This unit focuses on designing, developing and deploying distributed database systems. The unit introduces various contemporary issues including data model partitioning, fragmentation, replication issues, query optimisation, concurrency control, restart and recovery, distributed database design, client-server and distributed database applications. Particular attention will be paid to detailed consideration of distributed database management issues.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week during semester on this unit as follows:
Lectures: 2 hours per week
Tutorials/Lab Sessions: 2 hours per week per tutorial
Personal study and completing assignments: 8 hours per week (2 hours for every 1 contact hour)
CSE5200
Pari Delir Haghighi
Prem Jayaraman
At the completion of this unit students will:
Assignments/Tutorial exercises and attendance: 90%; Presentation: 10%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lab Exercises and Attendance | 10% (2% each) | Weekly (Weeks 2 to 6 Labs) |
| Assignment 1 - Research Paper Report | 40% | 12pm Monday, 5 September 2011, Week 7 |
| Research Paper Presentation | 10% | Week 7, Week 8 or Week 9 Labs (to be advised) |
| Assignment 2 - Practical Project | 25% | 12am (midnight) Friday, 10 October 2011, Week 10 |
| Assignment 2 - Demonstration | 15% | Week 11 or Week 12 Labs (to be advised) |
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Oracle 10g R2 and JDeveloper
Software will be available in computer labs and can also be downloaded freely from:
To use Oracle at home you need to install the Monash VPN from:
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Students need to allocate themselves to tutorials and visit unit website | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Introduction to distributed database systems and computing | |
| 2 | Distributed database design I | Lab Exercise 1 due Week 2 |
| 3 | Distributed database design II | Lab Exercise 2 due Week 3 |
| 4 | Semantic Data Control | Lab Exercise 3 due Week 4 |
| 5 | Distributed query processing I | Lab Exercise 4 due Week 5 |
| 6 | Distributed query processing II | Lab Exercise 5 due Week 6 |
| 7 | Distributed query optimisation | Assignment 1 due 12pm Monday, 5 September 2011, Week 7; Research Paper Presentation due Week 7 Lab (to be advised) |
| 8 | Transaction Management in Distributed DB | Research Paper Presentation due Week 8 Lab (to be advised) |
| 9 | Distributed Concurrency Control I | Research Paper Presentation due Week 9 Lab (to be advised) |
| 10 | Distributed Concurrency Control II | Assignment 2 due 12am (midnight) Friday, 10 October 2011, Week 10 |
| 11 | Reliability and Fault Tolerance in Distributed Databases | Assignment 2 Demonstration due Week 11 Lab (to be advised) |
| 12 | Parallel and Grid Databases | Assignment 2 Demonstration due Week 12 Lab (to be advised) |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.
Completion of lab exercises and attendance.
How well the solutions/programs address the weekly exercises and questions.
How well the research issue has been studied, investigated, understood and analysed.
The level of writing and referencing skills demonstrated.
The level of oral presentation skills demonstrated.
How well the code (PL/SQL and Java) is written.
How well the triggers, procedures and functions are designed.
How well the program, diagrams and flowcharts are documented.
Practical demonstration of skills and understanding of the DDBS concepts covered in the lectures and labs.
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Reading list
Oszu, T. and Valduriez, P. Principles of Distributed Database Systems, 2nd ed., Prentice-Hall, 1999
Coronel, Morris & Rob (2011) Database Systems Design, Implementation, and Management (9th Edition), Cengage Learning: Boston, MA