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Professional Graduate Diploma in IT Syllabus Advanced Database Management Systems

This document outlines the syllabus for an Advanced Database Management Systems course. The course will compare emerging database architectures like relational, object-oriented, and XML databases. It will examine how relational databases are implemented and how implementation techniques impact performance. The course will also assess new developments in database technology, and evaluate how database theory contributes to practical implementations. Students are expected to have knowledge of introductory database concepts from prerequisite courses. The content will cover relational model theory, relational database implementation techniques, emerging technologies, and relevant standards.

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Professional Graduate Diploma in IT Syllabus Advanced Database Management Systems

This document outlines the syllabus for an Advanced Database Management Systems course. The course will compare emerging database architectures like relational, object-oriented, and XML databases. It will examine how relational databases are implemented and how implementation techniques impact performance. The course will also assess new developments in database technology, and evaluate how database theory contributes to practical implementations. Students are expected to have knowledge of introductory database concepts from prerequisite courses. The content will cover relational model theory, relational database implementation techniques, emerging technologies, and relevant standards.

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Higher Education Qualifications Student Study Guide

Professional Graduate Diploma in IT Syllabus


Advanced Database Management Systems
Rationale:
Database management systems are standard tools that enable the storage and
retrieval of data within modern information systems. Units introducing database
concepts are now an accepted part of most computer science courses. These
introductory units tend to concentrate on the use of relational database systems. This
advanced module, in contrast, deals with implementation aspects of relational systems
and tests the candidates knowledge of the current enhancements to
relational database systems, object oriented database and XML database systems.

Aims:

Compare and contrast emerging architectures for database management


systems
Understand the manner in which relational systems are implemented and the
implications of the techniques of implementation for database performance
Appreciate the impact of emerging database standards on the facilities which
future database management systems will provide

Objectives:

Critically assess new developments in database technology


Interpret and explain the impact of emerging database standards
Evaluate the contribution of database theory to practical implementations
of database management systems

Prior Knowledge Expected:


Candidates are expected to be familiar with the materials covered in the
Certificate syllabuses and the Diploma Database Systems syllabus.

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Higher Education Qualifications Student Study Guide

Professional Graduate Diploma in IT Syllabus


Advanced Database Management Systems
Content:
THE RELATIONAL MODEL OF DATA
Theoretical concepts
Relational model conformity and Integrity
RELATIONAL DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTATION
TECHNIQUES
Advanced SQL programming
Query optimisation
Concurrency control and Transaction management
Database performance tuning
Distributed relational systems and Data Replication
Security considerations
EMERGING DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES
Object oriented, deductive, spatial, temporal and constraint database management
systems
New database applications and environments: e.g. Data Warehousing; Multimedia;
Mobility; Multidatabases; Native XML databases (NXD), Internet
DATABASE RELATED STANDARDS
SQL standards, SQL 1999, SQL:2003
Object Data Management Group (ODMG) version 3.0 standard
Standards for interoperability and integration e.g. Web Services, SOAP
XML related specifications, e.g. XQuery, XPath.

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