Database and Information Systems
Current offerings
Semester 1, 2013Why should I study Database and Information Systems?
What will I learn?
Topics covered include: - Data Models: E-R Model, relational model, normalisation, SQL;
- Security and Integrity: Authorisation and views, integrity
constraints;
- Database Connection: Java Database Connectivity, Web databases
using PHP;
- Storage and Access: File organisation, indexing, query processing,
optimisation;
- Transactions, Concurrency and Recovery: ACID properties, locking,
logging, shadow paging.
What should I know before I enrol?
How will my performance be assessed?
Your performance in the course will be assessed in three ways: - Practical exercise marks will contribute between
20% and 30% to your final score.
- The final exam usually contributes the remainder of
the marks.
- Tutorials are not usually assessed.
However, we do record your attendance.
The precise details of assessment vary from year to year, and will
be explained at the first lecture.
Support
If you need assistance with this course, you should see your lecturer or
your tutor.
The Online Forum provides an opportunity to ask questions and
discuss topics relevant to the course.
What comes next?
What do students think of this course?
From time-to-time, we ask students to give their opinion of this course,
and allow the lecturers to respond to the evaluation.
The most recent results, labelled "courseEvaluation", and "courseResponse"
are here:
Handy links
Disclaimer
The information presented here should apply to most students.
It is possible, however, that special conditions may apply to you.
You can find out by reading the
University Calendar program rules
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