CS3200 — Introduction to Databases: Reviews & Ratings

CS3200 (Introduction to Databases) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 2.8/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.

Studies the design of a database for use in a relational database management system. The entity-relationship model and normalization are used in problems. Relational algebra and then the SQL (structured query language) are presented. Advanced topics include triggers, stored procedures, indexing, elementary query optimization, and fundamentals of concurrency and recovery. Students implement a database schema and short application programs on one or more commercial relational database management systems.

Average rating

2.8/5

Difficulty

3.3/5

Ratings

127

Last taught

Fall 2026

Credits

4 Hours

Prerequisites

CS 2000 with a minimum grade of D- or CIS 200M with a minimum grade of D- or CS 2100 with a minimum grade of D- or CIS 201M with a minimum grade of D- or CS 2500 with a minimum grade of D- or DS 2000 with a minimum grade of D- or DS 2500 with a minimum grade of D- or EECE 2560 with a minimum grade of D-

NUpath

Analyzing/Using Data

Professors

• Mark Fontenot
• Wolfgang Gatterbauer
• Kathleen Durant
• John Rachlin
• Martin Schedlbauer
• Alvaro Monge
• John Alexis Guerra Gomez
• Renee Miller
• Jose Annunziato
• Mirek Riedewald
• Robert Futrelle
• Nathaniel Derbinsky

Data updated October 2026.

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