6 ECTS credits
150 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4013016FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
In this course, we study principles of data and information systems. Topics include data models and query languages, properties of queries, algorithms and techniques for query processing, optimization, and data integration and interoperability.
Relevant course material (slides) is available on the learning platform. For specific course topics, pointers to relevant additional resources (research papers, books and book chapters, website, specifications, online tutorials etc.) will be provided as well.
By the end of the course, the student will be able to:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 60% of the final mark.
PRAC Teamwork determines 40% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The final grade is a weighted average. During the semester an assignment has to be done (counts for 40% of the final grade). During the exam period a written exam (counts for 60%) covering all the course topics will be conducted. In order to pass the course, the final grade has to be at least 10/20. Furthermore, each individual grade (assignment or exam) has to be at least 8/20, otherwise the lowest of these two grades becomes the final grade. In the second exam period, assignments that were not satisfactory can be reworked and defended again. Also the written exam can be redone. The final mark is calculated in the same way as in the first exam period.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Applied Informatics: Big Data Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Artificial Intelligence (only offered in Dutch)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Multimedia (only offered in Dutch)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Software Languages and Software Engineering (only offered in Dutch)
Master in Applied Sciences and Engineering: Computer Science: Data Management and Analytics (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: computerwetenschappen (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)