Database Technology
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
INFS 2011
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Course ID
012517
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
Yes
Course owner
School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Course aim
To introduce techniques used in web data management and databases, including XML, distributed databases, data warehouses, data mining and other special databases.
Course content
PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT:- Transaction management and concurrency control in databases.
DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS:- Architecture; fragmentation and allocation; distributed transaction management; design of distributed databases, client-server architecture.
DATA WAREHOUSES:- Architecture, design and use of data warehouses, data mining techniques.
TEMPORAL DATABASES:- Transaction time and valid time, temporal query languages, implementation of temporal databases (attribute-versioning, tuple-versioning).
ACTIVE DATABASES: - Event-Condition-Action paradigm, database triggers, coupling modes, types of events.
DATA ON THE WEB: - Xquery, database support for XML-data.
Textbook(s)
T. Connolly and C. Begg 2009, Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, 5th, Addison Wesley IBSN 978-0-321-60110-0.
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| INFS 1019 | Web and Database Development |
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 1 hour x 11 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, SEPANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 1 hour x 11 weeks | ||
| EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION | |||
| External (online materials) | N/A x N/A | ||
| External (moderated discussion boards) | N/A x N/A | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY | |||
| Lecture | 2 hours x 13 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 1 hour x 13 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 1 hour x 11 weeks | ||
| INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY (INTENSIVE) | |||
| Lecture | 4 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| Tutorial | 2 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| Computer Practical | 2 hours x 6 weeks | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Assignment 1, Assignment 2, Examination, Tests (in tutorials), Tests (on-line)
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
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