Evaluating a Relational Database Solution
Performance criteria and desired outcomes-
The database will contain all required details:
Criteria to implement:
Successful or Failure:
A student table with essential details (StudentID, Forename, Surname,
DateOfBirth, Gender, Address 1, Address 2, Address 3, Postcode,
Telephone Number, Mobile Number, Email Address)
ü Done
A course table with essential details (CourseCode, Course Name, Course
Category, Course Description, Course Date, Course Time, Length Of
Course, VenueID, Tutor Forename, Tutor Surname)
ü Done
A venue table with essential details (VenueID, Venue Name, Address1,
Address 2, Address 3, Postcode, Telephone Number, Tube, Buses)
ü Done
A course selection table with essential details (ReferenceNumber,
StudentID, CourseCode, Accepted, Letter Sent)
ü Done
A way of showing students details of a certain type.
ü Done
A way of showing courses details of a certain type.
ü Done
A way of showing venue details of a certain type.
ü Done
A way of showing course selection details of a certain type.
ü Done
Final invoice should be laid out exactly the same way the sample
letter is shown.
ü Done
Students detail must all be given on the letter.
ü Done
Must be sent to the correct students - accepted or rejected.
ü Done
Must have the applicant’s course, which they have been accepted or
rejected for.
ü Done
The first part of this Task will be carried out in Microsoft Access
At the beginning of this project, I set the database some objectives
that I hade hope would be achieved. Some of ...
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...have worked with a ‘paper-based system’ such as MS Access
because it requires a lot of thought from the user and it will be
difficult to pin-point an aspect for an inexperienced beginner.
However, for a user to use Microsoft Word it will be straightforward
using features such as: bold, underline italics etc. Thus, they must
be very cautious when they are using the ‘mail-merge’ because the
process is achieved by a step-by-step method and the slightest of
mistakes can take the user off the significant criteria – So they have
to pay attention to their preceding action.
I enjoyed working with these packages – MS Word and MS Access; because
I feel that I have learnt a lot more concepts of what the packages are
capable of producing. I would be most obliged if I have to work on
such a sophisticated package in the aftermath.
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