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FIT5137 Advanced Database Technology

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David Taniar

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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

FIT5137 Advanced Database Technology (15 Mar 2019, 3:20pm) [ADV DATABASE TECH (15 Mar 2019, 3:21pm)]

Reasons for Introduction

Obsolete Reasons for Introduction

An examination of the issues required to design and maintain large and complex databases is important for those who wish to pursue a career as a database designer and programmer, data architect or research advanced issues in the database area. Knowledge of latest database design methodology and implementation, including their physical storage structures, their relationship to transaction loadings are vital. Latest issues of database management systems are also are key areas of knowledge for those working in or researching database management.

Reasons for Introduction (19 May 2013, 6:57pm)

Created as part of the Master of information Technology and Master of Information Technology (Professional) Units - 2014

Reasons for Change (09 Oct 2020, 1:59pm)

24/7/13 Added OCL offering as unit will replace FIT5059 for MBIS OCL transition students.

17/7/13 Amendment to prerequisite units, prerequisite knowledge and prohibitions. Effective Semester 1 2014.

22/10/2014 - Amended prerequisite requirements by adding 2015, FIT9xxx version of 2014, FIT5xxx foundation units. Approved at GPC 4/14 (Item 6.2).

06/05/2017 - Adding reasons for Change on behalf of Chief Examiner. Examination hours updated to meet new University Examination Procedures. Effective S2 2017

5/10/2018: Update to prerequisites to allow Software engineering students to enrol as an approved elective. Effective 2019.

15/3/2019: Revamp the unit to focus on the latest database technology (e.g. NoSQL)

18/3/2019: Effective Semester 2/2019

24/9/2019: Admin - adding 10 minutes to exam duration as per University requirements.

11/11/2019: Removing disestablished units from prerequisites. Effective S1, 2020.

09/10/2020 - Admin: Update to include new assessment and teaching approach fields as per Handbook requirements.

Role, Relationship and Relevance of Unit (19 May 2013, 6:59pm)

This unit is one of the core units (Tier-1 units) for the Master of Information Technology and Master of Information Technology (Professional). It is also available as an elective for all FIT Masters.

Objectives

Objectives (03 Apr 2019, 4:56pm)

On successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

Unit Content

ASCED Discipline Group Classification (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

020303

Synopsis (03 Apr 2019, 4:31pm)

This unit examines advanced database technology. This unit particularly covers three main types of advanced database technologies, including (i) document store, (ii) wide column store, and (iii) graph database. These three systems represent the broad spectrum of NoSQL databases. The underlying theoretical foundations, such as database modelling, transactions, and graph query processing will also be explored.

Prescribed Reading (for new units) (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

Teaching Methods

Mode (24 Jul 2013, 2:30pm)

On-campus and Off-campus

Special teaching arrangements (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

Assessment

Assessment Summary (09 Oct 2020, 2:05pm)

Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

  1. MongoDB and Cassandra (Group assignment) - 20% - ULO: 2, 3, 4, 5
  2. Neo4j (Individual assignment) - 10% - ULO: 6, 7
  3. FLUX Participation - 5% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  4. Tutorial Work - 5% - ULO: ?
  5. Examination - 60% - ULO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Workloads

Credit Points (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

6

Workload Requirements (22 Jan 2014, 09:59am)

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • 2 hours of lectures
  • One 2-hour laboratory

    • (b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:

  • Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.

    • (c.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week for completing lab and project work, private study and revision.

    • Additional/Special Timetabling Requirements (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    Resource Requirements

    Software Requirements (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    FIT

    Interfaculty Involvement (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    Prerequisites

    Prerequisite Units (11 Nov 2019, 5:18pm)

    Callista prerequisites: No prerequisites for MBIS (Professional) (3341.2), MBIS (Honours) (3343), MIT (2402.5), MIT Professional (3348.1), MIT (Professional) (2402.6), MIT (Hons) (3349), PGDIT (2411) and PGCIT (2423).

    Callista & Handbook prerequisites: FIT9132 or equivalent

    For students enrolled in E3001, E3002,E3005, E3010, E3011, E3007 completing the Software Engineering specialisation: FIT3171

    Corequisites (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    Prohibitions (17 Jul 2013, 11:07am)

    FIT4038

    Research Interest (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    This unit has no research component

    Proposed year of Introduction (for new units) (19 May 2013, 7:06pm)

    Semester 1 , 2014

    Location of Offering (23 Apr 2013, 09:02am)

    Caulfield

    Faculty Information

    Proposer

    S Tucker and J Ceddia

    Approvals

    School: 11 Nov 2019 (Emma Nash)
    Faculty Education Committee: 11 Nov 2019 (Emma Nash)
    Faculty Board: 11 Nov 2019 (Emma Nash)
    ADT:
    Faculty Manager:
    Dean's Advisory Council:
    Other:

    Version History

    23 Apr 2013 FIT Admin Data from FIT4038 copied into this unit
    23 Apr 2013 Jared Mansfield modified UnitName; modified Abbreviation; Cloned Unit on the advice of the Graduate Programs Committee Chair - REQ000000432634
    19 May 2013 David Taniar modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RIntro; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RoleRelationshipRelevance; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitContent/Synopsis; modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits; modified Prohibitions; modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits; modified DateOfIntroduction
    24 May 2013 Sea Ling modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits
    28 May 2013 Sea Ling modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits
    28 May 2013 Sea Ling modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits
    17 Jul 2013 Trudi Robinson Amended prerequisite units, prerequisite knowledge and prohibitions. Approved at GPC 3/13, 6/6/13.
    18 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    18 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    18 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at FEC 3/13 for 2014 offering. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    24 Jul 2013 Trudi Robinson modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Teaching/Mode
    31 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    31 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    31 Jul 2013 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - GPC and FEC Executive approval granted for 2014 implementation. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    25 Aug 2013 David Taniar modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitContent/Synopsis
    09 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    09 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    09 Sep 2013 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - GPC 4/13 granted in-principle approval for amendment to objectives to comply with AQF requirements. GPC Executive approval obtained on 5/9/13. Faculty Board approval has been added to aid administration in Monatar.
    22 Jan 2014 Damien Moore modified Workload/ContactHours (bulk upload from CUPID extract)
    22 Oct 2014 Trudi Robinson Updated prerequisites. Added FIT9xxx versions of foundation units for post-2014 intake.
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FEC Approval
    05 Nov 2014 Geraldine DCosta FacultyBoard Approval - Administrative amendment approved at GPC 4-2014- Item 6.2. For noting at GPC and FEC 5-2014.
    10 Nov 2014 Caitlin Slattery modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits - correction of typo in prerequisites (changed FIT9123 to FIT9132).
    03 May 2016 Jeanette Niehus Admin: modified Chief Examiner
    05 Apr 2017 David Taniar modified Assessment/Summary
    05 Apr 2017 David Taniar
    06 Apr 2017 Jeanette Niehus modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    28 Apr 2017 Jeanette Niehus FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    28 Apr 2017 Jeanette Niehus FEC Approval
    28 Apr 2017 Jeanette Niehus FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at GPC 2/17 (item 7.1) - 27/04/2017
    05 Oct 2018 Caitlin Slattery Update to prerequisites to allow Software engineering students to enrol as an approved elective. Effective 2019.
    08 Oct 2018 Emma Nash FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    08 Oct 2018 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    08 Oct 2018 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Executive approval from DDE 5/10/18
    15 Mar 2019 David Taniar modified UnitName; modified Abbreviation; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitContent/Synopsis
    18 Mar 2019 David Taniar modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    03 Apr 2019 David Taniar modified UnitObjectives/Objectives; modified UnitContent/Synopsis
    03 Apr 2019 David Taniar modified UnitObjectives/Objectives
    06 May 2019 Emma Nash FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    06 May 2019 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    06 May 2019 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Executive approval from DGP 06/05/2019
    24 Sep 2019 Emma Nash modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Assessment/Summary
    11 Nov 2019 Emma Nash modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Prerequisites/PreReqUnits; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange
    11 Nov 2019 Emma Nash FIT5137 Chief Examiner Approval, ( proxy school approval )
    11 Nov 2019 Emma Nash FEC Approval
    11 Nov 2019 Emma Nash FacultyBoard Approval - Approved at FEC 5/19.
    09 Oct 2020 Joshua Daniel modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified Assessment/Summary

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