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Parks, Rachida F.; Hall, Chelsea A. – Information Systems Education Journal, 2016
This case study consists of a real database project for a charter school--Scholar's Academy--and provides background information on the school and its cafeteria processing system. Also included are functional requirements and some illustrative data. Students are tasked with the design and development of a database for the purpose of improving the…
Descriptors: Database Design, Systems Development, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
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Harris, Ranida; Harris, Ken; Eplion, David – Information Systems Education Journal, 2013
This case describes the situation of Smile Land Academy (SLA), a real-world based childcare center. SLA has grown from a very small company to a fairly large-sized organization (30 employees with 150 children). Unfortunately, its system for record-keeping, summarization of data, and reporting has not kept pace. The hard copies and spreadsheet…
Descriptors: Databases, Child Care Centers, Design Requirements, Database Design
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Schwieger, Dana; McDonald, Michael – Information Systems Education Journal, 2015
Coastal Pacific Doctor Associates (CPDA) is a multi-physician medical practice located along the west coast. CPDA decided to replace their inadequate and outdated medical office system during a time of tremendous restructuring in the medical software industry. In their impatience, CPDA chose an electronic medical record (EMR) and practice…
Descriptors: Medical Services, Information Systems, Database Management Systems, Database Design