Lectures towards the back-half of the semester became super vague and unclear with very limited examples of difficult topics. This made the final exam very hard (class avg about 65%). On the other hand, the coding projects are easy and there are not many, so overall workload for this class is fairly light. Take LIS464 if you just want to learn SQLRate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
PARIS KOUTRIS
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
He doesn't convey the material well, made the class super difficultRate My Professors ↗
He's decent and seems to care abotu explaining concepts for everyone's understanding.Rate My Professors ↗
This guy kind of reminds me of Marc Renault without as much of a hatred for students. Chill enough guy and the class was super interesting.Rate My Professors ↗
He's definitely better than his current rating suggests. You can tell he really cares about his students understanding the material. In his lectures, he's always asking questions(to the students) or encouraging students to ask their own. It's clear he knows the topic very well, which only helps the lecture more.Rate My Professors ↗
Paris lectures are very boring, but filled with information so if you pay attention you will do well in the class. He also records lectures which I really appreciated. Projects and exams make up the grade. Grading was quite generous and transparent. Final project B+ tree and final exam was a nightmare but everything else until then was easyRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with PARIS KOUTRIS
Foundations of Data Management
Credits unavailableFoundational concepts in databases and data management, covering query languages and advanced modern data management topics.
No offering record · Spring 2026
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historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Master's Research
1–9 creditsNo offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Pre-dissertator Research
1–9 creditsCOMPSCI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for master's graduates preparing for doctoral dissertation work under faculty supervision.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Dissertation
1–6 creditsCOMPSCI 990 is an advanced mentored reading and research course for students with dissertator status.
No offering record · Spring 2026
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2026 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2025 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2025 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2024 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2024 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2024 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2024 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2023 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2023 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 702 | Graduate Cooperative Education |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2022 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2022 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2022 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Spring 2022 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2022 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2022 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2021 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2021 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2021 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 638 | Undergraduate Topics in Computing |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Fall 2020 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2020 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Spring 2020 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2020 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2020 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2019 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Fall 2019 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2019 | COMPSCI 899 | Pre-dissertator Research |
| Spring 2019 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Spring 2019 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2018 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2018 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2018 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2018 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Spring 2018 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2018 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2017 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Fall 2017 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Spring 2017 | COMPSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2017 | COMPSCI 784 | Foundations of Data Management |
| Spring 2017 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2017 | COMPSCI 990 | Dissertation |
| Fall 2016 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2016 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2016 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
| Spring 2016 | COMPSCI 838 | Topics in Computing |
| Fall 2015 | COMPSCI 564 | Database Management Systems: Design and Implementation |
| Fall 2015 | COMPSCI 799 | Master's Research |
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