Querying and Storing XML (U01965)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : INF-4-QSX

If XML is to serve as more than a low-level format for data/document exchange, we shall need techniques for storing and querying large quantities of the stuff. Moreover it would be good if the query languages and the storage techniques could be matched and efficiently implemented as they are for relational databases.

This course is about research and development into storage techniques and query languages for XML and, more generally, semistructured data. It will cover the basics of types, APIs and standard query languages as well as the relevant research and prototypes.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : At least 40 points from Schedule O at level 9/10 including a pass at Grade B or above in Computability and Intractability (INF-3-CI) or Language Semantics and Implementation (INF-3-LSI). Or Informatics PGs. Formally, MSc Students must seek permission of the Director of Teaching. In practice this means that they must convince the course lecturer that they have the necessary background and get his permission before asking the DoT.

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Subject Areas

Home subject area

Computer Science, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
12/01/2006	16:00	18:00			Appleton Tower, Level 2

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	16:10	18:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

This course is to expose students to current research and development issues for storing and querying XML data via traditional database systems, and for publishing and integrating data from traditional databases in XML. Many of the topics covered are, or will be, in demand. The purpose is to prepare students for both graduate study and job market.