Course Title: Design a database

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2009

Course Code: COSC5331C

Course Title: Design a database

School: 650T TAFE Business

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5194 - Diploma of Information Technology (General)

Course Contact : Chandra Nannegari

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 1657

Course Contact Email:chandra.nannegari@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Catherine Han Lin
BTS (ICT) Teacher
Building 108-level 14
(w): 99251336

(E): catherinehan.lin@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit defines the competency required to establish client needs and technical requirements and to design a database that meets those requirements.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	ICAA5139A Design a database
Element:	Determine database requirements Develop logical data model Design data structures Design queries, screens and reports Design access and security systems Confirm database design
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Meet with client and conduct a user needs analysis to determine database functionality 1.2 Analyse results of user needs analysis to identify technical requirements 1.3 Develop a conceptual model of the database 1.4 Submit conceptual model to client for review 1.5 Evaluate client feedback and make changes as required ============================================================================ 2.1 Identify attributes and determine data types 2.2 Undertake normalisation of attributes 2.3 Develop entity relationship diagram to clarify cardinality of relationships 2.4 Document attributes, normalised data and entity relationship diagram 2.5 Forward documentation to client for confirmation ============================================================================= 3.1 Confirm primary and foreign keys for tables 3.2 Review client business rules 3.3 Identify referential integrity constraints 3.4 Establish relevant database management system constraints and incorporate into database design 3.5 Develop validation rules for data 3.6 Design indexes and develop data dictionary 3.7 Document the database design =========================================================== 4.1 Design user interface for database, including menus, input screens and outputs 4.2 Design queries based on requirements 4.3 Design output reports based on requirements 4.4 Compare physical design with conceptual model/user needs analysis 4.5 Incorporate changes as required ======================================================================== 5.1 Review business security plan as basis for commencing access and security design 5.2 Design password and access system for database 5.3 Identify multiple user requirements 5.4 Develop client access profiles using client business model =========================================================== 6.1 Identify database back up and recovery requirements 6.2 Develop and document the database back up and recovery procedures 6.3 Submit database and documentation to client for final approval

Learning Outcomes

Details of Learning Activities

Theory presentations, practical lab classes, tutorial sessions plus out-of-class research and homework

Teaching Schedule

Refer to the Study Guide Class handout for detailed weekly breakdown

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Prescott & Topi, Modern Database Management 9/E , Prentice Hall, ISBN 978-0-13-600391-5

References

Peter Rob & Carlos Coronel, Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management, 5th Edition, Course Technology, ISBN 0-619-06269-X
David M. Kroenke, Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design & Implementation, 9th Edition. Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-120971-X

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

Assessment tasks will consist of a portfolio of in-class exercises, a project with associated documentation, and a combined theory and practical test.

You will be provided with feedback throughout the course to check your progress.

You are advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate your assessment work to your teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 (Worksheets): 10%
The purpose of these worksheets (Teacher handouts in-class exercises) is to provide feedback to students from class exercises. Printouts submitted during class. In addition, Element 3, Element 4, Element 5 and Element 6 of the competency will be assessed through the class exercise worksheets.

Assessment 2 (Test): 35%

The purpose of the test is to ensure that the students have understood the basic concepts of design including Determinant – Dependencies, Data Redundancy, Normalisation, BR and ERD.

Assessment 3 (Project) 30%

The purpose of this Project is to ensure that students are able to implement all the skills they have developed to date.
Firstly, students will be required to model a database using client specifications. Each student is expected to develop an individual design using VISIO. Design faults will be eliminated via several prototyping stages, using client feedback.
Sample data will then be loaded once the database design is implemented on a RDBMS platform, and queries will be created in SQL. Forms, reports and VBA modules will also be required. Basic security features and backup procedures will also be implemented.

Assessment 4 (Exam) 25%

Exam includes all the material covered all through the semester.

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Matrix

ICAITAD139A - Design a Database	Assessment  – 1 Worksheets CA / NYC) & 10%	Assessment – 2 Test (CA / NYC) & 35%	Assessment – 3 Project (CA / NYC) &    30%	Assessment   – 4 Exam - 25%
Element 1	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Element 2	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Element 3	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Element 4	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Element 5	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Element 6	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Other Information

Competency Requirements:

Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

To be deemed competent students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency including employability skills.
Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met.

Students must achieve competency (CA) in each competency based assessment task.

Each assessment task will also carry a numerical weighting to be used for grading purposes to reflect participation, quality and professionalism.

Grading:

A student’s final grade will be the total of their accumulated marks across all assessment tasks.

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