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Hello, during the summer I'll have to pick a dissertation subject for my CS bachelor, and all I know is that I'm interested in databases. So if someone has experience, I would like some abstract proposals. Thank you.

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My advice is to do a project and not a dissertation if possible. I.T. is a practical profession, if you want to be database admin a project (which is documentation, the app or DB) will be better than a dissertation as it shows that you can walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Dissertations are often for people who the lack the skill to do a project or lazy people as a dissertation at BSC level is only 10,000 words and projects are the documentation + the application/ DB (mine was 26,000 words + a C# app with SQL server back-end).

If you have the option i would suggest you do a project over a dissertation as you can also use that as part of your portfolio to show you have the practical skill as well as the underlying knowledge of the subject.

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Thank you for your answer. Yes I'm interested in a project oriented dissertation, but I have had several "simple" projects such as e-shops or social networks (I know they can be very complex) and I would like something a little bit more academic.

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you could go for the age old library system or a system for a logistics company.

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Does it need to be a 'traditional' database? the noSQL movement is growing and would still be a novel project to do.

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It could be anything, and noSQL is a good idea.

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You could always write on Hadoop and "Big Data". That seems to be all the rage in academia these days.

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