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Last updated: 4 March 2022
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Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 2 hour online class per week, 1 x 2 hour workshop per week, weekly drop-in sessions.
Online independent and collaborative learning including optional scheduled activities as detailed in the unit site.
Students enrolled in S778, S779, S735, S536, S536J, S635, and S737 are not eligible to enrol in the following units:
SIT771 Object-Orientated DevelopmentSIT772 Database and Information RetrievalSIT773 Software Requirements Analysis and ModellingSIT774 Web Technologies and Development
The unit will cover two important foundational but related methods for capturing, representing, storing, organising, and retrieving structured, unstructured or loosely structured information. Firstly, the unit will focus on the fundamentals of data modelling and database technology. The relational data model will be investigated and the process of constructing database tables and related entities will be explored in depth. The second focus of the unit is information retrieval: the process of indexing and retrieving text documents. As a critical aspect of Web search engines, the field of Information Retrieval includes almost any type of unstructured or semi-structured data. Students will explore how search engines work, why they are successful, and to some degree how they fail.
Trimester 1:
ULO
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1
Explain the difference between data and information and the difference between a traditional multiple- file system and a database.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2
Apply the concept of data modelling and use Entity-Relationship (ER) models to represent/data.
ULO3
Design and implement relational database systems through the use of SQL.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO4
Compare the difference between information retrieval technologies and justify the use of a particular one over another for a given scenario.
ULO5
Demonstrate information retrieval skills in the context of a data processing system.
Trimester 2 and 3:
Interpret and explain fundamental concepts of data, information, and knowledge and demonstrate an understanding of differences between traditional file systems and databases.
Analyse real-world problems to identify data requirements and apply data modelling concepts to design and develop Entity Relationship Diagrams for efficient data representation and storage.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
Design, implement, evaluate and maintain relational database systems using SQL and Database Management Systems and explain the purpose of various SQL commands and operations.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO3: Digital literacyGLO4: Critical thinking
Analyse and critique the achievements of learning outcomes and justify meeting specified outcomes through providing relevant evidence and evaluating the quality of that evidence against given criteria.
GLO4: Critical thinkingGLO6: Self-management
Conduct research on and critically evaluate tools and technologies used in contemporary business information systems to manage and analyse data.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Trimester 2 and 3: To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT772 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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