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The COMP1638 Database Management and Administration course aims to provide advanced knowledge and practical skills in creating, maintaining, and securing databases. Students will learn to evaluate database management concepts, design backup strategies, and develop problem-solving skills related to database administration. The course includes lectures, labs, and a 100% exam assessment, with a focus on continuous practice and engagement.

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The COMP1638 Database Management and Administration course aims to provide advanced knowledge and practical skills in creating, maintaining, and securing databases. Students will learn to evaluate database management concepts, design backup strategies, and develop problem-solving skills related to database administration. The course includes lectures, labs, and a 100% exam assessment, with a focus on continuous practice and engagement.

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Course Handbook for COMP1638 Database

Management and Administration (level 6)


2018 – 2019

Faculty of Architecture, Computing & Humanities

Department of Computing and Information Systems


Introduction and Welcome
WELCOME TO Database Management and Administration.
The aim of this course is to introduce more advanced database concepts and provide the
necessary knowledge and practical skills of creating and maintaining the database including
database users, objects and data. It also teaches how to protect the database by designing
a backup and recovery strategy.

Course Leader
Dr Tatiana Simmonds

Email: T.Simmonds.gre.ac.uk | Phone: 02083318395 | Room: QM413

Office Hours: Monday 12:00-14:00, but please send me an email to make an


appointment.

Link to VLE page for Course


https://moodlecurrent.gre.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=38475

Engaging with the Course

Before each class you should:

 download/print the lecture slides/notes,


 watch the video-lecture, make notes complete Quiz,
 research other specified material and come to the class prepared.

Each week there is a one and a half hour lecture and one and a half hour lab. You should
take an active part in the sessions (eg answering questions and engaging in discussions).

During the in-class session you are expected to participate in discussions and other
interactive activities as well as complete the practical lab assignment.

In class (and after) add your own notes based on what has been discussed. These will form
the basis of your revision for the exam. If you do not finish the lab work during the lab hours,
then you must finish off the work in your own time before the next week. The results of the
lab work should be uploaded into specified area within one week after the lab time.

To keep on top of this subject it is strongly recommended you read books, computer
magazines and web sites. There are a number recommended in the reading list but there
are many more out there. Have a look at the library's book collection before you buy books
(and remember amazon sell second hand books quite cheaply).

To learn the subject you need to practice regularly - think of it as learning a foreign
language. Working through (and reworking) the lab sessions on weekly (daily even) basis is
essential. This is not something you can leave for the coursework nor to the last minute.
Each week builds on the previous week so you cannot miss a week out and you should try
not to get behind.

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP


Summary Course Specification

Aims
The aim of this course is to introduce more advanced database concepts and provide the
necessary knowledge and practical skills of creating and maintaining the database including
database objects and data. It also teaches how to protect the database by designing a
backup and recovery strategy; diagnose and tune common database performance problems.

Learning outcomes
On completing this course successfully you will be able to:

Critically evaluate the concepts and tools of the database management system.
Demonstrate systematic knowledge of the database architecture.
Design database backup and recovery strategy.
Develop critical awareness of issues relating to database management and practical skills to
solve common database administration problems.

Indicative content
Exploring the database architecture; Creating the database; Managing the database
instance; Managing database storage structures; Managing transactional processing and
locking mechanism; Database security; Monitoring the database and using the advisors;
Backup and recovery concepts; Investigating, reporting, and resolving problems.

Employability skills gained on the course


On completing this course you will be 25-30% prepared to take Oracle OCA Certification
exam.

Summary of Assessment tasks


The course assessment is 100% Exam
The exam paper will have three questions; the students must answer any two of the three
questions. The Exam is 2 hours and 15 min of reading time. The first 15 minutes of this
exam are to be used to read the exam.
Pass mark 40%.

Exam/Details/Extra Banner Weight Exam Learning


Information Header Date Outcomes
sheet
number
Exam 100% May 2019 All
period
Refer/Defer Exam 100% July 2019 All
RESIT Exam is only required if
you have been informed
officially by the university that
you need to do it

Note: Return of marked work with feedback will normally be expected by students three
weeks after the due date indicated.
Schedule of Learning Activities

Date of Term
Week Learning Activity
Learning
Number
Activity
14/01/2019 Week1 Lecture 1 Introduction and Databases Overview.
Lab 1 Connecting to VM.
21/01/2019 Week2 Lecture 2 Database Architecture.
Lab 2 Working with EM.
28/01/2019 Week3 Lecture 3 Managing the Database Instance.
Lab 3 Managing the Database Instance.
04/02/2019 Week4 Lecture 4 Database storage structures.
Lab 4 Managing Database storage structures
11/02/2019 Week5 Lecture 5 Database Security and User Management.
Lab 5 User Management.
18/02/2019 Week6 Lecture 6 Managing Schema Objects.
Lab 6 Working with Schema Objects.
25/02/2019 Week7 Skills and Employability week

04/03/2019 Week8 Lecture 7 Managing Data: Transaction Processing.


Lab 7 Working with Read consistency and Locking
Mechanism.
11/03/2019 Week9 Lecture 8 Flashback Technologies.
Lab 8 Using Flashback Technologies.

18/03/2019 Week10 Lecture 9 PL/SQL Fundamentals.


Lab 9 Creating Basic PL/SQL code.

25/03/2019 Week11 Lecture 11 Database Backup and Recovery.


Lab 11 Backup and recovery options using EM

01/04/2019 Week12 Lecture


. 12 Revision

A current reading list

Author Title Publisher Date Of ISBN


Publication
Bryla B. 2015 Oracle Database 12c DBA Osborne 9780071798785
Handbook Oracle Press
Karam S., 2014 Easy Oracle Jumpstart: Oracle Rampant 0975913557
Freeman R. Database Management Concepts TechPress
and Administration
Garcia- 2008 Database Systems: The Complete Pearson 978-0131873254
Molina Book Education
Hector

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