Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor, Lecturer
Abhaya Nayak
Contact via Email
E6A382
Tuesday 1:00-2:00pm
Lecturer, Tutor
Akther Shermin
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E6A330
Wednesday 1:00-2:00pm
Tutor
MD Farhad
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Tutor
Yifan Gao
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Tutor
Hedieh Ranjbartabar
Contact via Email
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ISYS114
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides an in-depth study of modern database technology and its dominant role in developing and maintaining enterprise information systems. The aim is to teach students how to program database applications. The emphasis is placed on business applications, using Structured Query Language (SQL) as an interactive and a programmatic language, on principles of the relational-database model, and on fundamental components of a client-server database-management system. Practical work involves the use of a commercial database-management system together with programming tools.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted an assessment task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for Disruption to Studies for that task is made and approved.
Four standards, namely Developing, Functional, Proficient, and Advanced, summarize as many different levels of achievement. Each standard is defined to help students know what kind of performance is expected to deserve a certain mark. The standards corresponding to the learning outcomes of this unit are given below:
Criteria | Standards | |||
Developing | Functional | Proficient | Advanced | |
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Represents a student who has demonstrated inaccurate knowledge of database concepts | Represents a student who has demonstrated broad knowledge of database concepts but with limited understanding | Represents a student who has demonstrated critical analysis skills in fundamental database concepts | Represents a student who has demonstrated critical analysis skills in fundamental database concepts who also has exceptional analytical and critical thinking capability | |
LO#2 |
Represents a student who has limited database design and development skills. | Represents a student who has capability to design and develop functional database with documentation. | Represents a student who has capability to design and develop functional and highly maintainable database, with documentation. | Represents a student who has capability to design and develop functional and highly maintainable database, with documentation and familiarity with tools and interactive development environments, and has exceptional ability to solve challenging database problems |
LO#3 |
Represents a student with very limited ability to use database tools and interactive development environments | Represents a student who has familiarity with tools and interactive development environments | Represents a student very familiar with tools and interactive development environments with good ability to solve database problems. | Represents a student very familiar with tools and interactive development environments, and has exceptional ability to solve challenging database problems. |
LO#4 |
Represents a student with very limited database programming skills. | Represents a student who is comfortable with database programming. | Represents a student very familiar with database programming and quite able to implement solutions to database problems. | Represents a student with exceptional database programming skills and able to implement maintainable solutions to challenging database problems. |
LO#5 |
Represents a student with limited appreciation of the data storage and management concepts. | Represents a student with a good understanding of the challenges that data storage and management involve. | Represents a student with a good understanding of the challenges data storage and management involve, and some the means to resolve them. | Represents a student with an exceptional understanding of the challenges data storage and management involve, and ability to provide creative solutions to such challenges. |
GRADING
At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit
The final mark for the unit will be calculated by combining the marks for all assessment tasks according to the percentage weightings shown in the assessment summary. However, note that the final examination in this unit is a hurdle requirement. You must get a mark of at least 40% in the examination to pass the unit. If you get a mark of at least 30% in your first attempt at the final examination you will be given a second and final attempt. Concretely, you will pass the unit if you
In order to obtain a higher grade than a Pass, you have to fulfil additional conditions. Namely, you must demonstrate and apply your knowledge of fundamental database concepts consistently
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Diagnostic Test | 10% | Week 3 |
Assignment 1 | 20% | Week 7 |
Assignment 2 | 20% | Week 12 |
Final Examination | 50% | TBA |
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
The focus of the diagnostic test will be on conceptual modeling of databases.
Due: Week 7
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 1 will focus on logical design and implementation of databases
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 20%
Assignment 2 will assess certain fundamental aspects of database systems including database programming..
Due: TBA
Weighting: 50%
The final examination will assess students' understanding of the fundamental concepts behind database management systems, and their skills in database programming and development.
Each week you should attend three hours of lectures, a tutorial and a practical session. For details of days, times and rooms consult the timetables webpage.
Note that Tutorials and Practicals commence in week 2. You should have selected a practical session during enrolement. You should attend the practical session you are enrolled in.
If you do not have a class, or if you wish to change one, you should see the enrolement operators in the E7B courtyard during the first two weeks of the semester. Thereafter you should go to the Student Centre.
Please note that you are required to hand in all the assessed work in this unit. Failure to do so may result in you failing the unit or being excluded from the exam.
Textbook
The textbooks listed below cover much of the required material that will be used in preparation of lectures and/or assignments and/or practicals.
For some parts of learning, other necessary material will be made available on the ISYS224 iLearn site.
Digital recordings of lectures are available from echo360 at iLearn. Read these instructions for details.
Websites
The web page for this unit can be found at http://ilearn.mq.edu.au
Technology
In this unit you will be exposed to the following technology and tools
Discussion Boards
The unit will make use of discussion boards hosted within iLearn. Please post questions there, they will be monitored by the staff on the unit regularly.
Week |
Topic |
Reading |
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Introduction to Databases: Relational model |
Connolly & Begg, Chapters 1,2,4 |
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Database modeling (ER modeling, EER modeling) |
Connolly & Begg, Chapters 12-13 |
3 |
Conceptual & Logical Database design |
Connolly & Begg, Chapters 16-17 |
4-6 |
Data Manipulation and Database Normalisation |
Connolly & Begg, Chapters 6, 14-15 Shah, Chapters 4-8 |
7 |
Relational Algebra |
Connolly & Begg, Chapter 5 |
Recess |
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8-9 |
Advanced SQL (PL/SQL) |
Connolly & Begg, Chapter 8 Shah, Chapters 10-14 |
10 |
Transaction management |
Connolly & Begg, Chapter 22 |
11 |
Concurrency control, Recovery |
Connolly & Begg, Chapter 22 (and Lecturer provided) |
12 |
Data Storage and Management | (Lecturer Provided) |
13 |
Revision |
Lecturer Provided |
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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