FACULTY OF COMPUTING AND ENGINEERING

School of Computing

Diploma in Information Technology

July 2022 Semester

DIT2142 Database Management System

Assignment
Instructions:
 Answer ALL questions
 Marks will be awarded for good presentation and thoroughness in your approach
 NO marks will be awarded for the entire assignment if any part of it is found to be
copied directly from printed materials or from another student.
 Complete this cover sheet (page 1 and 2) and attach it to your assignment.
 This assignment is to be undertaken by group of maximum 3 students only.
 The source code should be presented using 12-point Courier New font and 1.15 line
spacing in Microsoft Word document.
 You should not plagiarize another person's work as your own. Marks will be deducted if
your work is found to be copied.
 Assignment due is on 30 September 2022.

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Objective

The objective of the assignment is to analyze, design and implement database.

The students are also expected to further enhance their skills and executing SQL commands.

Requirements

Bhajan Clinic uses a file system to manage appointment scheduling, doctor details, patient
details, treatment records and payments. An excel spreadsheet program is utilized for this
purpose.
You are tasked to design a basic backend database support that would meet the business
needs of Bhajan clinic.

Analysis: (10%)
 Workflow of current business activities
Implementation: (60%)
 Data Modeling
 Data Dictionary
 Normalization
 SQL commands to create database
 SQL commands to create tables; minimum 5 tables are required
 Insert data with primary key, foreign key and other keys; minimum 5 attributes in each
table
 Demo of 10 DDL and DML in the database queries
 Create a user manual for the guide of the system user
Database System: (20%)
 Develop a database system using your chosen DBMS. Microsoft Access is
recommended
Presentation (10%)
 Demo your system during the presentation.
 Marking Rubric - Report

Rating Code 4 3 2 1 0
Description of Outstanding Satisfactory Partial Inadequate Incompetent
competence
Creation of database Excellent Good Need clarification in Difficulties in Missing information
(ERD) understanding of understanding of understanding the understanding
concepts concepts concepts concepts
Field names and data All field names Most field names Some field names and Incorrect used of field Missing information
types and data types are and data types are data types are names and data types.
appropriate. appropriate. inappropriate.
Primary Key / Foreign All primary Most primary Some primary Most primary Missing information
keys keys/foreign keys keys/foreign keys keys/foreign keys are keys/foreign keys are
are defined are defined not defined not defined
correctly. correctly. correctly. correctly.
Completeness of report Include Include Include introduction, Include introduction, Missing some
introduction, introduction, project background, project background, information with lots of
project project background, ERD, Data Dictionary, ERD, Data Dictionary, writing errors.
background, ERD, Data Interface, conclusion Interface, conclusion
ERD, Data Dictionary, with minor writing with major/lots of
Dictionary, Interface, errors. writing errors.
Interface, conclusion with
conclusion with good writing skills.
excellent writing
skills.
User Manual All steps are Many steps are Only few steps are Almost none of the No user manual
clearly written. clearly written. clearly written. steps are
clearly written.
 Marking Rubric - Database System
Rating Code 3 2
Description of Outstanding
competence
Table creation Created all tables defined in
the project requirement.
Named tables appropriately
in regard to their data
elements
Relations and Correctly interpreted all the
cardinalities Business Rules and created
all necessary relations with
clear indication to the
cardinalities and observing
the three normalization
forms.
Keys and Entities Correctly choose all
primary and foreign keys
respecting the naming
convention.
Query Produce complex query
using multiple criteria and
join tables.
User interface All forms/reports are nicely
(forms/reports) designed and are
appropriate.
1 0
Good Poor Incompetent
Created most of the Partially created Tables created are different
tables defined in the some of the tables in than the tables in the report,
project requirements. project requirements.
Table name was little Table name did not
unclear in regard o its correlate to its
data elements. elements.
Correctly interpreted incorrectly No relationships between
most Business Rules interpreted the tables.
and created most of the Business Rules, few
necessary relations with relations were
some indication to created and few
cardinalities and indications to
observing at least two cardinalities and
normal forms. normal forms.
Correctly choose most Incorrectly choose No primary key or foreign key
of the primary and most of the primary defined.
foreign key respecting keys and foreign
the naming convention. keys, and somehow
respected the naming
convention.
Produce moderate query Produces simple No query is created.
using multiple criteria query using few
and join tables. criteria from only
one table.
Most forms/ reports are Forms/ reports are No form or reports are created.
nicely designed and are inappropriate.
appropriate.

Rating Code 3 2
Description of Outstanding
competence
Eye contact Holds attention of entire
audience with the use of
direct eye contact, seldom
looking at notes.
Enthusiasm Demonstrates a strong,
positive feeling about topic
during entire presentation.
Subject Knowledge Student demonstrates full
knowledge by answering all
class questions with
explanations and elaboration.
Organization Student presents information
in logical, interesting
sequence which audience can
follow.
Mechanic Presentation has no
misspellings or grammatical
errors.
Marking Rubric - Presentation
Adequate
Consistent use of direct eye
contact with audience but still
returns to notes.
Occasionally shows positive
feelings about topic.
Student is at ease with expected
answers to all questions, without
elaboration.
Student presents information in
logical sequence which audience
can follow.
Presentation has no more than
three misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
1
Not Adequate
Displayed minimal eye contact with
audience, while reading mostly
from the notes.
Shows some negativity towards
topic presented.
Student is uncomfortable with
information and is able to answer
only rudimentary questions.
Audience has difficulty following
presentation because student jumps
around.
Student's presentation has four or
more spelling and/or grammatical
errors.