1. MIS 315 - Bsharah The project should include the following items 1.Graphical process model containing 3 to 10 activities/process steps. 2.An Entity/Object Pool with 3 to 5 entities. 3.An Entity Relationship Matrix for the entities identified in step 2. 4.A fully refined or attributed Logical Data Model normalized to third normal form. 5.A data dictionary for the logical model created in step 4. 6.An Access 2007 Database created by transforming the logical model in step 4 into a physical design. Each table in the database should contains at least 4 records. 7.At least two Forms for the database created in step 6. The forms at a minimum should enable record addition, deletion, modification. 8.At least two Queries for the database created in step 6. 9.At least two Reports for the database created in step 6.

2. MIS 315 - Bsharah 1. Graphical process model containing 3 to 10 activities/process steps. 1.0 Input Customer Information Manage Video Rental Business 2.0 Manage Video Inventory 3.0 Track Customer Rentals 4.0 Order New Movies 5.0 Advertise and Track Specials to New and Repeat Customers Customer data collection form Customer address and preference information Movie order form New movies Returned movies Customer history and status Emails Studio movie release info Postal mailing Inventory with shelf location

3. MIS 315 - Bsharah 2. An Entity/Object Pool with 3 to 5 entities. Movie Western Action and Adventure Comedy Documentary Movie Studio Customer Movie Rating

4. MIS 315 - Bsharah 3. An Entity Relationship Matrix for the entities identified in step 2.

5. MIS 315 - Bsharah Fully Attributed/Refined Model Example Makes Movie # Title Length Movie Type MPAA Rating MOVIE Customer # Last Name First Name Cust Address Cust Phone # Studio Name Address CUSTOMER MOVIE STUDIO Is Distributed by Movie # (Fk1) Copy # Customer # (Fk2) Rent Date Return Date Late Status MOVIE RENTAL Is Rented By Rents Distributor Name Movie # (Fk1) Studio Name(Fk2) Release Date Contact Name Contact Phone # MOVIE DISTRIBUTOR Movie # ASPCA Rating WESTERN (TYPE)

6. MIS 315 - Bsharah 5.0 A data dictionary for the logical model created in step 4. Movie-An item that is available to rent, a motion picture or television production. –Movie #-Unique identifier of the item available for rent. –Title-The name of the item available for rent. –Length-The running time in minutes of the item available for rent. –Movie Type-The genre or classification associated with the items available for rent. Valid values are: Action and Adventure, Animation, Christmas, Comedy, Comic Book-Based, Documentary, Drama, Family, Horror, Martial Arts, Musical, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Silent Movie, Sports, War Movie, and Western. –MPAA Rating-Motion Picture Association of America evaluation. Valid values are: G, PG, PG-13 R, and NC-17. Western-A genre or type of Movie/Television production. –ASPCA Rating-American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals evaluation. Movie Rental-An instance of a Movie being rented by a customer. –Movie # (Fk1)- Unique identifier of the item available for rent. –Copy #-The sequence number of the item available for rent. Used to differentiate multiple copies of a Movie. –Customer # (Fk2)-Unique identifier of an individual authorized to rent a Movie. –Rent Date-The date a Movie is rented by a Customer. –Return Date-The date a rented Movie is to be returned to the store for restocking. –Late Status-A status code identifying if the rental item has not been returned by the Return Date.

7. MIS 315 - Bsharah 5.0 A data dictionary for the logical model created in step 4. (con’t) Customer-the patron who rents Movies. –Customer #-Unique identifier of a customer. –Last Name-the Customer’s surname. –First Name-the Customer’s given name. –Customer Address-the location (postal) where a Customer may be communicated with. –Cust Phone #-the area code and telephone number of the Customer. If Address is outside of the USA, then a country code is required. Movie Studio-a company that makes and produces motion pictures/television shows. –Studio Name-Unique identifier of a Movie Studio. –Address-the location (postal) where a Movie Studio may be communicated with.

8. MIS 315 - Bsharah 5.0 A data dictionary for the logical model created in step 4. (con’t) Movie Distributor –Distributor Name- Unique identifier of the company that distributes movies for the Studios. –Movie # (Fk1)-Unique identifier of the item available for rent. –Release Date-The date that the rental item is available for rent. –Studio Name(Fk2)-Unique identifier of a Movie Studio. –Contact Name-the identification of a person at a Movie Studio to whom communication should be directed. –Contact Phone #-the area code and telephone number of the Movie Studio Contact. If Address is outside of the USA, then a country code is required.

9. MIS 315 - Bsharah 6.0 An Access 2007 Database created by transforming the logical model in step 4 into a physical design See Access File: Manage Video Rental v1.accdb

10. MIS 315 - Bsharah First Normal Form - (1NF) Every key and non-key attribute of an entity must be single valued No entity instance can have multiple values for a given attribute i.e., The No Repeat Rule A violating entity is corrected by removing repeating or multivalued attributes to another, dependent (child) entity

11. MIS 315 - Bsharah First Normal Form - Example RESTAURANT REST NAME ADDRESS PHONE # EMPLOYEE NAME BURGER KING TACO HOUSE FISH COMPANY 123 NORTH ST 345 126TH PLACE 77 SUNSET AVE 123-2345 765-8907 395-5682 JOHN, SUE, LISA MARY, BILL ED, SAM, JOSE, RICK REST NAME ADDRESS PHONE # EMPLOYEE NAME RESTAURANT REST NAME ADDRESS PHONE # EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE NAME REST NAME POSITION employs

12. MIS 315 - Bsharah Second Normal Form - (2NF) An entity that is in first normal form and each non- key attribute is dependent on the entire primary key No non-key attribute instance can be determined by knowing just part of an entity instances key A violating entity is corrected by removing to a parent entity any attributes that depend on only a subset of the primary key

13. MIS 315 - Bsharah Second Normal Form - Example RESTAURANT ORDER REST NAME SUPPLIER NAME ORDER ITEM SUPPLIER PHONE # BURGER KING TACO HOUSE FISH COMPANY SAM'S PRODUCE SALSA INC. SAM'S PRODUCE BEEF PEPPERS SNAPPER 123-2345 765-8907 123-2345 REST NAME SUPPLIER NAME ORDER ITEM SUPPLIER PHONE # fills RESTAURANT ORDER REST NAME ORDER ITEM SUPPLIER NAME (FK1) SUPPLIER SUPPLIER NAME PHONE #

14. MIS 315 - Bsharah Third Normal Form - (3NF) An entity that is in second normal form and each non- key attribute is only dependent on the entire primary key and nothing other than the key No non-key attribute instance can be determined by knowing the value of another non-key attribute for the same instance A violating entity is corrected by removing to a parent entity any attributes exhibiting transitive dependencies (non-key attributes that not only depend on the whole key but also on other non-key attributes)

15. MIS 315 - Bsharah Sample Information Model

16. MIS 315 - Bsharah Categorization Example COMPLETE CATEGORIZATION WESTERNSUSPENSECOMEDYMALEFEMALE (SEX) MOVIEPERSON INCOMPLETE CATEGORIZATION (there are other movie types such as Documentary) (MOVIETYPE)

17. MIS 315 - Bsharah Planning Model Example Is Rented By / Rents MOVIECUSTOMER STUDIO Is Produced In/ Produces WESTERN (TYPE)

18. MIS 315 - Bsharah Key-Based Model Example Funds MOVIECUSTOMER STUDIO Is Produced by MOVIE # CUSTOMER # STUDIO ID MOVIE # (FK1) CUSTOMER # (FK2) DATE MOVIE RENTAL Is Rented By Rents STUDIO ID (FK2) MOVIE # (FK1) MOVIE PRODUCTION WESTERN (TYPE) MOVIE #

19. MIS 315 - Bsharah Non-Specific Connection Relationships A relationship where one instance of an entity may relate to 0, 1, M instances of a second entity; and one instance of the second entity may relate to 0, 1, M instances of the first entity For Example: –A Customer Rents at 0,1,M Movies, and Each Movie is Rented by 0, 1, M Customers rents/is rented by MOVIE Movie Number Name Rating Rental Rate CUSTOMER Cust Number Name Address Status Code

20. MIS 315 - Bsharah Specific Connection Relationships A Parent - Child relationship that resolves a non- specific relationship to capture additional detail A relationship where one instance of an entity (Parent) may relate to 0, 1, M instances of the second entity (Child), and the Child entity is related to one and only one instance of the Parent entity For Example: - A CUSTOMER Rents a specific copy of a MOVIE rents according to Customer Cust Number Name Address Status Code Movie Rental Record Movie Number Movie Copy Id Rental Date Cust Number (FK)

21. MIS 315 - Bsharah Movie Genres Action and Adventure Animation Christmas Comedy Comic Book-Based Documentary Drama Family Horror Martial Arts Musicals Science Fiction and Fantasy Silent Movies Sports War Movies Westerns