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ESM 261 - Fall 2008
Management of Scientific Data
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| WHO: |
James
Frew |
| WHEN: |
11:00 - 12:30 |
Monday |
Bren Hall 1510 ("Sycamore") |
| Wednesday |
Bren Hall 3035 ("GIS lab") |
| WHAT: |
ESM 261 will introduce you to concepts and tools for
managing scientific information. Using a basic "life-cycle" model,
we'll study concepts like data types, data formats, and metadata,
as well as tools like filesystems, databases, and networks. A significant
portion of the course will be spent learning to design, build, and
use relational databases, since this important skill is not covered
elsewhere in the MESM curriculum. We'll also explore the basics of
sharing scientific information on the World Wide Web. Real world
examples will be drawn from digital libraries, geographic information
systems, public-sector data centers and services, etc. |
| HOW: |
Grades will be based on a multi-part project,
which you will work on for the duration of the course. The project
will develop an information management system for a scientific information
collection of your choice (subject to instructor approval -- you
are encouraged to work with your group project data, if it's appropriate.)
Phased deliverables from the project will be (more or less) coordinated
with the lecture topics. For the "final exam" you will
present your project to the rest of the class. |
Textbooks (click on ISBNs to check online
prices):
- Optional (i.e. all relevant material will be covered in lecture)
Copies of all books will be available in the Bren library. (Please leave
them there!) |
| Other readings and background material are
online and linked to the lecture notes. Some links may only be accessible
from UCSB networks; to access these links from elsewhere, use a Bren
terminal server or one of the Library's Off-Campus
Access services. |
| If you are not a Bren student, email scheduling@bren.ucsb.edu to
obtain an approval code to enroll. Then, if you need access to the
Bren computing network, fill out and submit a Computer
Account Request Form. |
| SCHEDULE: |
The schedule is a work-in-progress
("more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules...") — check
weekly for updates. |
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