CIS017-1 – Computer Systems Structure 2020-2021

CIS095-1 – Databases and Computer Networking 2020-2021

Assignment 1 – Design and Implement a Database
University ID: Full Name:

CIS017-1 – Computer Systems Structure

CIS095-1 – Databases and Computer Networking
2020-2021
Assignment 1 – Design and Implement a Database

INDIVIDUAL REPORT

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Table of Contents

Introduction / Overview…………………………………………………………………………3
Task Description………………………………………………………………………………...3
Tasks:
o Entity Relationship Model………………………………………………………………..
o Normalisation……………………………………………………………………………...
o Physical Database Design (including Data Dictionary)……………………………….
o Implementation of the Database………………………………………………………...
o Query Design and implementation
Discussion / Critical Reflection
Conclusion
References

Appendix

You will need to complete the Table of Contents and Page Nos manually

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL REPORT

ALL SCREENSHOTS, DIAGRAMS, etc SHOULD BE GIVEN A FIGURE NUMBER AND
A CAPTION

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CIS017-1 – Computer Systems Structure 2020-2021
CIS095-1 – Databases and Computer Networking 2020-2021
Assignment 1 – Design and Implement a Database
University ID: Full Name:

CIS017-1 – Computer Systems Structure 2020-2021

CIS095-1 – Databases and Computer Networking 2020-2021

Assignment 1 – Design and Implement a Database

Introduction/Overview

Why are you doing this work? What were you asked to do? What did you do? Were
you successful?

Task Description

This is basically a description of the task and case study as on the Assignment 1 brief.
You can paraphrase what is written on the Assignment 1 brief.

Tasks:

o Entity Relationship Model

An Entity Relationship Model consists of a Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) and a list
of Entities with their attributes, Primary Key and Foreign Keys.

Example:
Booking (BookingID, CustomerID*, RoomiD*, ManagerID*, DateBooked, ArrivalDate,
DepartureDate, BookingStatus, Paid)
Primary and Foreign Keys and other attributes for each entity should be included in this list.

You are STRONGLY ADVISED to use VISUAL PARADIGM CE to create your ERM.
Visual Paradigm Community Edition software is a free download. You should not use Visio or
equivalent software.

Your ER Diagram should include all identified entities and the relationships between them.
Relationship should include consideration of both cardinality and optionality, and a textual
description of each relationship should be included.

Remember: All diagrams / figures / screenshots need a Fig No, caption and explanation.

o Normalisation

Use a columnar format, for example:

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CIS095-1 – Databases and Computer Networking 2020-2021
Assignment 1 – Design and Implement a Database
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Normalisation – Hotel Booking System

UNF 1NF 2NF 3NF

CustomerID CustomerID CustomerID CustomerID
Title Title Title Title
FirstName FirstName FirstName FirstName
LastName LastName LastName LastName
EMail EMail EMail EMail
MobileNo MobileNo MobileNo MobileNo
Password Password Password Password
Address1 Address1 Address1 Address1
Town Town Town Town
County County County County
PostCode PostCode PostCode PostCode
PaymentMethod PaymentMethod PaymentMethod PaymentMethod
RoomID
RoomType CustomerID CustomerID CustomerID*
FloorLevel RoomID RoomID RoomID*
DateBooked DateBooked DateBooked DateBooked
ArrivalDate RoomType ArrivalDate ArrivalDate
DepartureDate FloorLevel DepartureDate DepartureDate
BookingStatus ArrivalDate BookingStatus BookingStatus
Paid DepartureDate Paid Paid
ManagerID BookingStatus ManagerID ManagerID*
FirstName Paid FirstName
LastName ManagerID LastName ManagerID
EMail FirstName EMail FirstName
MobileNo LastName MobileNo LastName
Password EMail Password EMail
MobileNo MobileNo
Password RoomID Password
RoomType
FloorLevel RoomID
RoomType
FloorLevel

This needs a Table No and caption and a detailed explanation of how you go from UNF
to 1NF,1INF to 2NF and 2NF to 3NF.

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o Physical Database Design (including Data Dictionary)

At this point you will have decided what database platform (RDMS) you will use – ie.
Oracle, MySQL, SQLite.

This includes:

Skeleton Tables
List of tables with their attributes, Primary Key and Foreign Keys.

Example:
Booking (BookingID, CustomerID*, RoomiD*, ManagerID*, DateBooked, ArrivalDate,
DepartureDate, BookingStatus, Paid)

Data Dictionary (for each table)

Example:

Customer
Description: Customer details
Field Name Datatype Length Index Null Default Validation Description
rule
custid int (11) 11 PK No Autoincremented
(Primary) unsigned Uniquely identifies every customer
firstname varchar (30) 30 No First name of customer
lastname varchar (30) 30 No Last name of customer
email varchar (100) 100 No Must be Email of customer
email
format
containing
an @ and
a ‘.’
Regex
expressio
n used
password varchar (30) 30 No Customer password

Indexes
Keyname Type Unique Column Null
PRIMARY BTREE Yes custid No

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For each table, for each attribute show the datatype, length, and other properties. You may
want to include any other information such as data entry constraints.

Take care with the datatypes as these vary from database system to database system.
Read the assignment brief for more details.

o Implementation of the Database

For this practical task, you can use almost any RDMS – MySQL, SQLite, Oracle, Oracle
Application Express (APEX) but you should not use MS Access.

Write and execute SQL statements to create your database table structures including Primary
Key and Foreign Key constraints.

Write and execute SQL statements to insert at least two rows of data in each table. Further
records can be added manually.

You should create screenshots of the implementation to show the successfully created tables –
structure and data, and the results of running your queries.

It may be possible (depending on platform and version) to also produce a screenshot of the set
of tables created with the relationships between them.

Everything ie. SQL statements and output/result needs to be documented with screenshots of
copy and pasted code.

Remember those Fig Nos, captions and explanations.

o Query Design and Implementation

Use your SQL skills to design a set of relevant SQL queries and demonstrate your knowledge
of SQL. Five (5) or six (6) queries will be sufficient but should include querying from multiple
tables, using aliases, summary queries and grouping. The more complex and relevant the
query is the more marks you are likely to achieve.

Your SQL query designs should be included in your report, and you should include an
explanation of the purpose of the query.

Execute SQL commands to create the queries you have designed. Run and test the queries.

Everything ie. SQL statements and output/result needs to be documented with screenshots of
copy and pasted code.

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Remember those Fig Nos, captions and explanations!

Discussion / Critical Reflection

This part is important.

Basically, you are evaluating what you have done. Did you achieve all the required
specification of the Assignment brief? If not, why not? Discuss the problems you
encountered and how you overcame them.

Did you give yourselves enough time to accomplish this work? Was it harder than you
expected? What have you learned from tackling this Assignment?

Did this work enhance your understanding of the database design and implementation
programming language? Did it motivate you to learn more SQL and about NoSQL
databases?

If you had to undertake this or something similar again would you tackle it differently?

What improvements or enhancements would you recommend for a future iteration of this
project?

Conclusion
What were you asked to do? Did you achieve it?

References
Harvard Referencing System. Any reference must be cited in text

Appendix

If needed!
Anything else that you might want to include that does not fit well into the main report
body.

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