Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The relational model of data
- The role of database systems in information management
- The structure and facilities of the Unix system and its application to system tasks
- The concept of data modelling
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Structure data and documents using markup languages
- Define, normalise and query databases
- Use the UNIX command line effectively and construct shell scripts using data manipulation tools
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Revision | 8 |
Specialist Laboratory | 20 |
Follow-up work | 18 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Completion of assessment task | 38 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Lecture | 36 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Mike Joy, Stephen Jarvis and Michael Luck (2002). Introducing Unix and Linux. Palgrave Macmillan.
H.J. Garcia-Molina et al (2009). Database systems : the complete book. Pearson Prentice Hall.
T.M. Connolly and C.E. Begg. Database systems. Addison-Wesley.
C.J. Date (2004). An Introduction to Database Systems. Addison-Wesley.
R. Elmasri and S. Navathe (2007). Fundamentals of database systems. Pearson/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.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 30% |
Laboratory | 30% |
Examination | 40% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
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.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Examination | 100% |