XML Technologies

eXtensible Markup Language and friends

Upcoming event: XML Prague 2016

XML Prague

a conference on markup languages and data on the web

Prague, Czech Republic

February 11-13, 2016

BaseX User Meeting will be on February 11, 2016

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Lecture Slides

Slides will be released shortly before each lecture and may be updated afterwards (have a look at the Updated column).

No Lecture Topic Updated
1 Oct 22 XML Basics, Unicode Oct 22
2 Oct 29 XPath, Namespaces Oct 29
3 Nov 05 XQuery Nov 05
4 Nov 12 XQuery: More than Just a Query Language Nov 12
5 Nov 19 XQuery Update, Web Applications Nov 19
6 Nov 26 XQuery Full Text Nov 26
7 Dec 03 Validation, XSLT Dec 03
8 Dec 10 XQuery Parsing Dec 10
9 Dec 17 XQuery Compilation Dec 17
10 Jan 07 XQuery Evaluation, XML Databases: Encodings Jan 07
11 Jan 14 XML Databases: Storage Jan 14
12 Jan 21 XML Databases: Indexes Jan 21
13 Jan 28 Summary, Questions
14 Feb 04 Exam

Note: This is a preliminary schedule. Topics and order may change.

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Tutorial & Assignments

  • The tutorial (and the correction of assignments) is a service for you.
  • Assignments are not mandatory in the effect that they grant or reject access to the exam.
  • Doing the assignments and studying the corrections may, however, help you to pass the exam and to get a good grade. It is your decision and responsibility.
  • Assignments are put online on Thursday after the lecture/tutorial.
  • Sample solutions and accompanying material to the lecture will be discussed in the tutorial.
  • Any content discussed in the tutorial can be part of the exam.
How to do your assignments
  • Work in groups of 2–3 students.
  • Write your solutions as plain ASCII files, please no .pdf, .doc, etc.!
  • Send your solutions as email attachments to alexander.holupirek@uni-konstanz.de until date due (if not announced otherwise).
Release date Date due Task description Additional material
Oct 22 Oct 28, 8:00 am 1. Assignment Sample Solution
Oct 29 Nov 04, 8:00 am 2. Assignment Sample Solution, Tutorial: XQuery in Action
Nov 5 Nov 11, 8:00 am 3. Assignment Sample Solution
Nov 5 Nov 18, 8:00 am 4. Assignment Sample Solution
Nov 19 Nov 25, 8:00 am 5. Assignment Sample Solution
Nov 26 Dec 02, 8:00 am 6. Assignment Sample Solution
Dec 03 Dec 09, 8:00 am 7. Assignment Sample Solution
Dec 10 Dec 16, 8:00 am 8. Assignment Sample Solution
Jan 07 Jan 13, 8:00 am 9. Assignment Sample Solution
Jan 14 Jan 20, 8:00 am 10. Assignment Sample Solution
Jan 21 Jan 27, 8:00 am 11. Assignment Sample Solution

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