organizational analyses 2500 Problem Solving Case Study and Proposal Report

Tutorial: Data Modelling – Creating Understanding

– Alien asks human to explain: “What’s a name?”

– Person: “Well, you know, it’s just a name. It’s what we use to identify each other.”

– Alien: “Does that mean you can identify people differently, say when you

are angry or happy?”

– Person: “No, of course not. A name remains with the person, unless they change it”

– Alien: “What are the rules around changing a person’s name?

– Person: “Say if a woman gets married, and changes her family name, or if there was a spelling mistake”

– Alien: “Now I understand. But how do you ensure that everyone has a unique name?”

– Person: “Oh by coincidence, people can share the same name, and if so, we use their birthdates”

– Alien: “What if by coincidence, people share the same name and birthdate?”

– Person: “Oh, in Australia, people are then uniquely identified by other means, such as their tax file number, address, or a combination. You need to visit each country to work out how they do so differently”

– Alien: “Do you all have family names?”

– Person: “No, some social groups do not have family names”

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