Data Management Principles and Visualisation

Unit code:BCO2006Study level:Undergraduate

Credit points

12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)

Location

City Campus
VU Brisbane
VU Sydney

Prerequisites

BCO2004 - Business Process Analysis and Design (applicable for AUR22199A students ONLY); or
BCO1102 - Information Systems for Business (applicable for BBAQ students ONLY)
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

Master the techniques needed to identify requirements and design a system for managing data, in the Data Management Principles and Visualization unit.

In this unit, you will learn various aspects of data management, such as:

  • architecture
  • design
  • implementation
  • optimisation
  • interactions with cloud technologies
  • big data.

You will work with relational and non-relational data management systems to structure and analyse business intelligence data.

Data applications featured in this unit include working with APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), scraping, aggregating, and storing and transporting data.

By the unit’s completion, you will understand the fundamental concepts and principles of database management as they relate to information design and analysis. You will also have the skills to use data to create reports and visual representations for presentations.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Articulate the benefits and functions of databases and their applications;
  2. Design a database using key relational database model concepts;
  3. Investigate and critically analyse streaming methods in big data processing;
  4. Analyse and assess big data processing frameworks and technologies, contextualise the use of NoSQL technologies; and,
  5. Compose reports for data visualisation and communicate insights to stakeholders.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Presentation | Grade: 20%

Presentation on database vendor's services

Assessment type: Assignment | Grade: 20%

Exploring database challenges

Assessment type: Test | Grade: 20%

Theory questions

Assessment type: Project | Grade: 40%

Database development project for business software development cases (Group)

Required reading

Students will have access to required readings via VU Collaborate and are not required to purchase the listed textbook.

Database Systems: Design, Implementation & Management
Coronel, C. & Morris, S. (2019) | Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.

As part of a course

This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.

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