307773 (v.2) Datamining and Advanced Database Management 601


 

Area:School of Information Systems
Credits:25.0
Contact Hours:4.0
Lecture:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:Architecture of a DBMS. Designing constraints and structures for database access - index, hashed cluster, tablespace. Loading and establishing data integrity. Concurrency control. Optimisation techniques. Mining a database for useful information, data warehousing. Designing database for e-commerce.
 
Unit Outcomes: On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Design methods and rules for databases and standards for loading database tables. Illustrate an in-depth knowledge of optimization and the concept and principle method of embedded SQL. Apply data warehousing and data mining to enterprise database environments. Design a database for an electronic commerce environment.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References: Date, C.J., (1991), An Introduction of Database Systems, Vol I and II, 5th ed., Mass, Addison-Wesley. McFadyen,R. and Kanabar, K., (1991), An Introduction to Structured Query Language, Wm. C. Brown, Dubuque. Koch, G. and Loney, K., (1997), Oracle 8 - TheComplete Reference, NY, Osboren McGraw-Hill.
Unit Texts: Hotka, Dan, 2000, Oracle Unleashed (3rd Ed.), SAMS Publishing Company Inc.
 
Unit Assessment Breakdown: Examination 50%. Presentation 20%. Written Assessment 30%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment.
YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  

 

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