Data Management and Business Intelligence
MTB610
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$2,000.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$2,225.00 (AUD)
Description
This unit provides an understanding of the development and management of data management systems in a dynamic business environment. It will not only introduce the fundamentals of data management, but will also discuss business intelligence (BI) a key support for better business decision-making. In doing so, the unit takes into account the business dimensions, imperatives and motivations that are associated with recent advances in technology and systems. The unit also has an eye to the future and specifically regarding business sustainability and the need to address a range of Green IT issues. On completing the unit, students should be able to use the knowledge gained in order to conduct their own research in this field and to evaluate proposals from vendors and IT consultants.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Technology (Business Systems)
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems)
- Master of Technology (Business Systems)
- Master of Information Technology Project Management
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- MTB220 — Database Design and Management
Assessment
- Online Discussion — Online Discussion (20% - 40%)
- Paper — Theory paper (20% - 40%)
- Practical 1 — Exercises & report (20% - 40%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- understand the nature and principles of knowledge management, and the role and place of KM in data management and knowledge intensive organisations.
- explain the key theoretical and conceptual knowledge and frameworks of modern database management systems.
- explain the concept of business intelligence from both a technical and a personal/ organizational perspective.
- comprehend the essential role of business intelligence in gaining business advantage.
- apply the knowledge gained to facilitate deep questioning, analysis, advising and interpreting business practices.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Database fundamentals, their applications and social impact |
| 2 | Database analysis requirements |
| 3 | Database design |
| 4 | Database implementation |
| 5 | Advanced database topics |
| 6 | Data warehousing |
| 7 | Data mining |
| 8 | Data representation and manipulation |
| 9 | Ethical issues in relation to data sources, data use and data ownership |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Podcasting/Lecture capture
- Standard Media
- Web links
Textbook information for this unit is currently being updated and will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates. Alternatively, visit the Unibooks website and enter the unit details to search for available textbooks.
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
- Graduate Certificate of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Graduate Diploma of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Technology (Business Systems), Swinburne University of Tnlgy
- Master of Information Technology Project Management, Swinburne University of Tnlgy
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
