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| INFO0740-1 | DataBase Management Systems
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Yves Wesche |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| From small smartphones to gigantic datafarms, databases are everywhere. But when it comes to usability, size doesn't matter as much as conceptual, management and accessibility choices. Using the right DataBase Management System (DBMS) is then mandatory.
Mastering a DBMS allows you to
- efficiently search for data;
- create optimized DB, knowing which abilities, issues and constraints are implied by the system and the data;
- share information with other systems.
The aim of this course is to familiarize the future health worker with several DBMS and lead him to discover others. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of the course, the student will be able to pin the DBMS on the Information System map. By creating, querying, cross-referring, importing and exporting simple data and small databases, he/she will be able to generalize it to bigger and real databases. But not without paying attention to issues coming with incomplete analysis, multi-users access, distibuted systems or incompatibilities, and trying to avoid them. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| "Computing and health" part of course DROI0740-1: (http://progcours.ulg.ac.be/cocoon/en/cours/DROI0740-1.html)Social aspects of health (Adelin Albert, François-André Allaert) (http://progcours.ulg.ac.be/cocoon/en/cours/DROI0740-1.html). |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| 2 hours lecture followed by 1 hour practicals |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| On site lecture |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Lecture notes will be available after each lecture. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| In June:
- written examination (50%)
- 4 practicals (50%)
In September:
- oral examination and practicals on computer
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| By e-mail : yves.wesche@ulg.ac.be
Please include course code (INFO0740-1) in mail subject |
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