Database Fundamentals
UndergraduateTAS-KIT1192025
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- 13 July 2025
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- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Database Fundamentals
About this subject
On successful completion of this subject, the student will be able to:
- Develop database designs using relational data modelling, normalisation, and entity-relationship diagrams
- Implement and administer secure databases using a database management system
- Apply SQL commands to mine data from databases and data visualisation techniques to address organisation information needs
- Explain the privacy and legal requirements associated with managing and storing data
- Week 1 Introduction to Subject. Introduction to Unity
- Week 2 Game Loop and Game Objects. Unity Concepts: Prefabs, Triggers, Scripting, UI, Persistence, Building
- Week 3 2D Rendering and Input. Unity Concepts: Animations and State Machines
- Week 4 Game Behaviour. Unity Concepts: Joints, Effectors, Blendtrees, More Input, Tilemaps
- Week 5 Game Concept Document. Unity Concepts: Cinemachine, AI, Coroutines, Arrays, Random, Gizmos
- Week 6 Game Modelling. Unity Concepts: Trails and Particles, Post Processing, Raycasting
- Week 7 Games for Non-Entertainment Purposes.
- Week 8 Live Coding (2D Platformer). Game Project Checkpoint: Player Movement
- Week 9 Economics and Funding Models. Game Project Checkpoint: Basic Level Blocking
- Week 10 Guest Lecture TBA. Game Project Checkpoint: Enemies / Interaction / Puzzles
- Week 11 Controversy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility. Game Project Checkpoint: Presentation and Graphics
- Week 12 Controversy, Inclusivity, and Accessibility. Game Project Testing Session
- Week 13. Subject Wrap Up and Exam Game Briefing
This subject will familiarise you with the fundamental concepts of database design and implementation techniques to define, construct and query a database. In this subject you will develop basic skills in data modelling using relational data models and normalisation to ensure data integrity. You will learn how to transform a data model into a relational database design as well as effectively mine data using the structured query language (SQL). You will explore a range of data visualisation techniques to be able to address organisation information requests. Essential requirements for secure data management to ensure data privacy and other legal responsibilities will also be covered including data mining, data lakes, and data warehousing.
- Database Design (30%)
- Database Implementation (20%)
- Module and Tutorial Exercises (30%)
- Data Visualisation Report (20%)
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- 0.125 EFTSL
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