Unit:

Databases

Organisational Summative Report

Assignment
Spring 2024 – Winter 2024
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• Please make a note of the recommended word count as stated in the
brief. The maximum word count limit is the recommended work count
plus 10% leeway. Submissions which exceed the maximum word count
limit will be marked only up to the maximum word count limit. Any text
that exceeds the maximum word count limit will not be marked. You
must follow the note on word count as stated in the Submission
Requirements section of the brief.
• You must submit a paper copy and digital copy (on disk or similarly
acceptable medium). Media containing viruses, or media that cannot be run
directly, will result in a fail grade being awarded for this assessment.
• All electronic media will be checked for plagiarism.
Introduction
This assignment requires you to demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have acquired
throughout this unit by designing and creating a back-end database application that
addresses the tasks given below.

In order to complete this assignment, you should choose an appropriate organisation on

which to conduct research and base your database application.

This assignment is split into THREE (3) tasks and accounts for 100% of the overall
coursework mark for this unit.

Step 1: Select an industry in which you have an interest. For example, commercial airlines,
commercial banking, retail, beauty, digital, manufacturing, healthcare, fitness, publishing,
marketing, hospitality, leisure and tourism, automotive, production, construction etc.

Step 2: From the industry selected you should investigate the different types of data that
they hold and the types of transactions they carry out.

For example, an educational establishment will hold data about:

- Students
- Attendance
- Staff
- Rooms
- Units
- Assessments
- Results
- Staff wages/salary
- Equipment

Their transactions might include:

- Adding new students

- Adding new staff
- Deleting staff who leave
- Adding student attendance information
- Adding students to units
- Allocating staff to teach units.
- Allocating rooms to units
- Allocating different assessments to units and recording the results for each
assessment the student undertakes
- Increase or decrease the salary of a member of staff.
- Buy new equipment.
- Delete equipment that has been used or damaged.

Do not choose an educational organisation as this has been used as an example.

You should reference the business/company or organisation that you research.

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Step 3: Produce relevant documents from the tasks below:

Task 1 Analysis and Design – 45 Marks

Produce the following documents:

a) Introduction, outline, and initial analysis:

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Write a clear non-technical summary for a company’s senior management team,
their stakeholders, and shareholders.

Assume that your summary will be read by those who have very limited knowledge
or digital skills in databases.

In your summary use clear, concise language and fully explain any technical terms
that are used so that the readers can understand its contents.

The summary should:

i) Introduce the company and describe the nature of its business.

ii) Explain what a database is and what typical functions the proposed database
will perform.
iii) Clearly list and describe the transactions the database will carry out to help the
daily functions of the organisation.
iv) List all entities to be included in the database.
v) Identify and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of implementing a
database specifically for the organisation you have chosen.
(15 Marks)

b) Using the list of entities and functions identified in task 1a), complete the following:

i) Draw an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) and list and normalise to 3rd
normal form (3NF) all the attributes that will be required in the database.

ii) The Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) should show at least SIX (6) data
entities from the initial analysis from the identification of the transactions that
were carried out in task 1a).

iii) Provide a written statement of any problems that you encountered during the
process of creating the ERD and production of the 3rd Normal Form (3NF)
and explain the process you undertook to resolve any errors you found.
(20 marks)

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 c) Create a full Data Dictionary for the entity relationship model using the entities and
attributes identified in task 1b). The data dictionary should include the following:

i) All attributes used for each entity.

ii) Identify all primary, foreign, and compound keys that you have created.
iii) Show the data type and field length (if applicable) for each attribute used.
iv) Include any field constraints that have been identified from your chosen
organisation.
(10 marks)

Task 2 Implementation – 40 Marks

a) Create all of the normalised tables from task 1b) in SQL. Write your SQL scripts
clearly showing the commands you have used with the keys, data types and field
lengths. Show the finished tables and ensure they are consistent with the tables
you created earlier in the design phase.
(10 marks)

b) Enter a range of sample data in all tables (minimum THREE (3) rows per table) to
show that your tables are capable of holding appropriate data.
(10 marks)

c) Write FIVE (5) queries that demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of
SQL. SQL statements to be used should include all of the following commands:

Select, Update, Delete, From, Where, And, Count, Ascending and Order By.

Ensure TWO (2) of your queries use multiple commands.

TWO (2) of the queries should join TWO (2) or more tables together.
(20 marks)

Task 3 – Evaluation - 15 Marks

Provide a written assessment and evaluation of the work you have undertaken.

Your discussion should include:

• How the database you have created meets the data and information requirements
of your chosen organisation as identified in task 1a).
• Why the use of ER modelling is an essential part of the design of a database
solution, and how you used it to identify and rectify any design and implementation
issues you encountered.
• Any assumptions that you have made.
• How the database supports the transactions that you identified in task 1a).
(15 marks)

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Assignment Notes
• You must complete all THREE (3) tasks of this assignment.
• The total assignment should be 1500 words (but see the checklist below), including
all THREE (3) tasks (text on diagrams and the data dictionary are excluded from this
word count).
• Please submit your assignment as ONE (1) document. This can be in printed form or
electronic version as instructed by your teacher.

Word Count

The word count for this assignment is 1,500 words. Pay careful attention to the mark
allocation for each task so you don’t spend too much time on any ONE (1) section.

You MUST state the word count in the header of your assignment and declare the number
of words on your assignment cover sheet. You MUST confirm that you have not exceeded
the stipulated word limit by more than 10%.

Any words written beyond the stipulated limit will not be read by the examiners; no marks
will be awarded, and no feedback provided for any text beyond the prescribed limit.

In accordance with accepted academic practice, the notion of a word count includes the
following without exception:

• All titles or headings that form part of the actual text. This does not include the fly
(or cover) page or reference list.
• All words that form the actual essay
• All words forming the titles for figures, tables, and boxes. However, this does not
include the text within boxes, tables, or figures themselves.
• All in-text (bracketed) references
• All directly quoted material.

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Candidate checklist
Please use the following checklist to ensure that your work is ready for submission.

Have you read the NCC Education document Academic Misconduct

Policy and ensured that you have acknowledged all the sources that ❑
you have used in your work?
Have you completed the Statement and Confirmation of Own Work
form and attached it to your assignment? You must do this. ❑
Have you ensured that your work has not gone over or under the
recommended word count by more than 10%? ❑
Have you ensured that your work does not contain viruses and can
be run directly? ❑

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