| # | DAY | DATE | TOPIC | READ | NOTE |
| 1 | Tu | 9/1 | Introduction to CMSC461 | 1 | |
| 2 | Th | 9/3 | Introduction | 2 | |
| 3 | Tu | 9/8 | Entity-Relationship Diagrams | 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 | |
| 4 | Th | 9/10 | Entity-Relationship Diagrams (II) | 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 | |
| 5 | Tu | 9/15 | ERD Class Exercise | 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 | |
| 6 | Th | 9/17 | Data Definition Language/Create tables | 5.7 | |
| 7 | Tu | 9/22 | Relational Model | 3 | |
| 8 | Th | 9/24 | Relational Algebra | 4 | |
| 9 | Tu | 9/29 | Relational Algebra II | 4 | |
| 10 | Th | 10/1 | SQL | 5 | |
| 11 | Tu | 10/6 | SQL II | 5 | |
| 12 | Th | 10/8 | SQL*Plus | Not in book | |
| 13 | Tu | 10/13 | TBD | TBD | |
| 14 | Th | 10/15 | Oracle SQL Samples | Not in book | |
| 15 | Tu | 10/20 | Embedded SQL | Not in book | |
| 16 | Th | 10/22 | Review | | |
| MT | Tu | 10/27 | The MIDTERM | TBD | |
| 17 | Th | 10/29 | Embedded SQL (II) | TBD | |
| 18 | Tu | 11/3 | Storage and File Structure | not in book | |
| 19 | Th | 11/5 | Transactions | not in book | |
| 20 | Tu | 11/10 | PL/SQL | not in book | |
| 21 | Th | 11/12 | PL/SQL (II) | not in book | Proj due |
| 22 | Tu | 11/17 | Database System Architectures | not in book | |
| 23 | Th | 11/19 | Special Topics | not in book | |
| 24 | Tu | 11/24 | New Applications | not in book |
| 25 | Tu | 12/1 | Additional Date and Time Information | not in book | Phase I proposal due |
| 26 | Th | 12/3 | Lab | TBD | |
| 27 | Tu | 12/8 | Database Design | not in book | Phase II due |
| 28 | Th | 12/10 | Review | All Course material | |
| 29 | Tues | 12/15 | Final Exam - Sections 0201 | All Course material | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM |