UiTMKS/FSKM/SEPT2012-JAN2013/AT220/SYLLABUS CSC405

UITM SARAWAK KAMPUS SAMARAHAN BACHELOR IN PLANTATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (AT220) SEPTEMBER 2012 JANUARY 2013

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ISMARIANI BINTI ISMAIL B133 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS CSC 405 CORE NONE 2 4 (2S +2M) 2 012-8862217

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Topic 1
TOPIC 1: Introduction

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Data and information The Database and the Database Management System (DBMS) The information system

TOPIC 2: Database building blocks: entities, entity sets & attributes Database and their components Primary key (PK) and Composite Primary Key, Candidate key, Secondary Key, Foreign Key Entity Integrity and referential integrity Putting it all together in a small database Data inclusion: historical accuracy requirements, evaluation of derived attributes and line numbers Documentation: Selecting and naming attributes Attribute characteristics: simple (atomic) and composite, single-valued and multivalued Composite tables TOPIC 3: Relationship types One-to-One relationship. One-to-many relationship, Many-to-Many relationship Optional and mandatory relationships Weak and strong entities Composite entities Recursive relationships

TOPIC 4: Database design: Creating a Blueprint with an ERD Entity relationship diagram (ERD) Business rules for an ERD Implementing business rules into design: sample ERDs

TOPIC 5: Normalizing the database table structures Dependencies, data redundancy data anomalies The normal forms Dependency diagrams

TOPIC 6: Creating relationships between tables The equijoin (inner joins) The right outer joins The left outer joins

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ASSESSMENT
Course Work Test (2) Lab Works Group Assignment Final Examination TOTAL Passing Mark : : : : : : : 50% 20% 10% 20 % 50% 100% 50%

TEXTBOOKS 1. "Database Design, Development & Deployment Using Microsoft Access" by Peter Rob & Elie Semaan. 2. Microsoft Access 2003: Comprehensive Concepts and techniques by Shelly Cashman Pratt

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