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Unit
Unit Reference Number
D/503/4787
Qualification Framework
QCF
Title
Database Design and Development
Unit Level
Level 5
Unit Sub Level
None
Guided Learning Hours
60
Unit Credit Value
15
Date of Withdrawal
SSAs
6.1 ICT Practitioners
Unit Grading Structure
Pass
Assessment Guidance

N/A

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Learning Outcome - The learner will:Assessment Criterion - The learner can:
1

Understand the enterprise application of database systems

1.1

Summarise the common use of distributed database management systems

1.2

Explain the meaning of the term 'distributed database management system'

1.3

Describe the components of a distributed database management system

1.4

Summarise the common use of data warehouses

1.5

Explain the meaning of the term 'data warehouse'

1.6

Describe the structure of a data warehouse

2

Understand how to enhance the design of and further develop a database system

2.1

Describe how tables that contain redundant data can suffer from update anomalies

2.2

Explain how to overcome update anomalies using normalisation

2.3

Describe how to retrieve data from one or more tables using SQL

3

Be able to enhance a logical database design

3.1

Check the tables are well-structured using normalisation

3.2

Define the integrity constraints on the tables

4

Be able to develop a physical database design

4.1

Map a logical database design to a physical database design

4.2

Design tables for a target DBMS

4.3

Design a representation of derived data

4.4

Design integrity constraints for the target DBMS

4.5

Denormalise tables where appropriate

5

Be able to enhance a database system using SQL

5.1

Apply integrity constraints

5.2

Retrieve data from one or more tables using joins

5.3

Retrieve data from one or more tables using sub-queries

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