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How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education

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Roy, S; Hu, Y; Miao, Z; Yang, J; Gilad, A; Meng, H; Stephens-Martinez, K
Published in: Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs
March 1, 2024
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Data analytics skills have become an indispensable part of any education that seeks to prepare its students for the modern workforce. Essential in this skill set is the ability to work with structured relational data. Relational queries are based on logic and may be declarative in nature, posing new challenges to novices and students. Manual teaching resources being limited and enrollment growing rapidly, automated tools that help students debug queries and explain errors are potential game-changers in database education. We present a suite of tools built on the foundations of database theory that has been used by over 1600 students in database classes at Duke University, showcasing a high-impact application of database theory in database education.

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Kristin V Stephens-Martinez
Author Kristin V Stephens-Martinez Computer Science
Sudeepa Roy
Author Sudeepa Roy Computer Science
Jun Yang
Author Jun Yang Computer Science

Published In

Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs

DOI

10.4230/LIPIcs.ICDT.2024.2

ISSN

1868-8969

Publication Date

March 1, 2024

Volume

290

Related Subject Headings

  • 46 Information and computing sciences
 

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Roy, S., Hu, Y., Miao, Z., Yang, J., Gilad, A., Meng, H., & Stephens-Martinez, K. (2024). How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education. In Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs (Vol. 290). https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICDT.2024.2
Roy, S., Y. Hu, Z. Miao, J. Yang, A. Gilad, H. Meng, and K. Stephens-Martinez. “How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education.” In Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs, Vol. 290, 2024. https://doi.org/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICDT.2024.2.
Roy S, Hu Y, Miao Z, Yang J, Gilad A, Meng H, et al. How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education. In: Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs. 2024.
Roy, S., et al. “How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education.” Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs, vol. 290, 2024. Scopus, doi:10.4230/LIPIcs.ICDT.2024.2.
Roy S, Hu Y, Miao Z, Yang J, Gilad A, Meng H, Stephens-Martinez K. How Database Theory Helps Teach Relational Queries in Database Education. Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs. 2024.

Published In

Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics, LIPIcs

DOI

10.4230/LIPIcs.ICDT.2024.2

ISSN

1868-8969

Publication Date

March 1, 2024

Volume

290

Related Subject Headings

  • 46 Information and computing sciences