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Study programmes 2013-2014Last update : 13/05/2014
INFO0009-1  Database (general organisation)

Duration :  30h Th, 30h Pr
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in engineering (Bachelor in engineering sciences, civil engineer orientation), 3rd year5
Bachelor in Computer sciences, 2nd year6
One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Computer Sciences6
Master in Biomedical Engineering, in-depth approach, 1st year5
Master in Electrical Engineering, in-depth approach, 2nd year5
Master of science in computer science and engineering, research focus, 1st year5
Master of science in computer science and engineering, professional focus in management, 1st year5
Master in Bio-informatics and Modelling, Research focus, 1st year6
Master in Mathematical Sciences, professional focus in computer science, 2nd year6
Lecturer :  Pierre Wolper
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
Introduction to databases and to information modelling. Entity-Relationship model. Relational databases and query languages. Dependency theory and relational database schema design. Physical data organisation and implementation of the relational model. Transaction management. Deductive and object-oriented databases, data warehouses, XML.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
The objective of this course is to acquire the knowledge necessary to implement information systems build around a database. At the end of the course, the student will be able to build an application exploiting a database and will have a good knowledge of the properties of database management systems.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Familiarity with programming.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Problems on the lecture material; project involving setting up a database and accessing it through a web interface.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
2nd semester- face-to-face
Recommended or required readings :  
Slides available on the course web site
Assessment methods and criteria :  
project grade, written exam (no oral exam)
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
More informlation about this course can be found at http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~pw/cours/bd.html
Contacts :  
Teacher : P. Wolper - Tel. 04 3662099 - e-mail Pierre.Wolper@ulg.ac.be(%20Pierre.Wolper@ulg.ac.be )(%20Alexander.Linden@ulg.ac.be)


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