Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.57 GPA, 77.1% A/AB (n=48 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Topics in Database Management Systems
COMPSCI 764 covers the implementation of database management systems, including distributed systems, concurrency control, query execution, and recovery mechanisms.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Goetz Graefe
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Historical reviews of Alan Halverson: Reviewers suggest self-study via research papers is more effective than attending class, noting the professor explains little beyond the assigned readings.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Alan Halverson: Alan Halverson is described as an excellent, intelligent, and intriguing professor who teaches with group projects, though he offers no extra credit.
ALAN HALVERSON is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
GOETZ GRAEFE is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 50 / 55 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Reviews for historical instructor Alan Halverson are polarized, with one praising his intelligence while others criticize the lack of classroom learning and unstructured grading.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.65 GPA, 78.3% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.78 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.99 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=53 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Alan Halverson: Reviewers suggest self-study via research papers is more effective than attending class, noting the professor explains little beyond the assigned readings.
Historical reviews of Alan Halverson: Students found the grading arbitrary and the course content focused on outdated techniques, leading to frustration over the lack of structured learning.
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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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Topics in Database Management Systems
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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