ICT3621/3/2023
Assignment 3
Database Design
ICT3621
Year Module
Department of Computer Science
Note: This is a fully online module. It is, therefore, only available on myUnisa.
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QUESTION ONE
[60 MARKS]
University of South African is the biggest academic institution in Republic of South Africa and in
the continent of Africa. UNISA is conducting graduation in different places in South Africa. The
graduations are being conducted in Pretoria, Polokwane, Durban, and Cape Town. UNISA has
a total of 9 colleges and graduations are conducted for all the colleges. The colleges are
Accounting Sciences, Economic and Management Sciences, Human Sciences, Science,
Engineering and Technology, Graduate School of Business Leadership, Agriculture and
Environmental Sciences, Education, Law, and Graduate Studies. All these colleges offer
different qualifications. Each and every session needs to have Chancellor and someone
delivering chancellor address. On top of that, there are academics that needs to be part of
academic procession which include academics which includes deans of colleges and directors
of the school. The sample information had been provided below. In answering the questions
below, you are free to add more columns to develop a complete solution.
Graduatio
n Date
College
Venue
Location
Student
Graduation
Session
Session
Time
04/06/2021
CSET
Eskia Mphahlele
Pretoria
Themba
Masombuka
Session C
04/06/2021
CAES
Eskia Mphahlele
Pretoria
Samson
Mthimkhulu
04/06/2021
LAW
Eskia Mphahlele
Pretoria
04/06/2021
CEDU
Eskia Mphahlele
04/06/2021
CSET
07/07/2021
Qualificati
on
Province
18:00
PHD
Gauteng
Session B
15:00
BA
Gauteng
Sipho Mkhize
Session A
10:00
LLB
Gauteng
Pretoria
Mhlana Siphe
Sesssion B
15:00
BED
Gauteng
Eskia Mphahlele
Pretoria
Buhle
Mahlangu
Session C
18:00
BSC
Gauteng
CSET
Durban
Convention Centre
Durban
Alfred Gambu
Session A
10:00
BSC
KwaZulu
Natal
07/07/2021
CEDU
Durban
Convention Centre
Durban
Sipho
Mthethwa
Session A
10:00
BED
KwaZulu
Natal
07/07/2021
LAW
Durban
Convention Centre
Durban
Simphiwe
Mkhize
Session B
15:00
LLB
KwaZulu
Natal
07/07/2021
Accounting
Science
Durban
Convention Centre
Durban
Sipho
Mthethwa
Session C
18:00
BACC
KwaZulu
Natal
23/07/2021
Accounting
Science
Themba
Building
Mnguni
Pearl
Anele
Davidson
Session C
18:00
BACC
Cape Town
23/07/2021
Accounting
Science
Themba
Building
Mnguni
Pearl
Patrick
Berg
Session A
10:00
BACC
Cape Town
23/07/2021
CEDU
Themba
Building
Mnguni
Pearl
Cynthia
Buthelezi
Session B
15:00
BED
Cape Town
23/07/2021
CSET
Themba
Building
Mnguni
Pearl
Cynthia Koen
Session C
18:00
BEng
Cape Town
29/07/2021
CSET
Kgotsong Building
Polokwane
Tsepo
Mohlala
Session A
10:00
BEng
Polokwane
29/07/2021
CEDU
Kgotsong Building
Polokwane
Thabo
Moganetsi
Session B
15:00
BED
Polokwane
29/07/2021
Human
Sciences
Kgotsong Building
Polokwane
Tsepo
Mabelane
Session C
18:00
BArt
Polokwane
2
van
Start
ICT3621/101/0/2023
29/07/2021
Human
Science
Kgotsong Building
Polokwane
Thokozane
Masombuka
Session A
10:00
Bart
Polokwane
1. Create a dependency diagram that is in the First Normal Form
(10)
2. Create a dependency diagram that is in the Second Normal Form
(5)
3. Create a dependency diagram that in Third Normal Form
(5)
4. Using the results of 3, develop five business rules
(5)
5. Create an entity relationship Diagram using the result 3 and incorporate the business
rules of 4. The ERD needs to use Crow’s Foot Model.
(20)
6. Create the data dictionary based on the results of 5.
QUESTION TWO
(15)
[30 MARKS]
After the design of any database, it is important to perform testing and evaluation. Discuss on
how you are going to perform the testing and evaluation of the database. Include the
elements of things that you will be considering in a process of conducting testing and
evaluation.
QUESTION THREE
[10 MARKS]
This database will be used by different users including the students checking their graduation
details include date and venue. It is important for the database to perform well. Discuss on
how you will ensure the database performs well in terms of speed.
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