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FIT1004, FIT9003, CSE9002, BUS3112, BUS4112, IMS9001, IMS9003, GCO9804, BUS9003, BUS5071, GCO3851
This unit is not available to any student enrolled in an FIT degree

Prerequisites

Completion of 24 points at level 2

Chief Examiner

Campus Lecturer

Caulfield

None provided

Gippsland

Shyh Wei Teng

Contact hours: via email and discussion forum

Academic Overview

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will have -
A knowledge and understanding of:

  • the purpose of requirements specification, of functional modelling of processes and data, and of the database concept;
  • the relational database model;
  • how to apply integrity constraints and business rules to a system design and implementation based around an enterprise level database management system.
Developed attitudes that enable them to:
  • understand business information systems as the implementation of company policies and objectives;
  • respect the points of view of both technical and business actors in the system development process.
Developed the skills to:
  • develop functional models of processes and data of the business problem scenario;
  • design and implement a database;
  • implement integrity constraints and business rules in a database;
  • write queries in SQL to maintain and use a relational database.
Demonstrated the communication and teamwork skills necessary to:
  • communicate requirements for business functionality in terms of data required, management of that data and its processing;
  • work co-operatively in a professional systems development team.

Graduate Attributes

Monash prepares its graduates to be:
  1. responsible and effective global citizens who:
    1. engage in an internationalised world
    2. exhibit cross-cultural competence
    3. demonstrate ethical values
  2. critical and creative scholars who:
    1. produce innovative solutions to problems
    2. apply research skills to a range of challenges
    3. communicate perceptively and effectively

Assessment Summary

Examination (3 hours): 70%; In-semester assessment: 30%

Assessment Task Value Due Date
Assignment 1a - Draft Conceptual Database Design 5% Sunday, end of Week 6, 11.59pm
Assignment 1b - Database Design 20% Sunday, end of Week 10, 11.59pm
Assignment 2 - Structured Query Language (SQL) 5% Friday, Week 12, 11.59pm
Examination 1 70% To be advised

Teaching Approach

  • Lecture and tutorials or problem classes
    This teaching and learning approach provides facilitated learning, practical exploration and peer learning.
    Lectures will be used to present theory and outline concepts that will be put to use in practice during the studio sessions.
  • Studio teaching
    Studio teaching is a facilitated active, participatory, peer learning approach.
    Studios will allow students to discuss concepts and practice techniques covered in the lecture and assessed in the assignment work. 

    Exercises will be conducted in both lecture and studio sessions to allow students to practice the techniques taught.

Feedback

Our feedback to You

Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
  • Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
  • Graded assignments with comments
  • Solutions to tutes, labs and assignments
  • Other: Online discussion forums with comments

Your feedback to Us

Monash is committed to excellence in education and regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through SETU, Student Evaluation of Teacher and Unit. The University's student evaluation policy requires that every unit is evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys. The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.

For more information on Monash's educational strategy, and on student evaluations, see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/about/monash-directions/directions.html
http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/quality/student-evaluation-policy.html

Previous Student Evaluations of this unit

If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

Required Resources

A software drawing package such as Microsoft Visio (Windows); a copy of which can be obtained from the Faculty's IT service desk.  You will need access to a computer running Windows to install a copy of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition (version 2005 or later, also available from the Faculty's IT service desk).

For work on the SQL tutorials and Assignment 2 from off-campus, you will need to install the Monash VPN software (details on the Moodle site).

To watch the podcasts you will need podcast software such as iTunes to download and play episodes.  Alternatively, episodes can be manually downloaded with a web browser and watched using either iTunes or other video software such as VLC freely available from:http://www.videolan.org/ 

Information about how to obtain the relevant database software from Microsoft to allow connection to Monash's database server will also be provided via Moodle. You will need to install the Microsoft VPN software if you want to access the database server from off-campus (again, instructions will be provided on Moodle).

You will also need a web browser and Microsoft Word.

These are available for use in the University computer labs. 

Required Text

Weekly readings will be set from the following text throughout the semester:

Simsion, G.C. & Witt, G.C. (2005) Data Modelling Essentials, 3rd Edition, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers.

The text is available from the Campus bookstore, as well as in paperback from Amazon or as a Kindle eBook.

Unit Schedule

Week Activities Assessment
0   No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0
1 Introduction to Systems and Databases  
2 ER Modelling Basics  
3 Conceptual, logical and physical models  
4 Advanced modelling techniques and the data dictionary  
5 The Consulting Process  
6 Normalisation 1 Assignment 1a due Sunday, end of Week 6, 11.59pm
7 Normalisation 2  
8 Introduction to SQL  
9 Advanced SQL and middleware  
10 Implementation Assignment 1b due Sunday, end of Week 10, 11.59pm
11 Alternative Modelling Techniques  
12 Design Assignment 2 due Friday, Week 12, 11.59pm
  SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC
  Examination period LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/assessment/
assessment-in-coursework-policy.html

*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Policy

To pass a unit which includes an examination as part of the assessment a student must obtain:

  • 40% or more in the unit's examination, and
  • 40% or more in the unit's total non-examination assessment, and
  • an overall unit mark of 50% or more.

If a student does not achieve 40% or more in the unit examination or the unit non-examination total assessment, and the total mark for the unit is greater than 50% then a mark of no greater than 49-N will be recorded for the unit

Assessment Tasks

Participation

  • Assessment task 1
    Title:
    Assignment 1a - Draft Conceptual Database Design
    Description:
    This is the first submission for Assignment 1 where you will develop a complete specification for a database system.  In this first part, you will develop a conceptual entity relationship diagram.  You may also complete as much of the deliverable for Assignment 1b as you like for feedback from your tutor.  The purpose of this assignment is to get feedback and refine your design before final submission in Assignment 1b.
    Weighting:
    5%
    Criteria for assessment:
    1. Quality of the introductory narrative overview
    2. Quality of design solution, in particular level of support for business requirements outlined in the case, and elegance of solution
    3. Correctness of notation
    4. Quality and professionalism of presentation, including layout, structure and grammar
    Due date:
    Sunday, end of Week 6, 11.59pm
  • Assessment task 2
    Title:
    Assignment 1b - Database Design
    Description:
    You will submit your final database design including conceptual model, normalised model, logical model and data dictionary, incorporating feedback from Assignment 1a in your design.
    Weighting:
    20%
    Criteria for assessment:
    1. Quality of the introductory narrative overview
    2. Quality of design solution, in particular level of support for business requirements outlined in the case, and elegance of solution
    3. Correctness of notation
    4. Correctness of the normalisation process
    5. Correctness and completeness of the data dictionary entries and assertion check-list
    6. Quality and professionalism of presentation, including layout, structure and grammar
    Due date:
    Sunday, end of Week 10, 11.59pm
  • Assessment task 3
    Title:
    Assignment 2 - Structured Query Language (SQL)
    Description:
    You will write a number of SQL queries and commands.
    Weighting:
    5%
    Criteria for assessment:

    Each SQL command will be assessed as to whether the output of the command achieves the task required or answers the business question asked.

    Due date:
    Friday, Week 12, 11.59pm

Examinations

  • Examination 1
    Weighting:
    70%
    Length:
    3 hours
    Type (open/closed book):
    closed book
    Electronic devices allowed in the exam:
    None

Assignment submission

It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).

Extensions and penalties

Returning assignments

Other Information

Policies

Student services

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