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YTSP0200 Data Modelling and Back-end Development

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General information

   
Name Data Modelling and Back-end Development
Code YTSP0200
Target Group Masters's Degree
Number of ECTS Credits 5 ECTS
Language English
Prerequisites Basics of databases, prior working knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Grading 0-5
Communication Dedicated Microsoft Teams channel: DM and Backend development - General
Lecturer Huotari Jouni, Manninen Pasi
Email firstname.lastname@jamk.fi

Introduction

Welcome to the Data Modelling and Back-end Development course! The first focus of the course is to learn data modelling whether you are using relational databases (such as MySQL or PostgreSQL) or NoSQL databases (such as MongoDB or Redis). The second (and main) focus is to learn the basics of building simple back-end applications using Node.js with Express.

Personal and group guidance

Remember that you don't need to study alone even this course is mostly done remotely. We have group meetings at Teams and you can discuss with other students or teacher then. This way we can discuss one on one about any issues you might face during the course or you can try to find help from other students.

Friday 12.01.2024 at 14.30

The course starts on January 12th, 2024 at 14.30 EET. To attend physically, come to the Dynamo building (Piippukatu 2, Jyväskylä - to computer lab D330). To attend remotely, come to Teams.

The first day is important for many reasons:

  • If you are not participating in the first lecture, you are marked as a not-attending student
  • We introduce the course and the assignments
  • The only data modelling lecture (by Jouni) takes place and you can show your skills in data modelling and pass that part

Fridays 19.01.2024 - 26.04.2024 14:30-17:00 (except weeks 8 and 9)

Pasi Manninen takes care of the back-end development part. Join Live Meetings in the following Teams channel YTSP0200 - DM and Backend development - General.

Course contents

Data modelling

Use the book mentioned below and search topics such as "Data modeling"; you will find e.g. Data Modeling Made Simple: A Practical Guide for Business and IT Professionals. It contains "Data Model Scorecard" which can and will be used for evaluating your data models.

Data modelling

Backend programming with JavaScript

This course materials mainly focuses on the frameworks and libraries used for developing applications for backend using JavaScript. Prior knowledge of JavaScript is highly recommended. You can find all the course materials from left side menu.

If you are completely new to JavaScript then you might want to consider checking out below tutorials from internet.

Learn JavaScript

Learning outcomes of the course from Peppi: Student is able to design, document and implement a database, server-side software, and related application programming interface for a scalable application.

Course contents:

  • Advanced data modelling
  • Backend architecture
  • Backend frameworks
  • Server side programming languages
  • Scalability
  • Application programming interfaces and integration
  • Security settings and hack prevents

Student workload

  • Weekly guidances: 24 h
  • Assignments and exercises: 80 h
  • Presentation and code review in a seminar: 1 h
  • Independent studies: 25 h
  • Total: 135 h

Assessments

To pass the course, you must complete the course assignments: