Program Overview

Program Overview

The program in question is "METHODS AND MODELS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - MOD 2," offered by the University of Genoa. This course is part of the academic year 2025/2026 and is worth 6 credits.

Course Details

• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Credits: 6
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: ING-INF/05
• Language: Italian
• Teaching Location: Savona
• Semester: 1ｰ Semester

Prerequisites

To take this exam, students must have passed the following exams:

• MEDIA, COMMUNICATION AND SOCIETY 11417 (cohort 2023/2024)
• TECHNOLOGIES AND LANGUAGES FOR DIGITAL HUMANITIES

Modules

This course is a module of DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT.

Teaching Materials

Teaching materials are available on AULAWEB.

Aims and Content

Learning Outcomes

The course aims to present the basics of information management, with a particular focus on database analysis and design. It also provides students with tools and programs to implement databases, discussing the general methodology for creating databases on PCs and the Web, including query language and design techniques.

Aims and Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to acquire adequate knowledge of digital information management and an effective understanding of database analysis and design methodologies. They should be able to apply the acquired knowledge to understand and solve information management problems related to the use of databases.

Teaching Methods

The course consists of face-to-face lectures and exercises.

Syllabus/Content

The syllabus includes:

• Data and information
• Information management
• Information systems
• Databases and information management programs
• Logical models and conceptual models of data
• Analysis and entity relationship model
• From analysis to design
• Implementation of databases
• Relational algebra
• SQL language
• Databases in PHP/MySQL client/server architecture
• Data representation
• Lab exercises

Contribution to Sustainable Development Goals

This course partially contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of Agenda UN 2030 No. 9, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, by addressing issues of information management, which are key to promoting innovation.

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

• Teacher notes
• Additional texts for exam preparation:
  • P. Atzeni, S. Ceri, S. Paraboschi, R. Torlone, Databases Ed. Mac Graw Hill, 2009.
  • R.A. Elmasri, S.B. Navathe, Database Systems, Fundamentals Ed. Pearson Addison Wesley, 2001.

Teachers and Exam Board

• Teacher: MAURO COCCOLI
• Exam Board President: MAURO COCCOLI
• Exam Board President Substitute: FRANCESCOPAOLO MANICONE

Lessons

Lessons Start

First semester

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available on the Portale EasyAcademy.

Exams

Exam Description

The exam consists of a written test and a practical test with a related oral discussion of a small self-made project.

Assessment Methods

The exam is divided into two parts: a written test and the presentation of a project that will be discussed with the lecturer. The written test verifies the acquisition of theoretical basics and analytical skills, while the practical test verifies the acquisition of operational skills and knowledge of the most appropriate computer tools.

Exam Schedule

The exam schedule includes multiple dates throughout the year, with both written and oral components.

Further Information

People with a disability or with a DSA may request compensatory/dispensatory measures for the exam by writing to the Contact Person for the course of the University Committee for the Support of Students with Disabilities and DSA.