XML DATABASES IN THE HUMANITIES

Academic year

2024/2025 Syllabus of previous years

Official course title

XML DATABASES IN THE HUMANITIES

Course code

FM0506 (AF:448505 AR:285028)

Modality

Blended (on campus and online classes)

ECTS credits

6

Degree level

Master's Degree Programme (DM270)

Educational sector code

L-FIL-LET/05

Period

1st Term

Course year

2

Where

VENEZIA

Moodle

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Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals

This course is for 2nd year students. It introduces to XML databases on the eXist platform and XQuery. As a concrete example we will create a database of historical letters.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the course the students will have acquired:
- Knowledge of eXist db, XPath and XQuery
- Ability to apply this knowledge to write scripts in XQuery
- Ability to judge scripts in XQuery

Pre-requirements

Practical knowledge of text encoding, xml, TEI.

Contents

Introduction to XPath and then XQuery, first working on oXygen, then eXist db. We will start from simple scripts and move on to a modular architecture for building a complex database.

Referral texts

- Priscilla Walmsley: XQuery, 2nd Edition, O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2015 (e-book).
- eXist-db Documentation and online-tutorials

Assessment methods

There will be regular assignments. The exam of the course will be a project about a xml database or XQuery script created by the student on a given task. Participants may at any time ask for a project by emailing holger.essler@unive.it. Once they receive the detailed instructions on the project, they have 14 days to submit the result.

Teaching methods

The classes 1-6 and 10-13 will taught in the conventional way (in presence), the classes 7-9 and 14-15 will follow the switched blended method (live), using moodle and a shared eXist database. We will work together on the creation and correction of scripts in XQuery. Active participation of the students is required. Attendance of the first six classes is strongly recommended.

Teaching language

English

Further information

Non-attenders are requested to contact the teacher in order to organize their exercises in analogy to the attending students.

Type of exam

written

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Definitive programme.

Last update of the programme: 02/03/2024