• The lecture exists to move logistics off the first day of class so day one can go straight into the relational model and relational algebra (0:46).
  • The instructor no longer controls the waitlist: the course grew popular enough that separate administrators now run the undergraduate 445 and graduate 645 sections (1:39).
  • Emailing the instructor about enrollment does nothing — admissions are negotiated between programs and schools, outside his control (2:09).
  • Mitigation: with new database professor Jignesh Patel hired in the last year, 445/645 is now offered every semester, so students shut out in the fall can take it in the spring (2:09, 2:40).
  • Practical advice: if you are not already enrolled, enrollment is unlikely — start considering other options (2:40).