Web technology and databases
2019/2020
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
The module will introduce the students to basic web
technology, database construction, data modelling, and modelling of
search tools. The module consists of a combination of lectures and
hands-on exercises to introduce the students to specific tools and
methods for constructing databases and web technologies.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
In the module the students will acquire knowledge of:
- Web technologies and their use in knowledge organization
- Databases and their use in knowledge organization
- Search engines
Skills
In the module the students will acquire skills in:
- Selecting, adapting and evaluating web technologies for knowledge organization
- Construction of databases and search tools
- Carrying out data modeling, for instance by means of UML or ERD’s
Competences
In the module the students will acquire competences in:
- Taking an analytical, reflective and critical approach to applying web technologies,
- databases for knowledge organization
- Reflecting on own practice and documentation hereof
- Identifying own learning needs and structuring own learning in relation to applying webtechnologies, databases for knowledge organization
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Web technology and databases |
| Type of exam | Written exam
The test takes the form of a set take-home assignment to be handed
in after 3 days. In the test, the student completes a designated
task within the subjects covered by the course. The assignment
paper must demonstrate that the student fulfills the objectives for
the module stated above.
The assignment paper may not exceed 10 pages. |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Web technology and databases |
| Module code | KAINFOAR186 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
7. semester |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Communication and Digital Media |
| Department | Department of Communication and Psychology |
| Faculty | The Faculty of Humanities |
