The scenario
The senior management team of Carter University have just completed a five-year plan to implement university-wide computing systems to support all core business processes such as a student management information system, payroll and finance system, and resource management including class timetabling system. Accompanying this expansion in the use of computer systems has been a growing accumulation of transactional data about the university business processes, and senior management are aware that the information processing demands of the university have outgrown the legacy relational database management system (RDBMS) software resulting from both the data explosive growth and the variety of data models.
Senior management of Carter University have a goal to provide key decision makers throughout the university with a data management technology to manage the increasingly large volumes of data that must be available across distributed systems as well as able to evolve and adapt to data models according to the changes of the university’s requirements. However, senior management acknowledge that besides the many milestones that need to be put in place to achieve this goal, the university is currently challenged by the task of ensuring scalability of massive quantities of data while keeping database models simple and flexible at the same time.
Your Task:
[1] Investigate and prepare a 1000 words report on the applicability of an object relational DBMS for the organization. The report should compare the technology of the RDBMS with that of the ORDBMS, and should address the benefits of on the applicability of the ORDBMS for Carter University.
[50 marks]
[2] In about 1000 words, review and critically comment on the suitability of a non-evaluation of NoSQL databases in relation to the following:
- Management systems);
- Opportunities and benefits;
- Associated technologies;
- Problems and issues;
- Emerging trends.
[50 marks]
Your report should include the following:
- Title Page containing your full name, GTUC and Coventry ID, and Module title/code
- Abstract or Executive Summary
- 11 or 12 point fonts for the body of all text; titles may be larger
- 5 or double line spacing, maximum 2,000 words
- All pages numbered
- Re-read and check spelling and grammar
- Support all arguments and assertions with credible sources, particularly those provided as required readings in this module
- Provide in-text referencing and also list all references (i.e. all sources that you picked information from) at the bottom of the article (NB: Use the CU Harvard Referencing Style)
- Submit your works individually, group submission is not allowed
- Submit your work through Turnitin on the course page in Moodle (no need to submit a hard copy)
- Your article will be assessed based on the criteria listed below.
Criteria for Assessment
Reflection, critical Knowledge and Evidence of Referencing & Presentation, grammar analysis and discussion understanding reading bibliography and spelling (50% weighting) (30% weighting)(10% weighting) (5% weighting)(5% weighting)
How to pass this Module
In order to pass this assessment task, you need to achieve a minimum grade of 40%:
- ensure that you have fully met all the learning outcomes and tasks as detailed in this “Assessment Task” brief
- Submit all the work required by the given deadline submit a copy of your work through Turnitin.
Before you submit your work, we strongly recommended that you check to ensure you have answered all of the questions and that you have met all of the learning outcomes.
How to submit your assessment
Please submit you assessment via the assignment submission box in the Graduate School For penalties on plagiarism please refer to GTUC Regulations.
Important University assessment rules for you to note
You need to submit your assessment task on the submission date noted above. If you do not submit your assessment task by the submission date and have not requested and received an approved extension or deferral, you will fail the Module. Any extension or deferral request must have been approved prior to the deadline for submission.