Week 1 (January 18 – January 23)

Tuesday, January 19   (3:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate) Optional Session
Online Office Hours	Every Tuesday afternoon, I will be holding Online Office Hours using the Blackboard Collaborate platform. You are invited to join us to discuss questions and issues concerning the class. Meet in the Drop In Room of the Blackboard Collaborate platform. Join the Kevin Trainor Office Hours breakout room. Please use a headset.

Tuesday, January 19   (6:30 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Blackboard Collaborate) Class Session 1
Topics	Introductions Review syllabus Introduction to Data Modeling
Required Readings	LIS490DBL Course Syllabus Oppel: Chapter 1
Other Resources	Oppel Chapter 1 Slides
Class Discussion Prep	Introduce Yourself Our first activity during class will be introducing ourselves. I plan to go through the class in alphabetical order and ask each of you to speak to us using your headset. I am expecting each person to speak for 2 -3 minutes. Here are the things that I would like you to share with us: Your name; The GSLIS program in which you are enrolled; Your employment (this includes, full-time, part-time, university, and home care activities); Your previous experience with databases (especially relational databases); Most Important: What you would like to get out of this course. I look forward to meeting each of you during your introductions.