This unit will provide an introduction to the concepts of database design and usage and the related issues of data management. Students will develop skills in planning, designing, and implementing a data model using an enterprise-scale relational database system (Oracle). Methods and techniques will also be presented to populate, retrieve, update and implement integrity features on data in the implemented database system.
Manipulation of a database necessarily raises issues of data collection/creation and management, data rights (ownership, copyright, access, privacy etc) and data curation, which this unit will also address.
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:
For on campus students:
Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however, you should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
BUS3112, CPE2005, CSE2132, CSE2138, CSE2316, CSE3180, CSE3316, FIT2010, GCO2815, IMS1907, IMS2112, MMS2801
Lindsay Smith
David Green
Shyh Wei Teng
Tarirai Chani
Elsa Phung
Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Data Collection and Markup | 5% | 4PM Friday 10 August 2012 |
| Assignment 2: Database Manipulation | 20% | 4PM Friday 14 September 2012 |
| Assignment 3 Part A: Conceptual Design | Hurdle Requirement | 4PM Friday 5 October 2012 |
| Assignment 3 Part B: Full Database Design | 20% | 4PM Friday 19 October |
| Tutorial Participation and Quiz Completion | 5% | Throughout the semester |
| Examination 1 | 50% | To be advised |
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Student feedback from the semester 2 2011 offering indicated some difficulties with the management of groups for the group assignment tasks (assignments 2 and 3). For this offering we will be trialling individual assignments for assignments 2 and 3 in response to these comments. The tasks for the two assignments will be adjusted to take into consideration this change.
In addition for this offering the ordering of the two major sections of the unit have been adjusted to allow students longer to gain familiarity with SQL.
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
If students wish to work on this unit from home, you will require a copy of SQL Developer and Power*Architect please see the links below in Recommended Resources. Both items of software are readily available and free of charge (it is suggested you obtain a copy from the Moodle unit web site).
TEXTBOOK
Rob, P., Morris, S. and Coronel, C., Database Systems 10th Edn., Cengage Learning, 2013
This text is available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.
The text is also available as an eBook from Cengage Learning. The URL to the eBook version on the Cengage site is: http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/. The Cengage (CourseSmart) book format is HTML5 and thus can be read on a range of devices, markup (notes and highlighting) and a number of other functions are possible. The eReader FAQ is available from:http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/shop/FAQ.html
This unit will make use of the Oracle 11G database running on the Monash ITS server zebra.its.monash.edu.au. All students will have an account on this server which will suffice for all database work this semester.
Although it is not required, if students wish to run a database server at home they can download Oracle XE (eXpress Edition) from the unit Moodle site or directly from the Oracle technet site:
Please note:
The client software for accessing Oracle (SQLDeveloper) will be available in the labs. It will also be available via a download from the Moodle site for installation at home. SQLDeveloper is also available, after registration (free), from the technet site:
For database Design we will be making use of the community edition of Power*Architect (version 1.06) developed by SQLPower:
Power*Architect will also be available in the labs, for download from the Moodle site and can be downloaded directly from the link above.
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Please check the Moodle 2 site: http://moodle.vle.monash.edu/ | No formal assessment is undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Introduction to Data Management | Assessment task 5: Tutorial participation and Quiz Completion will be due throughout the semester |
| 2 | Data Quality and Metadata | |
| 3 | Database Systems | Assignment 1 Due - Data Collection and Markup - 4PM Friday 10th August 2012 |
| 4 | SQL | |
| 5 | Advanced SQL | |
| 6 | Advanced SQL Continued | |
| 7 | Transactions and Concurrency Management | |
| 8 | Conceptual Design | Assignment 2 Due - Database Manipulation - 4PM Friday 14th September 2012 |
| 9 | Normalisation | |
| 10 | Logical and Physical Design | Assignment 3A Due - Conceptual Design - 4PM Friday 5th October 2012 |
| 11 | Database Design Case Study | |
| 12 | Database Administration/Data Rights and Curation | Assignment 3B Due - Database Design - 4PM Friday 19th October 2012 |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
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Task criteria:
Task criteria:
Student designs will not be graded. Tutors will discuss with each student individually during tutorials their submitted design, against the case study, as a first stage of the database design task. This task is a hurdle requirement, students who do not submit this task will not be able to submit assignment 3.
Task Criteria:
Participation will be assessed in terms of contributions to group discussions and the level of engagement in tutorial activities.
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Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
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At the Chief Examiners discretion, students may be permitted to resubmit assignments where serious medical issues or problems have impacted a students work.
Students are required to use the APA style of referencing for this unit - details are available from:
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Getting the most from your studies in this unit:
Lecture: During the lecture, your lecturer will introduce key theoretical concepts and demonstrate various approaches to data management tasks. The time in lectures is quite brief, please ensure you gain the best advantage from this time by:
Laboratory/Tutorials: The labs consist of a set of graded exercises which allow you to put the theory presented in the lecture to work in creating, designing and using data and databases. The labs will also include issues that you will need to discuss with your fellow classmates and tutors. Before the lab you should carefully read through the lab activities. The teaching staff will presume that you have completed all the posted lab tasks each week and build subsequent activities on this assumption. For this reason it is very important that you complete all the posted tasks (please note you will not be able to complete them in the allocated 2 hours, these will be completed in your self study 8 hours). Given the cumulative nature of the learning, it is easy to fall behind if either you do not complete the required work or fail to understand key tasks/concepts. If you are having problems with lab exercises, please ensure you speak to your tutor and gain some assistance.
Off Campus students: Off campus students should pay particular attention to the Moodle OCL discussion forum for matters specifically related to them.