RIS330 - Data Services and Management

Subject Title
Data Services and Management

Subject Description
This course introduces students to the design, administration and security aspects of databases. Students will implement and replicate database systems and use the SQL language to manipulate data. Topics to be explored will include: Data design, security, backup and recovery, familiarity with different DBMS and handling data from different sources.

Credit Status
1 credit (3 units)
Required for IFS - Honours Bachelor of Technology (Informatics and Security)

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

Design, create, support and secure DBMS in a multi-user environment.
Describe and plan privacy issues with relate to data storage within multi-user distributed environment.
Classify and rank database recovery systems in terms of security, effectiveness and cost structure.
Exhibit transaction-based SQL and the mechanisms to hide and protect sensitive data in a multi-user environment.

Essential Employability Skills

    •  Communicate clearly, concisely and correctly in the written, spoken and visual form that fulfils the purpose and meets the needs of the audience.

    •  Respond to written, spoken, or visual messages in a manner that ensures effective communication.

    •  Execute mathematical operations accurately.

    •  Apply a systematic approach to solve problems.

    •  Use a variety of thinking skills to anticipate and solve problems.

    •  Locate, select, organize, and document information using appropriate technology and information systems.

    •  Analyze, evaluate, and apply relevant information from a variety of sources.

    •  Show respect for diverse opinions, values, belief systems, and contributions of others.

    •  Interact with others in groups or teams in ways that contribute to effective working relationships and the achievement of goals.

    •  Manage the use of time and other resources to complete projects.

    •  Take responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and consequences.

Academic Integrity
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Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Discrimination/Harassment
All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecapolytechnic.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Accessibility Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.

Camera Use and Recordings - Synchronous (Live) Classes
Synchronous (live) classes may be delivered in person, in a Flexible Learning space, or online through a Seneca web conferencing platform such as MS Teams or Zoom. Flexible Learning spaces are equipped with cameras, microphones, monitors and speakers that capture and stream instructor and student interactions, providing an in-person experience for students choosing to study online.

Students joining a live class online may be required to have a working camera in order to participate, or for certain activities (e.g. group work, assessments), and high-speed broadband access (e.g. Cable, DSL) is highly recommended. In the event students encounter circumstances that impact their ability to join the platform with their camera on, they should reach out to the professor to discuss. Live classes may be recorded and made available to students to support access to course content and promote student learning and success.

By attending live classes, students are consenting to the collection and use of their personal information for the purposes of administering the class and associated coursework. To learn more about Seneca's privacy practices, visit Privacy Notice.

Data Management

• Introduction to database structure.
• Entity Relationship (ER) Model and normalizations.
• Working with different database objects: view, index and synonym.
• Working with different data sources
  • Structured data sources: Relational DBMS such as Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and Access.
  • Semi structured: XML.
  • Unstructured data sources: Electronic documents-emails, web pages, documents, meta- data.
• Data mining, NLP and text analytics.
• Structured Query language (SQL): Data retrieval and manipulation.
• Distributed database management systems.

      Data Protection

• Exploits to structured and unstructured data sources.
• Database Security
  • Create users and assign object level and user level privileges.
  • Learn how to administer and secure the database.
• Data security as an ongoing process
• Data breaches
• Planning backup strategies.
• Disaster recovery and restoring user data
• Treating data as a corporate asset
• Infonomics

Other advanced topics not limited to but includes :Big data, Cloud DBMS(Azure SQL),Hadoop, Logging and Machine Learning

• Rob, P. & Coronel, C., Database Systems - Design, Implementation & Management, 11th Edition, Thomson Learning, 2006 ,ISBN: 1285196147, .
• Tony Fisher, The Data Asset: How Smart Companies Govern Their Data for Business Success,1^st Edition,John Wiley & Sons, 2009 , ISBN: 0470462264 ,
• Chhanda Ray, Distributed Database Systems, 1^st Edition,Pearson India,2009,ISBN: 8131727181 
• Internet-based materials

Labs:                                       10%

Quizzes:                                  10%

Assignments:                           20%

Mid Term tests(Min 2):             30%

Final examination:                   30%