MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING|DECISION MAKING|FINANCE &amp; ACCOUNTING

Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (MSIN0059)

Overview:

This module is somewhat unique in materials teaching in that it delivers the required aspects of standard materials theory for second year...

Engineering Materials: Failures and Design (MECH0015)

This module is intended as an introduction to the theory and applications of graph databases using the Semantic Web as the primary application example. The...

Graph Databases and Semantic Technologies (INST0069)

This module is intended as an introduction to the theory and applications of graph databases using the Semantic Web as the primary application example. The module starts by introducing the main types of noSQL databases, giving some indicative examples and explaining the main differences with relational databases. It then focuses on graph databases. It introduces the graph data model and, using an example of a graph database management system, it studies how graph data can be stored, queried and managed. The second part of the module studies RDF databases, a particular type of graph databases that form the backbone of the Semantic Web and the Linked Data Cloud. It also covers other technologies of the Semantic Web such as ontology languages (OWL) and query languages for RDF (SPARQL). The module ends with some examples of applications of graph databases and semantic technologies for Arts & Humanities as well as for other domains. 

Learning outcomes: upon completion of the module, students will be able to:

describe the main characteristics and give examples of different types of noSQL databases
 compare and contrast relational and graph databases
 create, manage and query simple graph and RDF databases
 develop small/medium-scale ontologies using the ontology languages of the Semantic Web
Optional for: MSc Knowledge, Information and Data Science, MA and MSc Digital Humanities, MA Archives and Records Management, MA Library and Information Studies, MA Publishing and 3rd year BSc in Information Management for Business students.