Submission 4 paragraphs, APA 

Review the reading from our text and state how Kotter’s last four steps (5 through 8) were applied in the story (2 paragraphs). Then, describe an organizational change effort that you are familiar with from the past (you can use the same organizational change effort you used for Module One) using Kotter’s last four steps (5 through 8) to diagnose the strengths and weaknesses of the change effort.

Make sure to include what was done well, what was done poorly, and what was lacking in the change effort (two paragraphs, for a total of four paragraphs).

Week 4 Discussion – Planning Database Design

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The proper implementation of a database is essential to the success of the data performance functions of an organization.

• Identify and evaluate at least three considerations that one must plan for when designing a database.
• Be sure to respond to at least one of your classmates’ posts.

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Jonathan Sides         

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Designing  a database is a critical process that requires careful planning to  ensure it supports efficient data performance functions and meets an  organization’s needs. One of the primary considerations is the selection  of an appropriate data model and schema design. It involves choosing a  suitable data model, such as relational, hierarchical, or graph-based,  based on the data characteristics and the organization’s requirements.  Additionally, the schema should be flexible, scalable, and maintainable,  with proper data types, constraints, and indexes to facilitate  efficient data storage and retrieval. Performance and scalability are  also essential factors in database design. Analyzing the anticipated  workload and usage patterns, including read-heavy or write-heavy  operations and concurrent users, is necessary to achieve optimal  performance. Appropriate indexing strategies, partitioning, and caching  techniques should be employed to optimize database performance. Planning  for future growth and scalability is crucial to accommodate increasing  data volumes and user loads, ensuring that hardware and infrastructure  can be easily upgraded or expanded. Security and data integrity must be  addressed in the design process. Access controls and authentication  mechanisms will help restrict unauthorized access to sensitive data and  system resources. Enforcing data integrity constraints, such as primary  key, foreign key, and unique constraints, can prevent data  inconsistencies and duplication. A comprehensive backup and recovery  strategy is vital to protect data against loss, corruption, or hardware  failures and to ensure that the database can be quickly restored in case  of disaster. Considering these factors during the database design  process, a robust, secure, and efficient database system can be  developed to effectively serve the organization’s needs.

1. “Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management” by Carlos Coronel

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 Phoenix Fine Electronics would like you to brief them on your system recommendation.

Create a chart in a Microsoft® program comparing how enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and business intelligence/decision support systems (BI/DSS) can help the business.

Cite at least 2 sources within your chart.

Compare the following information:

• Elements of the system
• How the system would support management
• How the system would create successful partnership between the business and IT

Write an executive summary of your recommendation for PFE’s C-level management. As a general guideline, executive summaries are typically 1 to 2 pages in length, at 12-point font, and single-spaced. 

Include the following in your summary:

• An overview of the business needs and desired outcomes
• The system comparison chart (from above)
• Your system recommendation
• The scope of the project
• References

Overview

A prestigious university has recently implemented a consolidation  strategy that will require it to centralize their student records. In  order to move forward, the local university will need to develop a data  model that will retain student records and perform various data extract  transform and load (ETL) processes. Imagine that you have been hired as a  database consultant to assist in the development of a data design  strategy for the student records.

You met with various university subject matter experts and have  determined the following after performing various business analysis  processes:

• Faculty groups are divided by core competencies that the university  offers. For example, there are groups such as the art faculty, computer  technology faculty, language faculty, and science faculty. Each faculty  member has an assigned dean and is designated to teach at one particular  campus and school. They are able to teach as many courses as required.
• Courses are categorized by course code and title. Certain courses  have prerequisites and the university has asked for this to be cataloged  as well.
• There are various schools within each campus. For example, the Los  Angeles campus holds the following schools: School of Science, School of  Law, and School of Computer Technology. Additionally, each school  offers different professional study programs, such as Forensic Computer  Science, Marine Biology, Business Management, and Civil Engineering, to  name a few.
• The study path for students requires that they be enrolled in a  specific professional study program. The professional study program  requires the students to complete a specific set of core courses. The  university also requires that an online grade book be available. The  online grade book should show grades awarded to students for specific  courses and the term they completed the course.
• The university identifies each student by their name, date of birth, social, and professional study program.

Instructions

Using these findings, write a 3–4 page paper in which you:

• Analyze the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to  organize all the required data elements. The proposal should include the  following: 
  • Provide an entity relationship model (ERM) that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
  • Describe any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For  example, professors are able to teach more than one course, or students  can only be enrolled in one program.
• Create the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table.
• Suggest at least four types of business intelligence reports that  could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or  historical tracking. Support your answer by providing specific business  functions that these reports could be used for to assist executives of  the university.
• Consider outsourcing the functions above as an alternative for  development of the database. Research the Internet and other media  sources for vendors who develop registrar and school management database  systems. 
  • Suggest three vendors that developed and are employing efficient  registrar and school management database systems and support your  reasons to choose from one of these three vendors.
  • Compare and contrast the key aspects that each system offers.  Examples of system aspects include but are not limited to cloud based,  pricing model, open source, et cetera.
• Go to the Strayer Library to locate at least three quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as quality resources.
• The cover page and the reference page are not included in the  required assignment page length. Include charts or diagrams created in  any chart or drawing tool with which you are familiar. The completed  diagrams or charts must be imported into the Word document before the  paper is submitted.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The  library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and  formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all supports. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Propose a database design.

Week 4 Assignment – University DatabaseWeek 4 Assignment – University DatabaseCriteriaRatingsPtsAnalyze  the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to organize all  the required data elements: Provide an entity relationship model (ERM)  that will describe the data structure that will store all data elements.view longer description10 to >8.99 ptsExemplaryThoroughly  analyzed the university’s requirements and provided a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Provided an ERM that will  describe the data structure that will store all data elements.8.99 to >7.99 ptsCompetent<br>(80-89%)Satisfactorily  analyzed the university’s requirements and provided a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Provided an ERM that will  describe the data structure that will store all data elements.7.99 to >6.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially  analyzed the university’s requirements and provided a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Provided an ERM that will  describe the data structure that will store all data elements.6.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid  not submit or incompletely analyzed the university’s requirements and  provided a proposal to organize all the required data elements: Provided  an ERM that will describe the data structure that will store all data  elements. / 10 ptsAnalyze  the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to organize all  the required data elements: Describe any assumptions or limitations for  each relationship. For example, professors are able to teach more than  one course, or students can only be enrolled in one program.view longer description10 to >8.99 ptsExemplaryThoroughly  analyzed the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Described any assumptions or  limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to  teach more than one course, or students can only be enrolled in one  program.8.99 to >7.99 ptsCompetentSatisfactorily  analyzed the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Described any assumptions or  limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to  teach more than one course, or students can only be enrolled in one  program.7.99 to >6.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially  analyzed the university’s requirements and provide a proposal to  organize all the required data elements: Described any assumptions or  limitations for each relationship. For example, professors are able to  teach more than one course, or students can only be enrolled in one  program.6.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid  not submit or incompletely analyzed the university’s requirements and  provided a proposal to organize all the required data elements:  Described any assumptions or limitations for each relationship. For  example, professors are able to teach more than one course, or students  can only be enrolled in one program / 10 ptsCreate the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table.view longer description15 to >13.49 ptsExemplaryThoroughly created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table.13.49 to >11.99 ptsCompetentSatisfactorily created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table.11.99 to >10.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table.10.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not submit or incompletely created the primary key and foreign keys using a UML class diagram for each table. / 15 ptsSuggest  at least four types of business intelligence reports that could help  the university in course management, student enrollment, or historical  tracking. Support your answer by providing specific business functions  that these reports could assist executives of the university.view longer description20 to >17.99 ptsExemplaryThoroughly  suggested at least four types of business intelligence reports that  could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or  historical tracking. Supported your answer by providing specific  business functions that these reports could assist executives of the  university.17.99 to >15.99 ptsCompetentSatisfactorily  suggested at least four types of business intelligence reports that  could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or  historical tracking. Supported your answer by providing specific  business functions that these reports could assist executives of the  university.15.99 to >13.99 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially  suggested at least four types of business intelligence reports that  could help the university in course management, student enrollment, or  historical tracking. Partially supported your answer by providing  specific business functions that these reports could assist executives  of the university.13.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid  not submit or incompletely suggested at least four types of business  intelligence reports that could help the university in course  management, student enrollment, or historical tracking. Did not support  your answer by providing specific business functions that these reports  could assist executives of the university. / 20 ptsSuggest  three vendors that developed and are employing efficient registrar and  school management database systems and support your reasons to choose  from one of these three vendors.view longer description15 to >13.49 ptsExemplaryThoroughly  suggested three vendors that developed and are employing efficient  registrar and school management database systems and supported your  reasons to choose from one of these three vendors.13.49 to >11.99 ptsCompetentSatisfactorily  suggested three vendors that developed and are employing efficient  registrar and school management database systems and supported your  reasons to choose from one of these three vendors.11.99 to >10.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially  suggested three vendors that developed and are employing efficient  registrar and school management database systems and partially supported  your reasons to choose from one of these three vendors.10.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid  not submit or incompletely suggested three vendors that developed and  are employing efficient registrar and school management database systems  and did not support your reasons to choose from one of these three  vendors. / 15 ptsCompare and contrast the key aspects that each system offers.view longer description15 to >13.49 ptsExemplaryThoroughly compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.13.49 to >11.99 ptsCompetentSatisfactorily compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.11.99 to >10.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementPartially compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers.10.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted the key aspects that each system offers. / 15 ptsProvide three references.view longer description5 to >4.49 ptsExemplaryExceeded the required number of references; all references were high-quality choices.4.49 to >3.99 ptsCompetentMet the required number of references; all references were high-quality choices.3.99 to >3.49 ptsNeeds ImprovementDid not meet the required number of references; some references were poor-quality choices.3.49 to >0 ptsUnacceptableNo references provided. / 5 ptsClarity, writing mechanics, and SWS formatting requirements.view longer description10 to >8.99 ptsExemplary0–2 errors present.8.99 to >7.99 ptsCompetent3–4 errors present.7.99 to >6.99 ptsNeeds Improvement5–6 errors present.6.99 to >0 ptsUnacceptableMore than 6 errors present. / 10 pts