UMH - DATABASE MANAGEMENT

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DATABASE MANAGEMENT

Course

Code: 1199

Degree: Bachelor's in Journalism

Faculty of Social and Legal Sciences of Elche

Year: Year 1 of Bachelor's in Journalism

Semester: Fall

Type: Core

Language: Spanish

ECTS credits: 6

Lecture: 3

Laboratory: 3

Hours: 150

Directed: 60

Shared: 20

Autonomous: 70

Subject matter: Informatics

Department: Statistics, Mathematics and Informatics

Area: COMPUTING LANGUAGES AND SYSTEMS

Course instructors are responsible for the course content descriptions in English.

Description

Management of data from document review and from accessing information in the work of the journalist.

Faculty

Name	Coordinator	Lecture	Laboratory
LÓPEZ ESPÍN, JOSÉ JUAN	■
DALE VALDIVIA, ROBERTO		■	■
CANTORAL JUSTO, FRANCISCO JAVIER			■

Professional interest

Database Management is a discipline of formative and instrumental character, whose interest for future journalists lies mainly in the following aspects:

-Modeling of access and retrieval of journalistic information stored in digital format.
-Access and retrieval of journalistic information organized in Relational Databases.
-Access and retrieval of journalistic information organized in Documentary Databases.
-Access and retrieval of journalistic information organized in Databases which are accessible via Web.

Competencies and learning outcomes

General competencies

Ability to use the tools and instruments needed to properly observe the systems under study.
Knowledge about government, business, institutions, organizations, regulations, and procedures necessary for implementing projects and other activities.
Ability to efficiently apply tools for troubleshooting within the field of the social and legal sciences.

Specific competencies

Capacity for ideation, planning, and implementation of informative and communicative projects.
Understanding about the structure, operation, and management of a communication company.

Objectives (Learning outcomes)

01Get to know different techniques of access and retrieval of information related to the world of journalism
02Acquire skills with techniques for structuring newspaper information in Relational Databases
03Learn the basic techniques of access and retrieval of journalistic information from Relational Databases
04Acquire skills with techniques for structuring journalistic information in Documentary Database
05Learn basic techniques of access and retrieval of journalistic information from Documentary Databases
06Acquire fundamental knowledge of the Internet to be able to access, via Web, journalistic information stored in Databases
07Learn the basic journalistic Database references

Teaching units

Association between objectives and units

Objective/Unit	U1	U2	U3	U4
01
02
03
04
05
06
07

Schedule

Week	Teaching units	Directed hours	Shared hours	Autonomous hours	Total hours
1	U1	4	2	4	10
2	U1	4	2	4	10
3	U1	4	2	4	10
4	U1	4	2	4	10
5	U2	4	2	4	10
6	U2	4	1	5	10
7	U2	4	1	5	10
8	U2	4	1	5	10
9	U3	4	1	5	10
10	U3	4	1	5	10
11	U3	4	1	5	10
12	U3	4	1	5	10
13	U4	4	1	5	10
14	U4	4	1	5	10
15	U4	4	1	5	10

Basic bibliography

Complementary bibliography

Software

Microsoft Office 2010

Methodology and grading

Methodology

Cooperative learning: Develop active learning through cooperative working strategies among students and promote shared responsibility to reach group goals.
Lecture: Pass on knowledge and activate cognitive processes in students, encouraging their participation.
Problem-based learning: Develop active learning strategies through problem solving that promote thinking, experimentation, and decision making in the student.
Solving exercises and problems: Exercise, test, and apply previous knowledge through routine repetition.

Grading

The evaluation of the subject is divided into two parts: theory (40%) and practice (60%).
To pass the course both sides must be approved separately. Averaging both parties must be obtained at least 4 in each
The theory is evaluated through a single final written exam. Its content is the entire syllabus taught during the course.
The practice can be overcome by A) continuous assessment or B) final practice exam during the ordinary call. Option A) is evaluated by attending practical classes and delivery of four practices that will be made during the course plus two questionnaires about the practices. Option B) is assessed through a final practice exam to be conducted after the theoretical examination. Students who fail the continuous assessment may take the final practice exam.
At September and December calls, there will be only two exams: one theoretical and the other practical computer rooms. The final grade will consist of 40% and 60% of these exams respectively.
No one note to the extraordinary calls (September and December) will be saved.

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