CP5633 - Database Modelling
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
The subject introduces students to an overview of motivation and background of the new database developments. It is intended as an introduction to the most important advances with respect to the classical relational database systems. Through the subject, students will not only review principles and concepts of database systems but also develop knowledge of current DBMS support for Information Systems. Students will develop skills in techniques and tools to model, design, implement a database system and in addition acquire the ability to make informed DBMS selection from a critical appreciation of key database issues.
Learning Outcomes
- explain and evaluate the fundamental theories and requirements that influence the design of modern database systems;
- develop a database using the Entity Relation model and normalisation techniques;
- create, implement and critically test and evaluate a database design;
- explain and critically evaluate contemporary database system and database management issues;
- analyse and critically evaluate database models and the background processes involved in queries and transactions.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP1500 CP2404 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
| Lecturer: | Dr Trina Myers. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Joanne Lee. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 26-Nov-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 02-Apr-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 13-Aug-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 10-Dec-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Joanne Lee |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (40%); practical assessment items (10%); midterm test (10%). |
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