Undergraduate - UnitFIT1004 - Data management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Clayton Second semester 2014 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2014 (Off-campus) Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day) South Africa Second semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia October intake 2014 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit will provide an introduction to the concepts of database design and usage and the related issues of data management. Students will develop skills in planning, designing, and implementing a data model using an enterprise-scale relational database system (Oracle). Methods and techniques will also be presented to populate, retrieve, update and implement integrity features on data in the implemented database system.

Manipulation of a database necessarily raises issues of data collection/creation and management, data rights (ownership, copyright, access, privacy etc) and data curation, which this unit will also address.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain the motivations behind the development of database management systems;
describe the underlying theoretical basis of the relational database model and apply the theories into practice;
develop a sound database design;
develop a database based on a sound database design;
construct queries that meet user requirements;
use data modelling and database development tools effectively.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Maria Indrawan-Santiago

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

Two hours lectures
Two hours laboratories

(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture, tutorial and laboratory sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

(c.) Additional requirements (all students):

A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

Prohibitions

BUS3112, CPE2005, CSE2132, CSE2138, CSE2316, CSE3180, CSE3316, FIT2010, GCO2815, IMS1907, IMS2112, MMS2801

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit1004/