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.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 27212
Section FR01
Size 210
Available 210
Class number 27217
Section PR01
Size 38
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Class number 27216
Section PR02
Size 38
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Class number 27215
Section PR03
Size 38
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Class number 27214
Section PR04
Size 38
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Class number 27213
Section PR05
Size 38
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Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 27218
Section FR01
Size 310
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Class number 27223
Section PR01
Size 40
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Class number 27222
Section PR02
Size 40
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Class number 27221
Section PR03
Size 40
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Class number 27220
Section PR04
Size 40
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Class number 27219
Section PR05
Size 40
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Class number 27163
Section PR06
Size 40
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Class number 27164
Section PR07
Size 40
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Class number 27165
Section PR08
Size 40
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Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 56731
Section FR01
Size 210
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Class number 56736
Section PR01
Size 38
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Class number 56735
Section PR02
Size 38
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Class number 56734
Section PR03
Size 38
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Class number 56733
Section PR04
Size 38
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Class number 56732
Section PR05
Size 38
Available 38
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 56737
Section FR01
Size 310
Available 310
Class number 56742
Section PR01
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 56741
Section PR02
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 56740
Section PR03
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 56739
Section PR04
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 56738
Section PR05
Size 40
Available 40
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