Towards Full Integration Of XML And Advanced Database Concepts

Most advanced database systems courses focus on core aspects of relational design, data modeling, transaction processing, and distributed database issues. Given the ever increasing importance of web enabled databases generally but particularly the influence of XML (eXtensible Markup Language), an alternative approach would be to teach the traditional core principles while integrating an XML module into the course. The focus of this paper is to elaborate on how such an integration would be accomplished in an advanced database course.