Final Exam Assessment Project Database Management Systems

Fina Assessment Project

The objective of this project is for students to apply the database design principles to a real-life scenario. This is a practical design project – students must create and submit the database, as well as documentation for the items below. The students will review database requirements and produce the following:

Part One: Database in Access and Rationale Document (0-60 points) Database Design and Rationale (0-30 points)

Access database with normalized tables: A set of tables in at least third-normal form is required for completion of this project. Complete table structures are required; students must also determine if primary or any other keys are required for each table. The student must also describe, in detail, and in a separate document, the rationale he/she used in developing the specified set of tables, as well as the specific fields in the tables.

· Rationale used in developing the specified set of tables, as well as the specific fields in the tables, is provided (Separate file for upload to Blackboard).

· Fieldnames are all single-valued; each column has a distinct name; all the values in a column are values of the attribute that is identified by the column name; the order of columns and rows is immaterial; each row is distinct.

· Database and tables are created in Access.

· Correct table relationships are established in Access.

· Referential integrity, cascade update and cascade delete are used appropriately

Keys (0-10 points)

· All appropriate keys have been identified and their functions described in the rationale document

· Primary key is a minimal collection of columns on which all columns are functionally dependent.

Report Rationale (0-10 points)

Three potential reports described in the rationale document that could be generated in response to user requests; supporting queries and reports must be included (ex.: report of number viewers that viewed each movie each year; correct sorting and grouping) in the Access database. Rationale required in the rationale document for why each report could provide important information for decision-making; queries must specify criteria for record selection, as well as grouping, sorting and any other requirements for the specific report (included in Rationale file described in Database/Tables above.)

· Three reports that could be used in response to user requests are identified.

· Rationale for why each report could provide important information for decisionmaking is provided.

· Reports must be created in Access and use the correct queries as the source.

Supporting Queries (0-10 points)

· Three queries are provided, and specify criteria for record selection, as well as grouping, sorting and any other requirements for the specific report.

· Queries are not simple listings with simple criteria, but must use more advanced functions, such as sorting, grouping and aggregate functions (counts, averages, etc).

Part Two: E-R Diagram (0-10 points)

E-R diagram: An E-R diagram for the database is required for this project. This may be completed in Word, Excel, or whatever program the student is most comfortable using.

(Separate file for upload to Blackboard)

· Graphic model is complete with all entities, attributes, and relationships represented.

· ER Diagram is formatted according to instructions provided in Chapter 1 in the textbook.

Part Three: DBDL Diagram (0-10 points)

DBDL diagram, complete with relevant keys: A DBDL diagram is required for this project. This may be completed in Word, Excel, or whatever program the student is most comfortable using. (Separate file for upload to Blackboard)

· Diagram is complete with all tables, attributes, and keys (primary, alternate, secondary and/or foreign).

· ER Diagram is formatted according to instructions provided in Chapter 6 in the textbook.

Part Four: Users and Roles/Data Permissions (0-10 points)

Users must be recommended to provide levels of access to the database, in order to perform functions such as database administration, data entry, and management decision-making. Suggested users, roles and permissions as related to access and security must be required: please specify what data and types of reports each user would most likely need access to, and privileges in the database that would most likely be assigned. Support your answer with information from the textbook or other valid sources (Separate file for upload to Blackboard).

· User permissions clearly specify the kind of access each user role has to the objects (tables, reports, etc.) in the database.

· Examples of specific commands that would be used to grant privileges are provided.

· Supporting information from the text is provided.

Part Five: Backup/Archive (0-10 points) Backup (0-5 points)

Suggested backup/archive procedures: Please suggest procedures that would be used for backup and archive of the database. Provide a detailed rationale for each, using support from the textbook or other valid sources. The emphasis is should be on process and procedures, as well as rationale for why and how each should be done; however, you may include specific technologies that you would recommend (Separate files for backing up and archiving for upload to Blackboard).

· Suggested procedures and schedule for backup of the database are provided.

· Details regarding specific backup technologies and procedures are provided.

· A detailed rationale, with supporting information from the text, is provided.

Archive (0-5 points)

· Description of the differences between backup and archive must be provided.

· Suggested procedures and schedule for archival of the database are provided.

· Details regarding specific archive procedures are provided.

· A detailed rationale, with supporting information from the text, is provided.

Scenario

You have been asked to develop a database system to track the movies your customers viewed over the past summer. The database system must structured in such a way as to be able to produce a variety of reports related to the movies viewed:

Movies Released During Summer

Movie	Genre	Rating
X-Men: Days of Future Past	Action/Adventure	PG-13
Maleficent	Family and Kids	PG
Edge of Tomorrow	Science Fiction	PG-13
How to Train your Dragon 2	Family and Kids	PG
Transformers: Age of Extinction	Action/Adventure	PG-13
Planes: Fire and Rescue	Family and Kids	PG
Hercules	Action/Adventure	PG-13
Guardians of the Galaxy	Action/Adventure	PG-13
Step Up: All In	Drama	PG-13
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Action/Adventure	PG-13
The Hundred Foot Journey	Drama	PG
When the Game Stands Tall	Drama	PG

Movies Viewed

The following movies were viewed during the summer. (Information not displayed here, but that needs to be collected, includes address and any other pertinent identifying information for customers).

Customer and Movie Viewed	Numeric Feedback Rating* 1-5
Charlotte Osborne
Maleficent	5
Edge of Tomorrow	5
How to Train your Dragon 2	4
Cory Simon
Planes: Fire and Rescue	1
Hercules	2
Guardians of the Galaxy	1
Step Up: All In	3
Jan Cruz
The Hundred Foot Journey	3
When the Game Stands Tall	4
Arnold Nunez
X-Men: Days of Future Past	5
Maleficent	5
Edge of Tomorrow	4
How to Train your Dragon 2	4
Transformers: Age of Extinction	3
Gilberto Hale
How to Train your Dragon 2	2
Transformers: Age of Extinction	2
Chad Olson
When the Game Stands Tall	1
Jodi Knight
Maleficent	1
Emanuel Ingram
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	5
The Hundred Foot Journey	5
When the Game Stands Tall	4
Carol Rodgers
X-Men: Days of Future Past	4
Maleficent	4
Edge of Tomorrow	4
Freddie Simpson
The Hundred Foot Journey	3
Ebony King
Guardians of the Galaxy	3
Step Up: All In	5
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	5
Kim Marshall
Planes: Fire and Rescue	5
Hercules	4
Guardians of the Galaxy	4
Step Up: All In	1

* 1 – hated it, 2 –disliked it, 3 – neither liked nor disliked, 4 – liked it, 5 – loved it