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COIT20247 - Database Design and Development

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will develop a small database by understanding the conceptual and logical design of relational databases. An in-depth knowledge for designing queries using SQL will be developed. The importance of normalisation and tools to achieve it will be emphasised. Database integrity constraints and other specification requirements to be followed during the stage of physical design of the databases are covered extensively. Other topics include the fundamentals of distributed database and data warehousing as well as issues related to security and concurrency control in multi user database environments. This is a core unit for both the Master of Information Systems and Master of Information Technology since database technology is central to all enterprise applications. Note: If you have completed unit COIS20026 then you cannot take this unit.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 8
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2015

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Term 1 - 2018 Profile
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Term 1 - 2019 Profile
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Term 1 - 2020 Profile
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Term 1 - 2021 Profile
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Term 1 - 2022 Profile
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Term 1 - 2023 Profile
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Term 1 - 2024 Profile
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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Written Assessment 30%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 35%
3. Examination 35%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 86.17% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 43.32% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Feedback from staff and students
Feedback
MySQL software was not available in the university labs.
Recommendation
To ascertain that MySQL has been installed and is working in the allotted labs across all the University campuses.
Action Taken
MySQL was installed in all the labs and students also installed on their own computers.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluations
Feedback
Provide more MySQL demonstrations.
Recommendation
Incorporate instructional videos on Moodle that demonstrate the installation and use of MySQL.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluations
Feedback
Requirements of the assessment 2 were complicated.
Recommendation
Include videos to explain the assessment requirements and include a weekly discussion during lectures.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Teaching Team
Feedback
Some students were not able to explain their assignment contributions.
Recommendation
Include an in-class oral presentation and demo of Assignment 2 as part of the assignment components.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the purpose of and technical foundations related to database technology.
  2. Explain the processes undertaken during identification of functional dependancies and normalisation.
  3. Design and develop a small database using Microsoft Access and design queries using structured query language (SQL).
  4. Identify issues related to data integrity in a multi user database environment.
  5. Explain the fundamental concepts of distributed database and data warehousing.

Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.

ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html

This unit contributes to the workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:

  • Data Analysis (DTAN)
  • Systems Design (DESN)
  • Database/Repository Design (DBDS)
  • Systems Integration (SINT)
  • Program ming/Software Development (PROG)
  • Testing (TEST)
  • Release and Deployment (RELM)
  • Applications Support (ASUP)

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical and Written Assessment
3 - Examination
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 - Knowledge
2 - Communication
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
Advanced Level
Professional Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 - Written Assessment
2 - Practical and Written Assessment
3 - Examination