Information modelling
G Shanks
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield * Prerequisites: SYS4220
This subject provides students with an understanding of a range of information-modelling techniques. Critical comparisons are made of the various information-modelling techniques and the practical relevance of the techniques in information systems planning and development is discussed. Topics include: philosophical foundations of information modelling; approaches to information modelling - fact-based modelling, extended entity-relationship modelling, advanced relational modelling; data modelling in practice - generic data models, corporate data modelling, innovation in data modelling and the data administration role.
Assessment
Written (3000 words): 50% * Unit test: 50%
Prescribed texts
Simsion G C Data modelling essentials Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994
Recommended texts
Nijssen G M and Halpin T A Conceptual schema and relational database design: A fact oriented approach Prentice-Hall, 1989