This document outlines the course content and assignments for POS 410, including weekly discussion questions, individual assignments involving SQL queries and database management, and team assignments involving status reports and a final project. Over the course of 5 weeks, students learn skills in SQL, relational databases, and database design through readings, discussions, hands-on exercises, and a culminating team project for a fictitious company.

1. POS 410 Entire Course
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POS 410 Week 1 DQ 1
POS 410 Week 1 DQ 2
POS 410 Week 2 Team Assignment Status Report (2 Papers)
POS 410 Week 2 Individual Assignment
Table Queries
POS 410 Week 2 DQ 1
POS 410 Week 2 DQ 2
POS 410 Week 3 Team AssignmentStatus Report(2 Papers)
POS 410 Week 3 Individual Assignment Data Changes and SQL
Statements
POS 410 Week 3 DQ 1
POS 410 Week 3 DQ 2
POS 410 Week 4 Team Assignment Status Report(2 Papers)

2. POS 410 Week 4 Individual Assignment SQL Reports
POS 410 Week 4 DQ 1
POS 410 Week 4 DQ 2
POS 410 Week 5 Team Assignment Service Request SR-kf-009 Kudler
Fine Foods (3 Papers)
POS 410 Week 5 DQ 1
POS 410 Week 5 DQ 2
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POS 410 Week 1 DQ 1
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3. In the Campbell &Nori (2007) article, the authors discuss data trends in
the marketplace and Microsoft’s corresponding initiatives to keep their
products up-to-date. Discuss one trend and an example of how
Microsoft added functionality to the SQL server to keep products
aligned with the trend.
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POS 410 Week 1 DQ 2
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Based on the Nori (2007) article, discuss one technical requirement for
database management systems and SQL in new data environments

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POS 410 Week 2 DQ 1
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Based on the Sellers (2009) article, discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of the SQL PIVOT statement.
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POS 410 Week 2 DQ 2
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Weis & Johnston (2007) say the dimension of time is inadequately
incorporated in database management systems and SQL. Discuss one
supporting reason for this assertion and why the authors say it is
important. Support your answer with an example from your current or
previous workplace.
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POS 410 Week 2 Individual Assignment Table
Queries
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6. Note before each learning team assignment is due, I will post an
example exercise that will help get you on track before you prepare your
learning team assignment. Also, you need to read the assignments
options thread that I will post in the main class forum before the end of
academic week number one.
Create an SQL server database for the Kudler Fine Foods Virtual
Organization.
Create the following relational database tables using fields listed below.
Note. Supply SQL server data types when creating tables. In the
Employee table, create an Employee ID field that generates a unique
number for each employee and designate the field as the Primary Key.
In the Job_Title table, use a listed field as the table’s primary key or
create an additionalfield to use as the primary key. The primary key
from the Job Title table appears as the foreign key in the Employee
table.
Employee
Employee ID
Last name
First name
Address

7. City
State
Telephone area code
Telephone number
Employer Information Report (EEO-1) classification
Hire date
Salary
Gender
Age
Foreign key from Job Title table.
Job_Title
EEO-1 classification
Job title
Job description
Exempt/non-exempt status
Use the SQL INSERT statement to go to the human resources
department in the Kudler Fine Foods Virtual Organization. Using
information found in the employee files for the La Jolla and Encinitas

8. stores, enter records into the Employee table for the following
employees:
Glenn Edelman
Eric McMullen
Raj Slentz
Erin Broun
Donald Carpenter
David Esquivez
Nancy Sharp
Use the information from the job classifications and descriptions to
enter records into the Job Title table for the following titles:
Accounting clerk
Assistant manager
Bagger
Cashier
Computer support specialist
Director of finance and accounting
Retail assistant bakery and pastry

9. Retail assistant butchers and seafood specialists
Stocker
Check results by selecting all columns from both tables. Non-exempt
employees at Kudler Fine Foods are paid an hourly wage and must
track their working hours.
Note the submission of all individual assignments requires that you post
your individual SQL exercise using a Microsoft Word file. If you are
using SQL Server you must cut and paste your results in tn a Microsoft
Word file. You must also include each SQL statement that you have
developed before showing the results set of each query.
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POS 410 Week 2 Team Assignment Status Report
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Prepare a one to two page maximum learning team status report that
documents what parts of the learning team assignment have been
prepared and what sections remain. In this status report stating any
development difficulties the team has encountered. The inclusion of
some form of project management document is needed to identify
what tasks have been completed and which tasks remain. Finally, the
learning team status report must include the work accomplished each
week by each learning team member.
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POS 410 Week 3 DQ 1
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11. Based on Ben-Gan’s (2009) article, what are some ways of improving
the performance of SQL inserts into relational database tables?
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POS 410 Week 3 DQ 2
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In the lecture we discussed the concept of business rules. How are
business rules used within your organization? If your organization does
not use business rules describe how new computer application are
developed?
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12. POS 410 Week 3 Individual Assignment Data
Changes and SQL Statements
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Use the database and tables from last week’s assignment to write SQL
statements and enter records into the eEmployee table for workers
identified in the employee files for the administrative offices and the Del
Mar store. Check results by selecting all columns from both tables.
Use the database and tables from last week’s assignment to write SQL
queries using Between, Like, and Union. Write an SQL query that does
the following:
Joins two tables in the example database and uses BETWEEN to restrict
record selection. Use salary to restrict data.
Joins two tables in the example database and uses BETWEEN to restrict
record selection. Use hire dates to restrict data.

13. Joins two tables in the example database and uses LIKE to restrict
record selection. Use telephone area codes to restrict data.
Joins two tables in the example database and uses LIKE to restrict
record selection. Use age to restrict data.
Uses the UNION of the two tables to produce a third table.
Use the updated database to write the following queries, using the SQL
GROUP statement:
Select employees’ last names and group them by EEO-1 classification.
Select employees’ last names and group them by salary.
Select employees’ last names and group them by salary in their EEO-1
classification.
Select employees’ last names and group them by salary in job titles,
grouped into exempt and non-exempt.
Note the submission of all individual assignments requires that you post
your individual SQL exercise using a Microsoft Word file. If you are
using SQL Server you must cut and paste your results in tn a Microsoft
Word file. You must also include each SQL statement that you have
developed before showing the results set of each query.

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POS 410 Week 3 Team AssignmentStatus Report(2
Papers)
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Prepare a one to two page maximum learning team status report that
documents what parts of the learning team assignment have been
prepared and what sections remain. In this status report stating any
development difficulties the team has encountered. The inclusion of
some form of project management document is needed to indentify
what tasks have been completed and which tasks remain. Finally, the
learning team status report must include the work accomplished each
week by each learning team member

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POS 410 Week 4 DQ 1
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Based on the Cerullo&Porta (2007) article, what is your opinion of
visual approaches in the context of database architecture and your use
of SQL? Provide a detailed explanation that supports your opinion.
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POS 410 Week 4 DQ 2

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There is a concept used in the software industry called the federated
database. What is a Federated database? How can you use SQL to
extract data from federated database architecture? What are some of
the advantages of using a federated database? What are some of the
disadvantages of using a federated database?
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POS 410 Week 4 Individual Assignment SQL
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17. Use the database and tables from last week’s assignment to write SQL
queries using the SQL SELECT statement.
Note. Select all data from both tables before you perform the following:
Increase all employees’ salaries with the selected EEO-1 classification
by 10 percent.
Increase all employees’ salaries by 5 percent.
Choose an employee from the Employee table and delete that employee.
Use the database and tables from last week’s assignment to write SQL
statements that do the following:
Calculate the average salary for all employees.
Calculate the maximum salaries for exempt and non-exempt employees.
Calculate the maximum salary for all employees.
Calculate the minimum salaries for exempt and non-exempt employees.
Calculate the minimum salary for all employees.
Note the submission of all individual assignments requires that you post
your individual SQL exercise using a Microsoft Word file. If you are
using SQL Server you must cut and paste your results in tn a Microsoft

18. Word file. You must also include each SQL statement that you have
developed before showing the results set of each query.
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POS 410 Week 4 Team Assignment Status
Report(2 Papers)
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Prepare a one to two page maximum learning team status report that
documents what parts of the learning team assignment have been
prepared and what sections remain. In this status report stating any
development difficulties the team has encountered. The inclusion of
some form of project management document is needed to identify
what tasks have been completed and which tasks remain..

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POS 410 Week 5 DQ 1
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Barnett (2008) discusses the security risk of using SQL in e-commerce
applications. Describe how criminals can use SQL to steal or destroy
customer data, and how organizations can prevent these problems
from happening in the first place.
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POS 410 Week 5 DQ 2

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The literature describes two of the major SQL optimizers as cost-based
and rules based. First, defined what an optimizer is? How does it affect
the SQL queries that you may write in the future?
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POS 410 Week 5 Team Assignment Service
Request SR-kf-009 Kudler Fine Foods (3 Papers)
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21. Complete work on the Learning Team Project.
Create SQL database Chart of Accounts report.
Test Chart of Accounts report.
Submit query, screen shots and Chart of Accounts report for grading.
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