Mide-400 Jun 2026

Focus on the symbol of the Old Woman as Ireland, demanding the ultimate sacrifice of the individual (the groom-to-be).

| Week | Theme | Core Concepts | Lab / Assignment | |------|-------|----------------|-------------------| | 1 | | ER modelling, relational algebra, SQL basics | Mini‑SQL quiz (in‑class) | | 2 | Advanced Normalisation & Physical Design | BCNF, decomposition, indexing, partitioning | Design a normalized schema for a sample e‑commerce dataset | | 3 | Query Optimisation | Cost‑based optimisation, EXPLAIN, statistics | Write and optimise 5 queries; compare plans | | 4 | Transaction Management & Concurrency | ACID, isolation levels, locking, MVCC | Simulate deadlocks in PostgreSQL; resolve them | | 5 | NoSQL Overview | Key‑value, Document, Column‑family, Graph DBs | Implement a simple CRUD app on MongoDB | | 6 | Data Integration Foundations | Schema matching, data cleaning, ETL basics | Clean a noisy CSV using Python/pandas; generate a report | | 7 | Batch Processing with Spark | RDDs, DataFrames, SparkSQL, Catalyst optimiser | Build a Spark job that aggregates click‑stream data | | 8 | Streaming & Real‑Time Ingestion | Kafka fundamentals, Structured Streaming, windowing | Set up a Kafka producer/consumer pair; stream to Spark | | 9 | Data Modelling for Analytics | Star & Snowflake schemas, slowly changing dimensions | Model a sales warehouse; load sample data | |10 | Data Lake & Lakehouse Concepts | Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, storage formats (Parquet, ORC) | Convert raw JSON logs into a Delta Lake table | |11 | Orchestration & Workflow | Airflow DAGs, task dependencies, retries | Create an Airflow DAG that runs the ETL pipeline from weeks 6‑9 | |12 | Containerisation & CI/CD for Data Pipelines | Docker, Docker‑Compose, GitHub Actions, Helm basics | Containerise the Spark job + Airflow; push to a test registry | |13 | Performance Tuning & Monitoring | Metrics, Prometheus‑Grafana, query‑plan hints | Profile a slow query; apply indexes & partitioning to improve | |14 | Emerging Topics & Future Trends | Cloud‑native warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery), Data Mesh, ML‑ops | Guest lecture / student‑led lightning talks | |15 | Project Presentations & Final Exam Review | – | Students demo their end‑to‑end pipelines; Q&A | MIDE-400

"MIDE" is also a common abbreviation used in technical manuals for Measurement/Data Entry functions on the universal climate measuring instrument. Report Focus Focus on the symbol of the Old Woman

Analyze how Synge uses "peasant" language to subvert expectations of Irish identity. Despite the controversy surrounding it, the MIDE-400 has

Despite the controversy surrounding it, the MIDE-400 has cemented its place in the annals of Japanese adult cinema history. Its influence can be seen in [insert examples, e.g., subsequent films, industry trends]. As a cultural artifact, the film continues to fascinate audiences and inspire discussion.