| TDDB77 | Databases and Bioinformatics, 6 ECTS credits. /Databaser och bioinformatik/ |
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48 |
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Area of Education: Technology Subject area: Computer Science |
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| Advancement level
(A-D): C
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| Aim: The aim of this course is to give a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical issues underlying the design and implementation of modern biological database systems that are used in bioinformatics research. |
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| Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered) Basic programming course. Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding. |
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| Organisation: The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a project. Lectures are devoted to theory and techniques. Database design and implementation techniques are practised in the laboratory work. During the project work a number of well-known biological databases are studied and a database system that integrates the information in these sources is implemented. |
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| Course contents: Methods for storage of information: text, semi-structured data, data models, rules. Text: basic issues in information retrieval, conceptual models, file models, query mechanisms, ranking. Semi-structured data: conceptual model, query mechanisms. Data models: relational model, object-oriented model. Databases: General database management systems (DBMS). Methods for data modelling and database design. Physical database. Data structures for databases. Query language. Multiple user issues: transactions, concurrency control and recovery. Integration of biological databases. |
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| Course literature: Elmasri & Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems, Fourth edition, 2004. Article collection 2006. |
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| Written examinaton Laboratory work and project |
2 p 2 p |
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Course language is Swedish. Department offering the course: IDA. Director of Studies: Patrick Lambrix Examiner: Patrick Lambrix Link to the course homepage at the department Course Syllabus in Swedish |
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