COMP 5338: Advanced Data Models

A/Prof. Sanjay Chawla

Credit Points: 6
Session: February, July
Prerequisites: None
Classes: One 2 hour lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week
Assessment: Assignments, written exam

This course will offer a comprehensive survey of post-relational data models and technologies with significant emphasis on spatial, temporal, streaming and XML data types. An overview of OLAP technologies to carry out complex data analysis will also be provided. The important challenges in managing the complex and varied data in modern database environments will be specifically addressed.