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STIC-B505

Conception et gestion de banques de données

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Frédéric SERVAIS (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

french

Course content

Content Study of formalisms for representing information (with emphasis on the entity-relationship and relational models) and of their application to building and using information systems. Discuss recent evolutions in the light of the widespread availability of databases and web usage. Build hands-on experience with a software tool for assisting database designers

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

Goal Gain familiarity with (1) a conceptual view of databases and information systems, emphasizing information content from a user point of view rather than the physical representation of data or the construction of complex application programs, and (2) the methodology for designing information systems.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Required and corequired courses

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Theoretical lessons - Exercises - Project follow-up sessions

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Bibliography - R. Elmasri and S. Navathe, Fundementals of database systems, Addison-Wesley, 5th ed., 2007- Jean-Luc Hainaut, "Bases de données - Concepts, utilisation et développement", 2ème édition, Dunod 2012.

Other information

Contacts

fservais@ulb.ac.be

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Other

Other

- Written examination + Project

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

- Written examination (60%)- Project (40%)

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