Module Descriptors
DATABASE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COIS70931
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Edmund Dudley
Email: Carl.Dudley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
The module is taught at 3 points using 2 hour sessions to support the assignments progression. This time will contain mini-lectures to support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module. Students are also expected to use the time available to show their progress and get regular feedback as to their assignments development.
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% individual ASSIGNMENT consisting of
- Research based element (1500 words) 50% assessing Learning outcome 1
- Complex implementation element 50% assessing Learning outcome 2 and 3
Module Indicative Content
Current database research
Cloud, Big Data
NoSQL vs sql
XML and JSON in database
Mongo, Hadoop
Current database architectures eg Sharding, etc
Column versus Row database
Object Oriented databases
Non relational compared to relation approaches
Database concepts, Database theory
Data modelling, Process modelling
Data Manipulation:
Database creation:
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
None
Module Texts
Advanced Standard SQL Dynamic Structured Data Modeling and Hierarchical Processing; Michael M. David; 2013;Artech House Publishers;1608075338

Big Data, Big Analytics: Emerging Business Intelligence and Analytic Trends for Today's Businesses; Minelli et al; 2013;John Wiley & Sons;111814760X