SIT103 - Database Fundamentals
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Iynkaran Natgunanathan Trimester 2: Iynkaran Natgunanathan Trimester 3: Luxing Yang |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SIT772 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 2 hour online lecture per week (recordings provided), 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (workshop) per week, weekly meetings. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit covers the fundamentals of designing, implementing, and managing relational database systems in industry-standard IT applications. It introduces data modelling, with a specific focus on entity-relationship (ER) modelling. Students will learn how to construct ER diagrams, ensuring that the model's semantics match those of the real-world object it represents. It also teaches how to construct, maintain, and retrieve information relational databases using SQL. Through real-world business case scenarios and project-based learning, students will gain the skills required to design, implement, and manage databases.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Interpret and explain fundamental concepts of data, information, and knowledge and demonstrate an understanding of differences between traditional file systems and databases. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Analyse real-world problems to identify data requirements and apply data modelling concepts to design and develop Entity Relationship Diagrams for efficient data representation and storage. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Design, implement, evaluate and maintain relational database systems using SQL and Database Management Systems and explain the purpose of various SQL commands and operations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Analyse and critique achievements of learning outcomes and justify meeting specified outcomes through providing relevant evidence and evaluating the quality of that evidence against given criteria. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Portfolio | Portfolio consisting of research reports, online quizzes, completion reports, database design documents and SQL scripts, learning summary report | 100% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning resource
Prescribed text(s): Coronel and Morris, 2022, Database Systems Design Implementation Management, 14th Ed, Cengage Learning.
The texts and reading list for SIT103 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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