Part A
Scenario:
Gulf Institute of Advanced Technology (GIAT) conducts courses to award vocational and certifications
programs in various specializations. Management decided to proceed with automation of all the
process.It has many departments and each department can offer different programs. Each department
is chaired by a Director. Further, each department is identified with a unique ID, department name, and
employee_ID of the person who is heading the department. Within a department there are different
programs, each Programme is managed by a Programme Manager (PM), who in turn reports to the
Director.
Each department offers a bunch of courses spread across different programs which necessitates the
need of interaction between the PMs and Director during allotment of modules to training staff. A
course to be offered can have multiple sessions and each module is identified by a unique course code,
course name and number of credit hours. Each teaching faculty is allocated with a teaching load of
minimum of 18 credits.
Propose a conceptual model after an in-depth research on GIAT operations and processes. In order to
come up with an appropriate design/solution, you must study the requirements, issues and best
practices in this problem context. You can make relevant assumptions required to formulate business
rules, security, administration and modelling.
task 1:
Submit a work proposal for this assignment
Understanding of deliverables – a detailed description of deliverables.
General overview of the given tasks – (Part A and Part-B) – initial understanding of solution
to all tasks with timeline to complete them and identification of literature resources. (For
more clarity, please refer to criteria of evaluating the work proposal given on the last page
of this assignment).
Task 2:
Design an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) to model the above scenario. Identify the different entities
and attributes of each entity. Suggest and justify the choice of relationship and cardinality of the
relationship. State the assumptions (if any) made by you to develop the ERD based on your research.
Provide detailed analysis and justification for the selection of entities and attributes based on your
Research
Task 3:
Derive a set of relational tables from the ER diagram (Task 2), using appropriate choices for the table
attributes. List the integrity rules and business rules, which you would recommend to ensure the quality
of data. Indicate all necessary key constraints. Critically analyze the constraints and business rules based
on your study of the institute
Task 4:
As a database administrator evaluate different Database Management system Software for the above
scenario. You are required to prepare a technical and financial feasibility report. You are required to
critically analyse each aspects and suggest the best suitable database management system software for
the above scenario with appropriate justifications.
Task 5:
As a database administrator identification of specific roles for users, authentication policy,
storage management and database recovery are critical. The efficiency and complexity of database
administration depends on the identified strategy and tools. Propose and critically review user
management, backup/recovery strategy, storage management/techniques formulated for the system
discussed in Task 1-3.
Task 6:
Prepare a report comprising an executive summary including self-reflections on the industry
guest speaker talk
Part B
Write a research article in IEEE Format on “best practice in the development of an appropriate and effective database system”. The research article can be approximately 2500 words.
Present the research article using a poster presentation covering the following aspects of research:
- Problem specification, importance of research and research questions
- Theoretical framework
- Rigor of literature review
- Methods or empirical analysis techniques
- Key findings and conclusions;
Guidelines
It should have Table of Contents.
iv. Use page numbers.
v. Assignment should be typed in your own words using Times New Roman font.
vi. Use Diagrams to explain in detail.
vii. Use suitable notations in your diagrams.
viii. Use appropriate SQL syntax wherever applicable.
ix. Copy paste from the Internet is strictly not acceptable.
x. References should be included in the last page and literature under pinning is needed at the point of explaining the concept.
xi. Attach the evidences (if any).
- Use reference ,use Harvard style
- Task 2:Extent of clarity in evaluating the role of conceptual modeling in the development of database systems and apply the entity-relationship modeling approach to a realistic scenario
- (a) Identify the different entities and attributes of each entity
- (b) The choice of relationship and cardinality of the relationship)
- (c)Assumptions made to develop the ERD
- Task 3: Derive relational tables from the ER diagram (Task 2), using appropriate choices for the table attributes.
- List the integrity rules and business rules, which you would recommend to ensure the quality of data. Indicate all necessary key constraints.
- Critically analyze the constraints and business rules based on your study of the institute 5 tables expected
- Task 4: critically Database Management Software. Identify any five aspects/ criteria to select the DBMS software. Critical analysis of each criteri
- Task 5: Ability to review (a) User management
- PART B:
(b) Backup/recovery strategy
(c) Storage management
(a) Quality, originality and relevance of research article
(b) Evidence of independent research and critical thinking
(c) Depth of understanding of problem context
(d) Literature review
(e) Concise objectives of research problem
(f) Research methodology
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