Informatics 3: Content Management

Subject 600-206 (2009)

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Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

Semester 1, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable

Lectures and workshops.

Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Two 1-hour lectures per week; one 2-hour workshop per week. Total 48 hours.
Total Time Commitment: 120 hours total time commitment.
Prerequisites: Informatics 2 : People, Data and the Web
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects:

433-351 Database Systems;

615-230 (prior to 2009)
Core Participation Requirements: It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study and reasonable steps will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the University’s programs. Students who feel their disability may impact upon their active and safe participation in a subject are encouraged to discuss this with the relevant subject coordinator and the Disability Liaison Unit.

Coordinator

Dr Sherah Kurnia
Subject Overview:

Contemporary online services, such as social networking and multimedia sharing sites, massively multiplayer online games, as well as commerce services are built on content management systems and underlying databases. In this subject, students will learn how to build their own domain-specific content management system, combining web technologies with database technologies.

Topics include: collection, modelling and retrieval of information in databases; query languages including SQL; integration of databases with websites; web interfaces; data interchange using XML; transactions; and a selection of advanced topics in data management.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • demonstrate proficiency in solving practical data modelling tasks;
  • design content management systems using relational database techniques;
  • use SQL to interact with a relational database;
  • develop a web-based database application;
  • understand transaction-based data processing.
Assessment:

Project work during semester, expected to take about 36 hours (30%); a mid-semester test (10%); and a 2-hour end-of-semester written examination (60%). To pass the subject, students must obtain at least 50% overall, 15/30 in project work, and 35/70 in the mid-semester test and end-of-semester written examination combined.
Prescribed Texts:

Database System Concepts (5th edition), by Silberschatz, Korth & Sudarshan

Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: On completion of this subject students should have developed the following generic skills:
  • the ability to analyse and solve problems involving large amounts of real-world data;
  • the ability to synthesise information and communicate results effectively;
  • the ability to work effectively as a member of a project team;
  • the capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection;
  • the ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals;
  • the ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution.
Notes: Students enrolled in the BSc (both pre-2008 and new degrees), BASc or a combined BSc course will receive science credit for the completion of this subject.

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