Week 2

Ms.J252

" Do You Know What It Takes to Design an HRIS Database Management System (DBMS)? "

First, watch the following two (2) videos from the lynda.com course Relational Database Fundamentals with Adam Wilbert. Then, respond to the discussion question that follows.

• “What is a database management system (DBMS)?” (4 min 36 s), located at http://www.lynda.com/Access-tutorials/What-database-management-system-DBMS/145932/172955-4.html?org=strayer.edu.
• “Understanding the relational structure” (3 min 57 s), located at http://www.lynda.com/Access-tutorials/Understanding-relational-structure/145932/172956-4.html?org=strayer.edu.
A small recruitment firm that specializes in recruiting Information Technology professionals for small to medium-sized organizations has asked you to develop an applicant database. Propose the process that you would use to design the database. Be sure to weave the concepts of relational database structures into your discussion.