN 0-07225790-3.

14. Department staffing and classroom/lab resources (Will this require additional faculty, supplies, etc.?)Department staffing and supplies are adequate the course.

15. How will this course be assessed?The course will be assessed by student evaluations as well as success rates of preparing for the ORACLE Certification Exams.16. If this course is to be used for general education, how does it fulfill the goals of general education?N/A

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