Re: Materials for an Advanced Database course

71062.1056_at_compuserve.com (--CELKO--) wrote in message news:<c0d87ec0.0301171523.1c396727_at_posting.google.com>...
> What would you want to see covered in a one semester Materials in an
> Advanced Database course taught at the graduate (or undergraduate)
> level?
>
> What materials (books, software, etc.) would you recommend for such a
> course?

Joe,

I think today any advanced course would need to relate databases and XML, both from a thoeretical and a practical standpoint. I'd expect to learn:

. How XML and relational constructs relate (no pun intended)

   . Data in XML is ORDERED - that's a deep difference
   . Translating XML to relational
   . Translating Relational to XML
. Equating XML and Relational Schemas

I'm currently working on several document/workflow management projects and the theoretical challenges and opportunities of mixing relational concepts with XML have been VERY interesting. Received on Tue Feb 04 2003 - 06:15:56 CET