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Level 6 Diploma in Information Technology

Database Modelling Languages

IT603 · Advanced Database Management Systems — Week 2 of 16

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This week’s topics

Database Modelling Languages

  1. Entity-Relationship modelling
  2. IDEF1X notation
  3. UML data profiles
  4. Comparative syntactic and semantic evaluation
  5. Lecture 16 Part 9 Alternative Notation and Terminology
  6. Entity Relationship Diagrams
  7. Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagram

What you will be able to do

  • 1.2 Critically compare a range of Database Modelling languages.
  • 2.2 Use a standard unified modelling language (UML) notation to document logical data requirements.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically compare a range of Database Modelling languages.

Study materials

Videos

  • Lecture 16 Part 9 Alternative Notation and Terminology · YouTube · CS186Berkeley · 4 min · for registered students
  • Entity Relationship Diagrams · YouTube · Decomplexify · 21 min · for registered students
  • Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagram · YouTube · Neso Academy · 17 min · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Relational Theory and Normalisation
  • Week 2: Database Modelling Languages
  • Week 3: Database Engine Architecture and Platform Selection
  • Week 4: Logical Modelling and Normalisation Practice
  • Week 5: Physical Database Design and Build
  • Week 6: Advanced Querying and Data Extraction
  • Week 7: Database Access Control and Granular Security
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Database Threat Landscape and Risk Evaluation
  • Week 10: Database Functional and Performance Testing
  • Week 11: Database Administration and Enterprise Resilience
  • Week 12: Applying Advanced Database Management Systems in practice: …
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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