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Title
Demonstrate an understanding of computer database management
systems
Level
5
Credits
7
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
data management issues; describe commonly implemented
features of commercial computer database management
systems (DBMSs); implement a simple computer database;
and review DBMS end-user tools. The performance of all
outcomes is to a standard that allows for further learning in this
area.
Classification
Computing > Computer Operations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
A data model which is complete and includes a specification of business requirements for
an application that comes from a single functional area, and contains the equivalent of 5 10 related data sets, must be provided to the person being assessed against this unit
standard.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
This unit standard is
access, shared use, security, integrity, privacy, reliability, risk, performance,
integration, data administration.expiring
Describe data management issues.
Range
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description identifies the problem they represent and includes examples.
1.2
The description outlines ways database management systems address the
issues.
Outcome 2
Describe commonly implemented features of commercial database management systems.
Range
data access tools, recovery, audit, distributed data management, backup,
transaction processing.
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Evidence requirements
2.1
The description identifies the purpose of each feature.
2.2
The description identifies the way in which each feature contributes to the
solution of data management issues.
Outcome 3
Implement a simple computer database.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The database is consistent with the given data model.
3.2
The database is consistent with the given data model.
Outcome 4
Review DBMS end-user tools.
Range
screen painter, report writer, query language.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The review identifies the features and limitations of the tools.
4.2
The review outlines the interaction between the tools and the database.
4.3
The review is based on using the tools.
ThisThisunit
standard is
unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
26226.
expiring
Replacement information
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
8 July 1996
31 December 2015
Revision
2
28 November 2000
31 December 2015
Review
3
19 March 2010
31 December 2015
Rollover
4
21 July 2011
31 December 2015
Rollover
5
16 April 2015
31 December 2017
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Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0011
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
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