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| - | ===== Group assignment ===== | + | ===== Group Project ===== |
| - | The assignment is carried out in groups of 3 to 4 people. Before you can submit assignment part I, you will have to register in a group. For registering a group send an email to the lecturer. Please to select your group before or on 1/10/2018. | + | The [[http://www.tpc.org|TPC]]TPC is a non-profit corporation that defines transaction processing and database benchmarks and disseminates objective, verifiable TPC performance data to the industry. Regarding data warehouses, two TPC benchmarks are relevant: |
| - | + | * [[http://www.tpc.org/tpcds/|TPC-DS]], the Decision Support Benchmark, which models the decision support functions of a retail product supplier. | |
| - | The assignment consist of 2 parts: | + | * [[http://www.tpc.org/tpcdi/|TPC-DI]], the Data Integration Support Benchmark, which models a typical ETL process that loads a data warehouse. |
| + | The project of the course consist of 2 parts: | ||
| * Part I: Implement the TPC-DS benchmark (deadline 1/11/2018) | * Part I: Implement the TPC-DS benchmark (deadline 1/11/2018) | ||
| * Part II: Implement the TPC-DI benchmark (deadline 20/12/2018) | * Part II: Implement the TPC-DI benchmark (deadline 20/12/2018) | ||
| + | You will have free choice to use the tools on which the two benchmarks will be built. For example, the TPC-DS benchmark can be implemented on SQL Server Analysis Services, Pentaho Analysis Services (aka Mondrian), etc. Similarly, the TPC-DI could be implemented on SQL Server Integration Services, Pentaho Data Integration, Talend Data Studio, or even SQL scripts. | ||
| - | The submission deadlines for parts I and II are strict. | + | The project is carried out in groups of 3 to 4 people. Before you can submit assignment part I, you will have to register in a group. For registering a group send an email to the lecturer. Please to select your group before or on 1/10/2018. The submission deadlines for parts I and II are strict. |
| - | The assignment evaluation will count for 30% of your total grade. This may seem undervalued, however, putting effort in the assignment will definitely help you in achieving a better understanding of the course material which will result in a better score in the paper exam which amounts for 70% of the grade. | + | The project evaluation will count for 30% of your total grade. This may seem undervalued, however, putting effort in the project will definitely help you in achieving a better understanding of the course material which will result in a better score in the paper exam which amounts for 70% of the grade. |
| ===== Examinations from Previous Years ===== | ===== Examinations from Previous Years ===== | ||