CS 157A: Introduction to Database Management Systems
San Jose State University
Relational data model. Relational algebra. Standard SQL. Design theory. Conceptual data modeling. Integrity constraints and triggers. Views and indexes. Transactions. Distributed data management. Interactive and programmatic interfaces to database systems. Application programming project using a prominent database system. Prerequisite(s): CS 146 (with a grade of "C-" or better); Computer Science, Applied and Computational Math, Forensic Science: Digital Evidence, Software Engineering, Data Science, or Computer Science and Linguistics majors only; or instructor consent.
Average GPA: 3.13
Grade distribution records: 3,123 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 125 | 4.0% |
| A | 710 | 22.7% |
| A- | 393 | 12.6% |
| B+ | 383 | 12.3% |
| B | 683 | 21.9% |
| B- | 228 | 7.3% |
| C+ | 149 | 4.8% |
| C | 234 | 7.5% |
| C- | 88 | 2.8% |
| D+ | 16 | 0.5% |
| D | 55 | 1.8% |
| D- | 8 | 0.3% |
| F | 51 | 1.6% |
Based on 3,123 student grade records across 16 terms and 18 professors.
Instructors
- Ching-Seh Wu 447 students, Average GPA 2.99
- Tahereh Arabghalizi 406 students, Average GPA 3.17
- Jahan Ghofraniha 397 students, Average GPA 3.07
- Fain Butt 394 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Ramin Rahman Moazzeni 320 students, Average GPA 2.96
- Harmandeep Singh Gill 264 students, Average GPA 3.75
- Suneuy Kim 215 students, Average GPA 3.00
- Ethel Tshukudu 130 students, Average GPA 3.13
- Katarzyna A Tarnowska 112 students, Average GPA 2.50
- Christopher J Pollett 103 students, Average GPA 3.35
- Ahmed K Ezzat 65 students, Average GPA 3.24
- Tsau-Young Lin 48 students, Average GPA 2.61
- Aravind Rokkam 47 students, Average GPA 3.41
- Sanket Shekhar Kulkarni 44 students, Average GPA 2.98
- Zhiqiang Luo 35 students, Average GPA 3.43
- Nidhi Zare 33 students, Average GPA 3.20
- Takoua El Bejaoui 32 students, Average GPA 3.97
- Narayan V Balasubramanian 31 students, Average GPA 3.03