This unit looks at the design and implementation issues of database management systems. Advanced database design using the object-relational approach and multi-dimensional database design are explored. Record, file and index structures are dealt with at the basic level. Higher level details of consistency, atomicity and durability are introduced along with modern trends in databases.
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:
Lectures: 2 hours per week
Tutorials/Lab Sessions: 2 hours per week per tutorial
and up to an additional 8 hours in some weeks for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.
FIT3118, CSE3000
FIT9019 or FIT9003
Knowledge of relational database principles, including SQL
Associate Professor David Taniar
Jason (Kefeng Xuan)
Sultan Alamri
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Register for tutorials, download/install the necessary software | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 |
| 1 | Multidimensional Database Design: Introduction | |
| 2 | Multidimensional Database Design: Modelling | |
| 3 | Multidimensional Database Design: Modelling (Advanced) | |
| 4 | Multidimensional Database Design: Queries | |
| 5 | Multidimensional Database Design: Dimension Modelling | |
| 6 | Multidimensional Database Design: Bridges and Multivalued | |
| 7 | Multidimensional Database Design: Slowly Changing Dimensions | Class Test: Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 2-4pm |
| 8 | Multidimensional Database Design: Fact Modelling | |
| 9 | Physical Database Design | |
| 10 | Physical Database Design | |
| 11 | Semi-structured Database Design and Storage | Assignment due date: Friday, 24 May 2013, 6pm |
| 12 | Semi-structured Database Design and Storage | |
| 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 |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Class Test | 10% | Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 2-4pm |
| Assignment | 30% | Friday, 24 May 2013, 6pm |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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Students will be assessed on their understanding of multidimensional design, object-relational design, and physical database design.
Students will be assessed on their understanding of multidimensional design, and physical database design.
Database Systems: Design, Implementation and Management, Rob, and Coronel, 8th Edition, Course Technology, 2007, chapter on Data Warehousing
Fundamentals of Database Systems, Elmasri, and Navathe, 5th Edition, Addison Wesley, 2007, chapter on Indexing
Object-Oriented Oracle, Rahayu, Taniar, and Pardede, CyberTech, 2006
Database System Concepts, Silberschatz, Korth, and Sudarshan, 5th Edition, McGraw Hill, 2006
Monash Library Unit Reading List
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You will need to access to Oracle DBMS.
On-campus students may use this software which is installed in the computing labs.
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