84339 - Advanced Database Systems

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • Moduli: Matteo Golfarelli (Modulo 1) Alessandra Lumini (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Cesena
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Computer Science and Engineering (cod. 8615)

Learning outcomes

The course has a dual purpose: (1) understand NoSql architectures and get familiar with the design of non-relational data models; (2) deepen the knowledge of relational DBMSs and improves her practical capabilities. In both cases the theoretical knowledge will be combined with practical skills through laboratory activities

Course contents

-------------- NoSQL DBMS Design --------------

  1. Modelli dati non relazionali (Document-based, Graph-based, Column oriented)
  2. Architetture per DBMS non relazionali: Cluster, Sharding e persistenza
  3. Progettazione dei dati in DBMS NoSQL
  4. Esercitazioni di laboratorio con MongoDB

---------- Relational DBMSs Management and Programming ----------

  1. Database administration
  2. Database programming and active database
  3. Provisioning and resource optimization

 

Readings/Bibliography

Teacher slides
R. van der Lans Introduzione a SQL . Addison-Wesley, 2001.
R. A. Elmasri, S.B. Navathe. Sistemi di basi di dati - Complementi. Pearson, 2005.
Making Sense of NoSQ. Daniel G. McCreary and Ann M. Kelly. Manning, 2013.
Martin J. Fowler & Pramodkumar J. Sadalage. Nosql Distilled: A Brief Guide to the Emerging World of Polyglot Persistence. Addison Wesley, 2009.

Teaching methods

Oral lessons and practical exercises

Assessment methods

Two written tests. The first one is carried out on the PC and evaluates the student practical capabilities (the user can use books and slides). The second one is a set of open questions on all the course program.
An optional project to be agreed on with the teacher will give addition points.

Grades are assigned on the basis of an overall assessment of knowledge, skills, presentation and discussion skills of the topics covered. The ranges of grades correspond can be described as follows:

18-23: the student has sufficient preparation and analytical skills, spread however, over just few topics taught in the course, the overall jargon is correct

24-27: the student shows and adequate preparation at a technical level with some doubts over the topics. Good, yet not to articulate analytical skills with the use of a correct jargon

28-30: Great knowledge about most of the topics taught in the course, good critical and analytical skills, good usage of the specific jargon

30L: excellent and in depth knowledge of all the topics in the course, excellent critical and analytical skills, excellent usage of specific jargon.

The structure of the exam does not change if, due to the pandemic, you will have to opt for remote examinations

Teaching tools

Exercises and Lab training will be carried out using Oracle DBMS 11g and MongoDB

Links to further information

http://bias.csr.unibo.it/golfarelli/BDA/index.htm

Office hours

See the website of Matteo Golfarelli

See the website of Alessandra Lumini