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DT8801

Advanced Database Management Systems

Credits 7.5
Level Doctoral degree level
Course start Spring 2011
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Portfolio assessment

About

About the course

Course content

Architecture of database systems. Query optimization. Parallel and distributed database systems. Temporal databases. Data mining and data warehousing. New database architectures and query operators.

Learning outcome

To give students introduction to some advanced topics within database systems, and a bsis for understanding topics in current database research.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and project. Portfolio assessment is the basis for the grade in the course. The portfolio includes a final written test (75%) and project (25%). The results for the parts are given in %-scores, while the entire portfolio is assigned a letter grade. Written exam can be changed to oral exam at delayed exams (continuation exam).

Course materials

Will be informed of at semester start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
SIF8022 7.5 sp
TDT4150 7.5 sp
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Informatics
  • Technological subjects

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2010

Semesteroppgave
Weighting 25/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 75/100 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

Ordinary examination - Spring 2011

Semesteroppgave
Weighting 25/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 75/100 Date 2011-05-30 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.

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