Imagine that you work for a
consulting firm that offers information technology and database services. Part
of its core services is to optimize and offer streamline solutions for
efficiency. In this scenario, your firm has been awarded a contract to implement
a new personnel system for a government agency. This government agency has
requested an optimized data repository for its system which will enable the
management staff to perform essential human resources (HR) duties along with
the capability to produce ad hoc reporting features for various departments.
They look forward to holding data that will allow them to perform HR core
functions such as hiring, promotions, policy enforcement, benefits management,
and training.
Using this scenario, write a three
to four (3-4) page paper in which you:
1. Determine the steps in the development of an
effective Entity Relationship Model (ERM) Diagram and determine the possible
iterative steps / factors that one must consider in this process with
consideration of the HR core functions and responsibilities of the client.
2. Analyze the risks that can occur if any of the
developmental or iterative steps of creating an ERM Diagram are not performed.
3. Select and rank at least five (5) entities that
would be required for the development of the data repositories.
4. Specify the components that would be required to
hold time-variant data for policy enforcement and training management.
5. Diagram a possible 1:M solution that will hold
salary history data, job history, and training history for each employee
through the use of graphical tools.Note: The graphically depicted
solution is not included in the required page length.
6. Plan each step of the normalization process to
ensure the 3NF level of normalization using the selected five (5) entities of
the personnel database solution. Document each step of the process and justify
your assumptions in the process.
7. Diagram at least five (5) possible entities that
will be required to sustain a personnel solution. The diagram should include
the following:
1. Dependency diagrams
2. Multivalued dependencies
Note: The graphically depicted solution is not
included in the required page length.
Your assignment must follow
these formatting requirements:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
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Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required assignment page length.
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Include charts or diagrams
created in a drawing tool with which you are familiar. The completed diagrams /
charts must be imported into the Word document before the paper is submitted.
The specific course learning
outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Recognize the historical
development of database management systems and logical data models.
·
Explain the fundamentals of
how data is physically stored and accessed.
·
Compose conceptual data
modeling techniques that capture information requirements.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in the strategic implications and management of
database systems.
·
Write clearly and concisely
about topics related to the strategic planning for database systems using
proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
