Your first step is to select a database you will design and implement. You will write a report describing the database design development life cycle and describe in details the steps needed to properly create the database you have selected for your Key Assignment. You will also provide an overall description of your database.
You also should take this opportunity to create the template for your entire Key Assignment project; create a Word document that you will add to for each remaining assignment. The document should follow this format:
- Database design project document shell
- Use Microsoft Word
- Title page
- Course number and name
- Project name
- Student name
- Faculty name
- Date
- Table of contents
- Use auto-generated TOC
- Separate page
- Maximum of three levels deep (one level deep is okay too)
- Be sure to update the fields of the TOC so it is up-to-date before submitting your project.
- Section headings (create each heading on a new page with TBD as content except for sections listed under new content below)
- Project outline
- Description of the database design life cycle
- The entity relationship diagram
- The logical model and normalization
- The Microsoft Access database
- The Microsoft Access database application
Add the selected database project description under the section titled: Project Outline.
Add the discussion about the database design life cycle and steps involved in database development to the section titled: Description of the Database Design Lifecycle.
The deliverables for this task should include the following:
- A listing and description of the 7 steps of the SDLC/DBDSL.
- Describe the specific tasks that should be taken at each step in the database development for your selected database.
- A description of the 3 steps in database creation (including conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling) as it relates to your selected database.
Once requirements analysis is completed, the first step in database design can be completed. This step is the conceptual model (or entity relationship diagram). Using any modeling tool you choose (MS Access, SmartDraw, Visio, Erwin, or even PowerPoint or Word), create an entity-relationship diagram (ERD) from the entity and attributes list for the database project you selected similar to what you did in the Discussion Board this week. Your submission should ensure the following:
- All entities and attributes are identified
- All relationships between entities are defined (including proper relation semantics)
- Add your ERD as a screenshot from the template started in Week 1, and provide supporting discussion about how the relationships were established and determined.
- Add the ERD and discussion to the section in your template titled: The Entity Relationship Diagram.
- Update the TOC to reflect the new section.