Instructor: Dr. Asim Karim
E-mail: a karim at lums
Office hours: 10.30 - 12.30 MW
Office: 429
Phone ext: 4429
Class coordinates: 8.45 - 10.00 in SC-3 TR
TAs: M. Umar Farooq, Sajed Hafeez Malik, and Furqan
TA Emails: {05030002, sajed, 05030007} at lums dot edu dot pk
TA office hours: TBA
This course covers the concepts and techniques in the design and construction of high-performance data warehouses. The software, hardware, and design factors influencing performance characteristics of the data warehouse will be emphasized. A special focus will be given to features and functions in RDBMS implementations that are appropriate in a data warehouse environment. Distinction between DSS (Decision Support System) and OLTP workloads will be made with an emphasis on performance characteristics and functionality required. For details, please see the course outline.
Primary
P. Ponniah, Data Warehousing Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
Supplementary Text
March 14
Welcome to CS 543. Please check this page frequently for
announcements. The resources page has links to information on the web.
March 20
Assignment 1 has been posted. It is due on March 27.
April 3
Assignment 2 has been posted. It is due on April 10.
April 12
Previous midterm exam.
April 15
Solution to quiz 1, 2, and 3 posted.
May 11
Assignment 5 has been posted. It is due on May 21.
May 21
Quiz 4 and 5 solution posted.
May 22
Last year's final exam.