CSC8417 Advanced Web Data Management S2 2006

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CSC8417Advanced Web Data ManagementS2 2006

• Examiner Dr Stijn Dekeyser
• Moderator Dr Hua Wang

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Course Specs

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

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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.us
  q.edu.au/courses/csc8417/
• Sign up to course email list

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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

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Communication

• Examiner Stijn Dekeyser (dekeyser_at_)
• Moderator Hua Wang (wang_at_)
• MC 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!

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.