Assignment 3: University Database 

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below 70% F

Fair
70-79% C

Proficient
80-89% B

Exemplary
90-100% A

1. Analyze the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to organize all the required data elements.

1a. Provide an Entity Relationship Model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.
Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely provided an Entity Relationship Model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.

Partially provided an Entity Relationship Model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.

Satisfactorily provided an Entity Relationship Model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.

Thoroughly provided an Entity Relationship Model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.

1b. Describe any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than one course or students can only be enrolled in one program.
Weight: 10%

Did not submit or incompletely described any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than one course or students can only be enrolled in one program.

Partially described any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than one course or students can only be enrolled in one program.

Satisfactorily described any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than one course or students can only be enrolled in one program.

Thoroughly described any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than one course or students can only be enrolled in one program.

2. Create the primary key and foreign keys using a UML Class diagram for each table.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML Class diagram for each table.

Partially created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML Class diagram for each table.

Satisfactorily created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML Class diagram for each table.

Thoroughly created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML Class diagram for each table.

3. Suggest at least four (4) types of business intelligence reports that could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Support your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports could assist executives of the university.
Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested at least four (4) types of business intelligence reports that could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Did not submit or incompletely supported your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports could assist executives of the university.

Partially suggested at least four (4) types of business intelligence reports that could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Partially supported your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports could assist executives of the university.

Satisfactorily suggested at least four (4) types of business intelligence reports that could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Satisfactorily supported your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports could assist executives of the university.

Thoroughly suggested at least four (4) types of business intelligence reports that could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Thoroughly supported your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports could assist executives of the university.

4a. Suggest three (3) vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems and support your reasons to choose from one (1) of these three (3) vendors.
Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested three (3) vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems. Did not submit or incompletely supported your reasons to choose from one (1) of these three (3) vendors.

Partially suggested three (3) vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems. Partially supported your reasons to choose from one (1) of these three (3) vendors.

Satisfactorily suggested three (3) vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems. Satisfactorily supported your reasons to choose from one (1) of these three (3) vendors.

Thoroughly suggested three (3) vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems. Thoroughly supported your reasons to choose from one (1) of these three (3) vendors.

4b. Compare and contrast the key aspects that each system offers.
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Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.

Partially compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.

Satisfactorily compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.

Thoroughly compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.

5. 3 references
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No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements
Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present