Database concepts and models, relational database management systems, semantic data modelling, entities and entity relationship modelling, normalisation, user requirements specification, database specification. Storage media and data organisation, logical data structures: linear and non-linear. Physical database implementation, integrity, backup, recovery, security. Structured Query Language, database administration. Current topics; distributed database, data warehousing, Object-oriented database.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Workload commitments are:
You will need to allocate up to 5 hours per week in some weeks, for use of a computer, including time for newsgroups/discussion groups.
CSE9002
Campbell Wilson
Manoj Kathpalia
At the completion of this unit students will:
Examination (2 hours): 65%; In-semester assessment: 35%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 (Data Modelling) | 20% | 3pm on April 15, 2011 |
| Assignment 2 (SQL) | 15% | 3pm on May 20, 2011 |
| Examination 1 | 65% | To be advised |
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| Week | Date* | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 21/02/11 | Please register in Allocate+ for your tutorials | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | 28/02/11 | Introduction | |
| 2 | 07/03/11 | Relational Data Model | |
| 3 | 14/03/11 | Database Design 1 | |
| 4 | 21/03/11 | Database Design 2 | |
| 5 | 28/03/11 | Database Design 3/SQL 1 | |
| 6 | 04/04/11 | SQL 2 | |
| 7 | 11/04/11 | SQL 3 | Assignment 1 Due |
| 8 | 18/04/11 | Physical Database Design 1 | |
| Mid semester break | |||
| 9 | 02/05/11 | Physical Database Design 2 | |
| 10 | 09/05/11 | Database Security, Concurrency & Recovery | |
| 11 | 16/05/11 | Advanced Database Topics | Assignment 2 Due |
| 12 | 23/05/11 | TBA | |
| 30/05/11 | SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken during SWOT VAC | |
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1. Quality of the benefits of database approach to the management of data.
2. Correctness and quality of database design. This should support the business requirements outlined in the case study.
3. Correctness of the normalisation process.
4. Correctness of the Database Design Language (DBDL) for the normalised relations.
1. Correctness of any changes made to the relations provided to accomodate the business requirements.
2. Correctness of the data used to populate the tables.
3. Correctness and quality of SQL commands to implement the queries identified. These will be assessed as to whether the output of the commands answers the business queies asked.
4. Use of any Oracle features with justification in the implementation.
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Recommended Reading
Connolly, T. and Begg, C., Database Systems - A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management (4th ed.), Addison-Wesley, 2005, ISBN -13 978-0-321-21025-8.
Elmasri, R. & Navathe, S.B. Fundamentals of Database Systems (5th ed.), Addison-Wesley, 2007, ISBN-13: 978-0-321-36957-2.