Study Guide

Objective

The student understands the concept of database and database management system. Student knows how database is designed and how information is analyzed and modeled. Student can transform entity-relationship model to a relational model, and the to relation database. Student knows the SQL programming language and can make queries and other operations to database, also from other programs. Student knows the basics of NoSQL databases.

Content

- Concepts of databases and database management systems
- Relational databases
- Conceptual modelling
- ER (Entity-Relationship) modelling
- SQL (Structured Query Language)
- Basics of NoSQL databases

Materials

Lecture materials,
Additional material: Hovi, Huotari, Lahdenmäki. Tietokantojen suunnittelu ja indeksointi, Docendo
Connolly Thomas - Begg Carolyn: Database Systems, Addison Wesley

Teaching methods

Lectures and exercises

Student workload

scheduled studies 50% and autonomous studies 50%

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student understands the concept of database. Student knows how database is designed and how information is modeled. Student knows the basics of SQL programming language and can make queries and other operations to database.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student understands the concept of database and database management system. Student knows how database is designed and how information is analyzed and modeled. Student can transform entity-relationship model to a relational model, and the to relation database. Student knows the SQL programming language and can make queries and other operations to database. Student knows the basics of NoSQL databases.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student understands the concept of database and database management system. Student knows how database is designed and how information is analyzed and modeled. Student can transform entity-relationship model to a relational model, and the to relation database. Student masters the SQL programming language and can make queries and other operations to database, also from other programs. Student can develop applications, which use NoSQL databases.

Assessment methods and criteria

Class exercises and an examination

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the basics

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is familiar with the principles of database design and basic of SQL language

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to apply the principles of database design in his/her exercises, and dominates the SQL language

Qualifications

- Basics of programming