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CSC8417 Advanced Web Data Management S2 2006

CSC8417 Advanced Web Data Management S2 2006. Examiner: Dr Stijn Dekeyser Moderator: Dr Hua Wang. Course Specs. Course specs can be found via course web site Only recommended pre-requisite: this means that knowledge is useful, but you can do without (although self-study is encouraged!)

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CSC8417 Advanced Web Data Management S2 2006

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  1. CSC8417Advanced Web Data ManagementS2 2006 Examiner: Dr Stijn Dekeyser Moderator: Dr Hua Wang

  2. Course Specs • Course specs can be found via course web site • Only recommended pre-requisite:this means that knowledge is useful, but you can do without (although self-study is encouraged!) • CSC3400 Database Systems (rather important)

  3. Course Organization • On Campus: • Lectures: 1 hr (dates to be decided) • More like a chat session: usually no real lecture! • Pracs: 1 hr (week 2 & 3; dates to be decided) • All: • Study the slides, study book, and web site • Visit course web site regularly!http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/courses/csc8417/ • Sign up to course email list

  4. Texts • Textbook: • Connolly and Begg, Fourth Ed (2005) or Third Ed (2003) • Course Resources: • Study book • On campus: can buy from bookshop, or download • External: should be in your study package • Internet resources • Links given in study book and web site • Optional: • Reference text books listed in Introductory Book

  5. Communication • Examiner: Stijn Dekeyser (dekeyser@) • Moderator: Hua Wang (wang@) • M&C website has contact details (location, telephone, …) • Course email list will be set up • Use to discuss things among yourself • Use to ask question re: assessment • Use my email for more personal communication • Check web site often!

  6. Course Overview • Theory • Data Management Issues • Voluntary ; content is not assessed • Deepens your knowledge of data management • Chat Lectures: review what you have read / learnt • We rely on your maturity & responsibility to learn • Topics: see next slide • Research Topic • Choose one theory topic to explore in depth • Assessed in Assignments 1 and 3 • Practice • Dynamic, Database-driven web information system • Assessed in Assignment 2

  7. Topics in non-assessed theory week • Web Technology and Databases 1, 2 • Semi-structured Data and XML 3 • Query Processing 4, 5 • Transaction Management 6, 7 • Distributed Databases 8 • OO & OR databases 9 • Data Warehousing 12 • OLAP and Data Mining 13 • Information Retrieval and Web Search 14,15

  8. Assessment Assignment 1 25 Aug 06 10% Assignment 2 09 Oct 06 45% Assignment 3 30 Oct 06 45% There is NO exam • To pass the course, you must gain more than 50% in the combined assessment marks. You do not need to pass each assessment part individually. • Grades are based on combining marks using the weights above.

  9. Assignment 1 & 3 • Research Report (Literature Review) • Check these resources: • Introductory Book • Course Web Site • Note: must be your own work, not team work! • Submission: • Send PDF by email to lecturer/examiner by due date • Marking Criteria: see intro book

  10. Assignment 2 • Web Information System implementation • Check these resources: • Introductory Book • Course Web Site • Note: team of 2 students • Submission: • Send ZIP by email to lecturer/examiner by due date • Marking Criteria: see intro book

  11. Your Responsibility • Read the course specification • Understand assessment requirements • Organise your time to meet assessment requirements • You may be taking other courses with assignments due at the same time as for this course. This is not valid reason for extension. • Use email list if you have any questions about the course. • Contact me if you are experiencing problems with the course.

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