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CS 535 — Design and Administration of Databases
(dt. Entwurf und Administration von Datenbanken)

Level, degree of commitment Advanced module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (2 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
180 hours (60 h attendance, 120 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 6 CP
Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises as well as at least 2 presentations of the tasks.
Examination type: Oral examination (individual examination)
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Computer Science.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
jedes 4. Semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Bernhard Seeger

Contents

  • Concepts of data modeling
  • Data modeling languages
  • Conceptual database design
  • Profiling and tuning databases
  • Administration of databases
  • Principles of physical database design
  • Databases in practice

Qualification Goals

Students will

  • Know techniques of conceptual database design and SQL,
  • know basic principles of physical database design for centralized and cloud-based systems and can apply them,
  • can use these systems in an application context,
  • Have methodological knowledge for database tuning.

Prerequisites

None. The competences taught in the following module are recommended: Database Systems.


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Computer Science.

It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Data Science
  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Business Informatics
  • M.Sc. Data Science
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
  • M.Sc. Business Informatics
  • LAaG Computer Science

When studying M.Sc. Business Informatics, this module can be attended in the study area Compulsory Elective Modules in Business Informatics.


Recommended Reading

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