Unit of Study DATA6002 Data Management Systems (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Unit description

Covers fundamental concepts of relational database management systems and Structured Query Language (SQL). Students will learn to design, build and optimise databases and construct queries to extract data from database systems. Furthermore, students will learn the importance of big data and security in database management.

Unit content

Topic 1: Introduction to data management

Topic 2: Entity-relationship modelling and database design

Topic 3: Design normalised databases

Topic 4: Database development

Topic 5: Database security

Topic 6: Big Data management and Cloud databases

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4
Melbourne	N/A	Term4
Online	Term4	Term4
Perth	N/A	Term4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse the needs for database management systems.

design and develop database models based on business requirements.

develop and execute SQL queries to retrieve information.

articulate the importance of big data and security in database management.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Practical	60%
Short written response	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Practical	60%
Short written response	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Practical	60%
Short written response	10%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Case study	30%
Practical	60%
Short written response	10%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Microsoft Visio

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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