| Offered By: |
School of Accounting & Business Info Systems |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Information Systems |
| Offered in: |
First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
This course focuses on relational database systems and their use in information systems development. It aims to present the foundations of the relational database model, the principles of relational database modelling and design, query languages, and the basics of database application development using a representative database management software package. It also aims to introduce students to more advanced database or database-related technologies including object-oriented databases, hybrid systems and Web-enabled database systems. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
On completion of this course you are expected to have achieved: - A sound understanding of the basic concepts and theoretical underpinnings of modern relational database systems.
- Competence in data modelling using the entity-relationship modelling technique as well as translating completed data models in correctly normalized relational database designs.
- The ability to write correct queries in the standard SQL database query language and also to use a typical graphical query language interface competently.
- An appreciation of the issues involved in physical database design as well as database security and performance.
- An understanding of selected advanced database-related topics.
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| Indicative Assessment: |
Test 1 20% Test 2 20% Project 60% Total 100 % |
| Workload: |
You should aim to spend at least twice as much time in private study per week as there are actual contact hours (i.e. lectures and tutorials/laboratory classes) for the course |
| Course Classification(s): |
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| Areas of Interest: |
Business Information Systems |
| Eligibility: |
At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree |
Assumed Knowledge and
Required Skills: |
It will be assumed that students have undertaken a first course in information systems and are familiar with computerized systems in general as well as the use of the Windows PC operating system and standard office automation software. |
| Requisite Statement: |
There are no specified prerequisites for this course. |
| Prescribed Texts: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS7003 |
| Preliminary Reading: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS7003 |
| Indicative Reading List: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS7003 |
| Programs: |
Graduate Certificate in Business Information Management, Master of Business, Master of Commerce, Master of Business Information Systems, and Master of Information Systems Studies |
| Other Information: |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS7003 |
| Academic Contact: |
See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=INFS7003 |
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