The document provides instructions for a series of assignments and labs for a college database design course. It outlines scenarios where students are tasked with designing a database to track information for a local college. This includes entities like students, courses, and instructors. The assignments require using Visio to create conceptual models, modifying the models based on additional requirements, setting up MySQL, and writing queries. Students must submit their work, including Visio diagrams and screenshots, in Microsoft Word documents. The labs and assignments aim to develop skills in data modeling, database design, and SQL.

1. CIS 111 Week 2 Assignment 1 Business Rules and
Data Models
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Assignment 1: Business Rules and Data Models
Suppose a local college has tasked you to develop a database that will
keep track of students and the courses that they have taken. In addition
to tracking the students and courses, the client wants the database to
keep track of the instructors teaching each of the courses.
Use the internet to research the types of information that a college
would want to track in a database. Focus your attention on information
that could represent entities within a database as well as attributes of
such entities.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
Describe the purpose of the database.
Based on your research and / or common knowledge of a college and the
information tracked by a college, describe the entities of the database
and the attributes of each entity.
Based on your research and / or common knowledge of a college and the
information tracked by a college, describe the business rules that could
impact the structure of the database.

2. Determine the information that the conceptual model of the database
would include and determine the information that the physical model of
the database would include.
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.
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.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
Compose conceptual data modeling techniques to capture the
information requirements.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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3. CIS 111 Week 3 Lab 1 Creating a Database
Design in Visio
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Lab 1: Creating a Database Design in Visio
This assignment contains two (2) Sections: Visio Diagram and Design
Summary. You must submit both sections as separate files in order to
complete this assignment.
Use “Appendix A: Designing Databases with Visio Professional: A
Tutorial,” located in the online course shell to help you complete
Section 1: Visio Database Design. (Note: This tutorial focuses on the
use of Microsoft Visio. Open source applications are not covered in
Appendix A; however, the use of open source applicationswithin labs is
permitted.)
Use the scenario from Assignment 1: Business Rules and Data Models to
complete the lab:
Suppose a local college has tasked you to develop a database that will
keep track of students and the courses that they have taken. In addition

4. to tracking the students and courses, the client wants the database to
keep track of the instructors teaching each of the courses.
Section 1: Visio Diagram
(Microsoft Visio or equivalent)
Use Microsoft Visio (or open source equivalent) in which you:
Create a database diagram with the entities and attributes that the
scenario identified (i.e., a college tracking students, courses, and
instructors).
Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements:
Submit the Visio diagram as a Visio file.
Section 2: Design Summary
(Microsoft Word or equivalent)
Write a one (1) page paper in which you:
Discuss the degree to which you believe the Visio diagram reflects the
database design.
Section 2 of your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Submit the design summary as a Microsoft Word file.
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.

5. 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 is not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
Compose conceptual data modeling techniques to capture the
information requirements.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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CIS 111 Week 4 Lab 2 Modifying a Database
Design in Visio
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6. Lab 2: Modifying a Database Design in Visio
This assignment contains two (2) Sections: Modified Visio Diagram and
Design Summary. You must submit both sections as separate files in
order to complete this assignment.
Use “Appendix A: Designing Databases with Visio Professional: A
Tutorial,” located in the online course shell to help you complete
Section 1: Modified Visio Database Design. (Note: This tutorial focuses
on the use of Microsoft Visio. Open source applicationsare not covered
in Appendix A. However, the use of open source applicationswithin labs
is permitted.)
After reviewing your database design from Lab 1: Creating a Database
Design in Visio, the college has provided more information for the
database that they want developed:
For each student, the college needs to track the student ID, student
names, addresses, start date, phone numbers and types (such as mobile,
home, work), email addresses and types (such as personal, school,
work), gender, and birth date.
For each course, the college needs to track the course ID, course name,
department, quarters offered, sections, and instructor teaching each
course.
For each instructor, the college needs to track the instructor ID, name,
address, phone numbers and types (such as mobile, home, work), email
addresses and types (such as personal, school, work), gender, birth date,
and the courses that each instructor is qualified to teach.
Additionally, the college needs to track the final grades for each student
after each course has completed.

7. Section 1: Modified Visio Diagram
(Microsoft Visio or equivalent)
Use Microsoft Visio (or open source equivalent) in which you:
Modify the database diagram from Lab 1 with the entities and attributes
that the scenario identified (i.e., a college tracking students, courses,
and instructors).
Create the appropriate relationships between each entity within the
diagram.
Section 1 of your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements:
Submit the Visio diagram as a Visio file.
Section 2: Design Summary
(Microsoft Word or equivalent)
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
Discuss the degree to which you believe the Visio diagram reflects the
database design.
Describe any assumptions that you had to make about the business rules
to in order to create the Visio diagram and the associated relationships.
Section 2 of your assignment must follow these formatting
requirements:
Submit the design summary as a Microsoft Word file.

8. 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.
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 is not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
Recognize the historical development of database management systems
and logical data models.
Compose conceptual data modeling techniques to capture the
information requirements.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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9. CIS 111 Week 5 Lab 3 EasyPHP and MySQL
Setup
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Lab 3: Lab 3: EasyPHP and MySQL Setup
• Install EasyPHP and MySQL and take a screen shot that shows the
MySQL prompt on your screen. (Note: You must include the screen shot
which shows that MySQL is installed on your computer as part of your
assignment. An installation guide to aid the installation of EasyPHP and
MySQL is located in the online course shell.)
• Research the capabilities of MySQL.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
1. Describe your experiences related to your setup of MySQL. Include
any difficulties or issues that you had encountered during the
installation.
2. Based on your post-installation research, describe the main
capabilities of MySQL.
3. Describe the approach that you would take to go from a conceptual or
logical model that you created in Visio to the implementation of that
database structure in MySQL. Determine the additional information that

10. you will need to implement the database design in a database
management system.
4. Include the screen shot which shows that MySQL is installed on your
computer.
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.
• 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.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
• Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
• Recognize the historical development of database management systems
and logical data models.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

11. EasyPHP and MySQL Setup
Install EasyPHP and MySQL and take a screen shot that shows the
MySQL prompt on your screen. (Note: You must include the screen shot
which shows that MySQL is installed on your computer as part of your
assignment. An installation guide to aid the installation of EasyPHP and
MySQL is located in the online course shell.)
Research the capabilities of MySQL.
Write a one to two (1-2) page paper in which you:
Describe your experiences related to your setup of MySQL. Include any
difficulties or issues that you had encountered during the installation.
Based on your post-installation research, describe the main capabilities
of MySQL.
Describe the approach that you would take to go from a conceptual or
logical model that you created in Visio to the implementation of that
database structure in MySQL. Determine the additional information that
you will need to implement the database design in a database
management system.
Include the screen shot which shows that MySQL is installed on your
computer.
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.

12. 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.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
Recognize the historical development of database management systems
and logical data models.
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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CIS 111 Week 6 Assignment 2 Normalization
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13. Assignment 2: Normalization
Suppose that you are the database developer for a local college. The
Chief Information Officer (CIO) has asked you to provide a summary of
normalizing database tables that the IT staff will use in the upcoming
training session.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Describe the steps that you would use in order to convert database
tables to the First Normal Form, the Second Normal Form, and the
Third Normal Form.
2. Provide one (1) example that is relevant to a college environment that
illustrates reasons for converting database tables to the First, Second,
and Third Normal Forms.
3. Explain typical situations when denormalizing a table is acceptable.
Provide one (1) example of denormalizing a database table to justify
your response.
4. Explain the significant manner in which business rules impact both
database normalization and the decision to denormalize database tables.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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.

14. • 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.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
• Recognize the purpose and principles of normalizing a relational
database structure.
• Design a relational database so that it is at least in 3NF.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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CIS 111 Week 7 Lab 4 Structured Query
Language (SQL)
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15. Lab 4: Structured Query Language(SQL)
Refer to the database design crested in Lab 2: Modifying a Database
Design in Visio to complete this Lab.
Perform the following steps in MySQL:
Create the tables and relationships from the database design discussed
in Lab 2.
Add at least five (5) records into each table (Note: You must determine
the field values).
Create a query with all fields from the student table, where the student's
last name is "Smith".
Create a query that includes students’ first names, last names, and
phone numbers.
Create a query that includes instructors' first names, last names, and
courses they teach.
Include the following screen shots in a Microsoft Word document to
show the completion of the steps above:
Screen shot depicting the tables created within MySQL.
Screen shots depicting the records added into each table.
Screen shots depicting the SQL code and the query results from each of
the queries created.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Submit the lab as a Microsoft Word document.

16. 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 is not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are: Prepare database design documents using the data definition, data
manipulation, and data control language components of the SQL
language.
Grading for this assignment will be based on the creation of the tables
and queries, using the following rubric.
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CIS 111 Week 9 Assignment 3 Business
Intelligence and Data Warehouses
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Assignment 3: Business Intelligence and Data Warehouses

17. Businesses today are extremely reliant on large amounts of data for
making intelligent business decisions. Likewise, the data warehouses are
often structured in a manner that optimizes processing large amounts of
data.
Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:
1. Outline the main differences between the structure of a relational
database optimized for online transactions versus a data warehouse
optimized for processing and summarizing large amounts of data.
2. Outline the main differences between database requirements for
operational data and for decision support data.
3. Describe three (3) examples in which databases could be used to
support decision making in a large organizationalenvironment.
4. Describe three (3) examples in which data warehouses and data
mining could be used to support data processing and trend analysis in
large organizationalenvironment.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment.Note:
Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.
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.
• 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

18. cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:
• Describe the role of databases and database management systems in
managing organizationaldata and information.
• Distinguish the role of databases and database management systems in
the context of enterprise systems.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in
database systems.
• Write clearly and concisely about relational database management
systems using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.
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