Teaching Data Management Concepts for Data in Files

BSTRACT A database management system offers mechanisms that support data management, such as access control, integrity preservation, schema documentation, durability, etc. When datasets are stored in files, as is common in many data science projects, these functionalities need to be done directly by the data owner. This paper proposes ways to teach data management principles for such file-based settings, and we report on some of the challenges students have faced.