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• Review Exam 2

Chapter 9

• Logic Modeling

  • Logic Modeling Overview

  • Structured English

  • Decision Tables

  • Decision Trees

  • Try the tuition calculation problem at the end of the Decision Table and Decision Tree slides for practice.  We'll do them in class.

Chapter 10

• Data Modeling

  • Data Modeling

  • ERD Basics

  • Advanced ERD concepts

  • Some examples to try:

    • Computers and Stuff

    • Out a Sight

    • ATB Inc. is another data modeling exercise for practice.  It is an interview transcript, from which you must derive a data model. 

    • This page from Amazon.com is another data modeling exercise.  Keep this simple, only model the product information, not the sales information (orders, shopping carts, etc.).  I condensed the page into the following document to better define the scope.

Assignment(s) due next week

• Work out examples from Chapter 10.

• Read Chapter 4.