Data in Information Technology Systems

Postgraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
COMP 5003
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Course ID
202521
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Campus
Mawson Lakes, Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Computer Science &InfoTech
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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University-wide elective course
Yes
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

This course introduces learners to data as an asset and data lifecycle (creation, collection, processing, storage/archiving, use, disposal). Explains structured, semi-structured and unstructured data and approaches to their storage and manipulation in context of IT/IS in business and professions. This course introduces students to concepts of data provenance, data semantics (data dictionaries, ontologies) and data quality.

  • Data Lifecycle
  • Data Modelling
  • Relational Design and Table Creation
  • SQL Queries
  • Advanced SQL Operations
  • Unstructured Data
  • Data Semantics and Data Dictionaries
  • Data Profiling
  • Access Controls and Data Protection

Course learning outcomes

  • Analyse data and metadata life cycle in the business and professions context.
  • Analyse data semantics and construct a Data Dictionary.
  • Evaluate data quality including Accuracy, Completeness, Consistency, Uniqueness, Timeliness, and Validity.
  • Describe optimal data storage in a given business context.
  • Query structured and semi-structured databases.
  • Demonstrate and explain approaches to securing data access within a database.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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