There will be two projects during the semester. The first project will involve implementation aspects of a database engine. Familiarity with the Java programming language will be necessary.
The second project will involve a survey of current database technologies in the research literature and in commercial systems.
You will do the projects in teams of two students. Both students in a team will receive the same grade. Team partners are expected to fully collaborate with each other on solving the project. However, communication about project details with somebody other than your partner is not permitted, and is considered cheating.
Late project submissions will be penalized 25 percent of the grade per day (or partial day) late.
Project 1 can be found here.