CP2016 - Data Management and Handling

Credit points:	03
Year:	2012
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

This subject is a detailed examination of the issues involved in data structures and algorithms, efficient and effective data management and handling, algorithm design and analysis, implementation, indexing and retrieval. Topics covered include: preliminary data structures, efficient and effective data management, algorithm design and analysis, trees, graphs, searching, sorting, multi-dimensional modelling and indexing, and real world applications.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the importance of data structure and preliminary data structures;
• Understand reasoning about efficiency of algorithm;
• Understand various advanced data structures and algorithms;
• Understand implementations of various data structures and algorithms;
• Understand spatial tessellation, text management and indexing.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:	CP1300 AND CP1500
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	CP2001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coord/Lect:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (15%); programming/theoretical (15%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi
Lecturer:	Assoc. Professor Ickjai Lee.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (15%); programming/theoretical (15%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 22-Mar-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (15%); programming/theoretical (15%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 15-Nov-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (15%); programming/theoretical (15%).
Beijing UT, Internal, Study Period 69
Census Date 13-Dec-2012
Coordinator:	Dr Hossein Ghodosi
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 24 hours practicals - only the first hour of each practical is supervised
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); quizzes or tests (20%); assignments (15%); programming/theoretical (15%).

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