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Data-Driven Database Education: A Quantitative Study Of Sql Learning In An Introductory Database Course, Andrew C. Von Dollen Jul 2019

Data-Driven Database Education: A Quantitative Study Of Sql Learning In An Introductory Database Course, Andrew C. Von Dollen

Master's Theses

The Structured Query Language (SQL) is widely used and challenging to master. Within the context of lab exercises in an introductory database course, this thesis analyzes the student learning process and seeks to answer the question: ``Which SQL concepts, or concept combinations, trouble students the most?'' We provide comprehensive taxonomies of SQL concepts and errors, identify common areas of student misunderstanding, and investigate the student problem-solving process. We present an interactive web application used by students to complete SQL lab exercises. In addition, we analyze data collected by this application and we offer suggestions for improvement to database lab activities.


Querying Over Encrypted Databases In A Cloud Environment, Jake Douglas May 2019

Querying Over Encrypted Databases In A Cloud Environment, Jake Douglas

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

The adoption of cloud computing has created a huge shift in where data is processed and stored. Increasingly, organizations opt to store their data outside of their own network to gain the benefits offered by shared cloud resources. With these benefits also come risks; namely, another organization has access to all of the data. A malicious insider at the cloud services provider could steal any personal information contained on the cloud or could use the data for the cloud service provider's business advantage. By encrypting the data, some of these risks can be mitigated. Unfortunately, encrypting the data also means …