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 433-351 Database Systems

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr. Evan Harris

Prerequisites

433-253 and 433-255

Semester

1

Contact

24 hours of lectures and approximately 17 hours of practice classes

Subject Description

The objective of this subject is for students: to understand the fundamentals of database systems, including data modelling and database design; to understand the languages and facilities provided by database systems; and to understand the implementation of database systems.

Topics covered include: Data models: relational, deductive, object-oriented, network, hierarchical, semantic; database design; relation normalisation; query languages including SQL; integrity; security; concurrency; query processing and optimisation; implementation of data models and database languages.

Assessment

Up to three-hours of written examinations at the end of the subject. Project work, which is expected to take about 36 hours, must be completed satisfactorily to pass the subject. Weighting of assessment components will be made known at the commencement of the subject



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