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2025 Databases 621 Assignment

The document outlines an assignment for a Database course at Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology, including instructions for formatting, submission, and a declaration of originality. It contains three main questions focusing on the differences between paper-based systems and digital DBMS, SQL code creation and manipulation, and the design of an Enhanced Entity-Relationship Diagram (EERD) along with normalization of a report. The assignment emphasizes academic integrity and proper citation practices.

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2025 Databases 621 Assignment

The document outlines an assignment for a Database course at Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology, including instructions for formatting, submission, and a declaration of originality. It contains three main questions focusing on the differences between paper-based systems and digital DBMS, SQL code creation and manipulation, and the design of an Enhanced Entity-Relationship Diagram (EERD) along with normalization of a report. The assignment emphasizes academic integrity and proper citation practices.

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FACULTY OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

2025 DATABASES 621


richfield.ac.za
ASSIGNMENT

Name and Surname:

Student ITS No:

Qualification: Year of Study: Semester:

Assignment due date: Date submitted:

QUESTION EXAMINER MARKS MODERATOR MARKS REMARKS

ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Please tick each box to confirm completion. (10 Marks)


Use Times New Roman font, size 12, with 1.5 line spacing throughout the document.
Apply Harvard Referencing Style for all citations and references.

For essay-style assignments, please include the following sections:


Table of Contents
Introduction
Main Body (with relevant subheadings)
Conclusion
References

Submit the assignment in PDF format on Moodle.


Use the specified cover page provided.
Include a signed declaration of originality.

DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY:
I hereby declare that this assignment is my own work and has not been copied from any other source except where due
acknowledgment is made. I affirm that all sources used have been properly cited and that this submission complies with
the institution’s policies on academic integrity and plagiarism.

Student Signature: Date:

Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education & Training as a Private Higher Education Institution under the Higher
Education Act, 1997, Registration Certificate No. 2000/HE07/008.
QUESTION 1 (30 MARKS)

1.1 Richfield Consulting recently hired you as a graduate database developer. They’re upgrading their
data storage from a manual paper-based system to a digital DBMS. As a graduate developer, critically
discuss the difference between a paper-based system and a digital DBMS, furthermore, highlight the
components, functions as well as the pros and cons of a DBMS.

QUESTION 2 (30 MARKS)

2.1 Provide the necessary SQL code to create a table named Student, with columns as shown in

Figure 1. Ensure that the columns have appropriate data types. (5)
Figure 1: SQL Table

2.2 Provide the necessary SQL code to insert the data as indicated in Figure 2 (5)

Figure 2: SQL Table with data


2.3 Provide the necessary SQL code to insert a record with your name, surname, 9999 as the student

number, and DBS as the specialisation. (5)


Figure 3: SQL Table with custom data

2.4 Provide the necessary SQL code to change the Student_Surname for Thabisa from van Niekerk to

Ndlovu. (5)
Figure 4: SQL Table with updated values

2.5 Provide the necessary SQL Code to change the Column name ‘Student_Specialisation’ to Student
Module (5)

2.6 Provide the necessary SQL code to delete the Student table as well as the database the table is
stored in. For this question, assume the Student table is stored in a database named School. (5)

QUESTION 3 (30 MARKS)

3.1 TechGen is upgrading their database from an excel spreadsheet to an RDMBS. They have given
you the following business rules. A store can have many employees but only one manager. An
employee must be a Technical Assistant or Desktop Technician. A manager can be a store manager
or a departmental manager. There can only be one store in one location, and each store can have up
to three (3) departments only.

Draw the EERD for TechGen and indicate multiplicity / cardinality (where applicable) as well as the
common attributes in each table. (15)

3.2 Consider the following report below. Convert the report into a set of BCNF tables (if possible). Fully
describe each step and clearly show relation schema.

STUD_NO STUD_NAME STUD_SNAME QUAL_ID QUAL_DESC FINAL_PROJ PROJ_NAME


1125 Marco Polo 1 Degree, Required 3rd Year
Undergrad Project
5541 Jason Statham 2 Higher Not Required
Certificate
6687 Ben Grimm 1 Degree, Required 3rd Year
Undergrad Project
2551 Peter Parker 3 Diploma Required 3rd Year
Project
6669 Thando Wolff 5 Honours Required Research
project
8879 Theodore Jacobs 8 MBA Optional

(15)

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