Data Management

Module overview

This module aims to: • Introduce students to the UNIX operating system, to the UNIX command line, and to standard UNIX tools (e.g., vi editor, ed, sed and awk) • Introduce students to version management systems • Provide a grounding in the use of database management systems and SQL • Introduce students to Unix tools for document preparation, software development and system administration

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

The content of this module is delivered through lectures, the module website, directed reading and pre-recorded materials. Students work on their understanding through a combination of independent study and preparation for timetabled activities, along with formative assessments in the form of coursework assignments. Students work on their practical skills and technical understanding in technical laboratories and assessed laboratories.

Study time
Type	Hours
Specialist Laboratory	20
Preparation for scheduled sessions	10
Revision	8
Follow-up work	18
Lecture	36
Completion of assessment task	38
Wider reading or practice	20
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

H.J. Garcia-Molina et al (2009). Database systems : the complete book. Pearson Prentice Hall.

Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis and Michael Luck (2002). Introducing Unix and Linux. Palgrave Macmillan.

T.M. Connolly and C.E. Begg. Database systems. Addison-Wesley.

R. Elmasri and S. Navathe (2007). Fundamentals of database systems. Pearson/Addison Wesley.

C.J. Date (2004). An Introduction to Database Systems. Addison-Wesley.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

This module is assessed by a combination of coursework, assessed laboratories and a final assessment in the form of a computer aided examination.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Laboratory	30%
Coursework	30%
Examination	40%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Examination	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Examination	100%

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Syllabus