Faculty notice: this unit is changing
Final offering S1 2027
ALL
Replace with FIT1062 from 2028 (S1 and S2)
From: Re-enrolment and unit changes - Information Technology (undergraduate) · Last checked: 7 Oct 2026 UTC
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FIT2094 · Databases
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 2Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
This unit will provide an introduction to the concepts of database design and usage and the related issues of data management. You will develop skills in planning, designing, and implementing a data model using an enterprise-scale relational database system (Oracle). Methods and techniques will also be presented to populate, retrieve, update and implement integrity features on data in the implemented database system.
Areas of study: Business analytics Data science Software development
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | Summer semester B | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Indonesia | Monash Indonesia semester 1 | Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED) |
| Clayton | Second semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Malaysia | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-Class test 1 | Quiz / Test | 15% | — |
| 2 | Assignment 1 | Artefact | 35% | — |
| 3 | In-Class test 2 | Quiz / Test | 15% | — |
| 4 | Assignment 2 | Artefact | 35% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
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Learning outcomes
- Apply the theories of the relational database model;
- Develop a sound relational database design;
- Implement a relational database based on a sound database design;
- Manage data that meets user requirements, including queries and transactions;
- Contrast the differences between non-relational database models and the relational database model.
Workload
This unit has a requirement of 1-2 hours per week of asynchronous learning. Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Workshops | 24 hours |
| Applied sessions | 24 hours |
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