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Database design [LINF2172]
[30h+30h exercises] 5 credits

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This course is taught in the 2nd semester

Teacher(s):

Manuel Kolp, Alain Pirotte (coord.), Marco Saerens

Language:

French

Level:

Second cycle

>> Aims
>> Main themes
>> Content and teaching methods
>> Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
>> Programmes in which this activity is taught
>> Other credits in programs

Aims

- To be able to implement the various steps involved in building a complex database (conceptual modeling, physical storage, optimization, re-engineering)

- To understand and be able to adjust the implementation of functions offered by database-management systems

Main themes

- Database lifecycle

- Logical design, relational normalization

- Object-based models

- Other functions: active databases, temporal databases, database integration

- Physical representation: file organization, access structures

- Performance optimization: query-evaluation strategies, evaluation of relational operations, database tuning

Content and teaching methods

see "Main themes"

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

- Prerequisite: INGI2271 Systèmes de gestion de bases de données

- References
(1) T. Connolly and C. Begg, "Database Systems: a Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management", Addison-Wesley, 5th Edition, 2005
(2) R. Elmasri, S. Navathe, "Fundamentals of Database Systems", 4th Edition, Benjamin/Cummings, 2004
(3) H. Garcia-Molina, J. Ullman, J. Widom, "Database Systems: the Complete Book", Prentice Hall, 2002

Programmes in which this activity is taught

BIR2

Bio-ingénieur

INFO2

Ingénieur civil informaticien

LINF2

Licence en informatique

Other credits in programs

FSA3DS/IN

Diplôme d'études spécialisées en sciences appliquées (informatique)

(5 credits)

IAG23M

Troisième année de Maîtrise en sciences de gestion (orientation "méthodes quantitatives de gestion")

(5 credits)

Mandatory

INFO21

Première année du programme conduisant au grade d'ingénieur civil informaticien

(5 credits)

INFO22

Deuxième année du programme conduisant au grade d'ingénieur civil informaticien

(5 credits)

Mandatory

INGE23

Troisième Ingénieur de gestion

(5 credits)

Mandatory

LINF21/GS

Première licence en informatique (informatique de gestion)

(5 credits)

LINF22/GN

Deuxième licence en informatique (informatique générale)

(5 credits)

Mandatory

LINF22/GS

Deuxième licence en informatique (informatique de gestion)

(5 credits)

Mandatory



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