Databases (2007/2008)

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Course code
4S00037
Credits
8
Coordinator
Barbara Oliboni
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Teaching is organised as follows:
Unit Credits Academic sector Period Academic staff
Laboratorio 2 INF/01-INFORMATICS 3° Q Barbara Oliboni
Teoria 6 INF/01-INFORMATICS 2° Q Barbara Oliboni

Learning outcomes

Module: Teoria
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This unit introduces issues related to the design of a databases by considering both logical data models and conceptual data models.
Moreover, the unit introduces the SQL query language.


Module: Laboratorio
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This unit introduces issues related to the use of a Database Management System (DBMS) for creating, managing, and querying a database.

Syllabus

Module: Teoria
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* Introduction to the database management systems

* Logical design of a database
-- The relational data model

* Relational algebra

* SQL

* Conceptual design of a database
-- The Entity-Relationship data model
-- From conceptual schemata to relational schemata

* DBMS Architectures


Module: Laboratorio
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* Introduction to the PostgreSQL DBMS
-- Database connection
-- Simple checking commands
-- Tables creation

* PostgreSQL
-- Integrity constraints
-- Reaction policies for referential integrity constraints
-- Simple SQL queries
-- Complex SQL queries

* The HTML language
-- The structure of HTML documents
-- Main tags
-- Tables
-- Form

* Biological Databases

* Introduction to implementation of web applications

Assessment methods and criteria

Module: Teoria
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Module: Laboratorio
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Reference books
Author Title Publisher Year ISBN Note
P. Atzeni, S. Ceri, P. Fraternali, S. Paraboschi, R. Torlone Basi di dati. Architetture e linee di evoluzione McGraw-Hill 2003 88-386-603
P. Atzeni, S. Ceri, S. Paraboschi, R. Torlone Basi di dati, modelli e linguaggi di interrogazione McGraw-Hill 2002 8838660085
E. Baralis, A. Belussi, G. Psaila Basi di dati - Temi d'esame svolti (Edizione 1) Progetto Leonardo Società Editrice Esculapio Bologna 1999 B135655713
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