INF-8701 Advanced database systems - 10 stp

PhD students or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+ 2 years (or equivalent) may be admitted. PhD students must upload a document from their university stating that there are registered PhD students. This group of applicants does not have to prove English proficiency and are exempt from semester fee. Holders of a Master´s degree must upload a Master´s Diploma with Diploma Supplement / English PhD students at UiT The Arctic University of Norway register for the course through StudentWeb . External applicants apply for admission through SøknadsWeb.

Application code 9303.

All external applicants have to attach a confirmation of their status as a PhD student from their home institution. Students who hold a Master of Science degree, but are not yet enrolled as a PhD-student have to attach a copy of their master's degree diploma. These students are also required to pay the semester fee.

Knowledge:

The student has knowledge of

• advanced database system topics.
• properties of advanced database systems.
• advantages and limitations of existing data management solutions.
• relationships between data management solutions and their use in application areas.

Skills:

The student has ability to

• identify and evaluate properties of advanced database systems and data management solutions.
• compare different data management solutions.
• combine data management solutions with application areas.
• identify and focus on a scientific problem.
• identify and evaluate solutions for scientific problems.
• identify contributions in scientific literature.
• relate data management solutions to research and state-of-the-art in the area.

General competence:

The student has competence to

• find, read and evaluate scientific literature.
• convey technical knowledge to an audience through writing, presentation and discussions.
• identify and analyze scientific challenges.
• convey relevant research to an audience.

A 4 hour final written exam counting 100%. Approved assignments give access to the final written exam.

Course requirements: The coursework includes up to 4 written assignments graded "Approved" / "Not approved". Oral presentation of the assignments and demonstrations of a working system can in special cases be claimed by the course responsible.

Grading scale: Letter grades A-E, F - Fail.

Re-sit examination: It will not be given a re-sit exam in the teaching free semester for this course, unless a postponed exam already is arranged (conditional re-sit exam). To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

Postponed examination: Given early in teaching free semester. It will be arranged a 4 hour written exam counting 100%. To get access to the exam in the teaching free semester the student must have passed the course requirements.

For further details see: Utfyllende bestemmelser for eksamener ved Fakultet for naturvitenskap og teknologi (only in Norwegian)  |  Regulations for examinations at the UiT (only in Norwegian)

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.