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GUIDELINES FOR DATABASE PROJECT
Rationale
The Project aims to provide the means by which students are able to
apply the concepts learned in classroom lectures and discussions
through database construction for real business accounting system.
Each group chooses a business (e.g. sari-sari store or any small to
medium sized companies, professional services firm, restaurant, retail
merchandising, hospital/clinic, pawnshop, school, video rental
establishment approval of the instructor has to be secured) for which
it will be required to design (or redesign) and construct a database,
including all relevant accounting information system.
Outline/Output
The project will have the following basic sections:
Title Page
Abstract
Acknowledgement
Table of Contents
I.

II.

III.

IV.

Business Profile
A. Brief History and Background
B. Organizational Structure and Job Description of Personnel
C. Business Segments or Functional Units
D. Products and Services Offered
Project Planning
A. Objectives of the Project (SMART objectives)
B. Project Scope and Constraints
C. Description of the Project
D. Project Development Time and Cost
Project Analysis
A. Existing Manual Accounting/Database System (post
existing invoices, ORs, other forms)
B. Systems Requirements
C. Proposed Database
Database Design (include screenshots)
A. Design of Data Structure (identify entities)
B. Database Relationships
C. Rules and Constraints
D. Database Views and Reports

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VI.
VII.

VIII.

Implementation of the Design (must be documented, e.g.

pictures)
A. Testing
B. Training
Conclusion and Recommendations (there should be a one-onone correspondence with the objectives of the study)
Appendices
A. Users Manual (must be user friendly and must have screen
shots)
B. Notes/Letters
to
the
Management,
and
other
communication with the Owner of the business
References

Font Style Arial

Font Size 11
Spacing Single
Margin Left 2, Right 1, Top 1, Bottom 1
Deadlines
Jan 21, 2014 Initial Draft (Parts I III) hard copy only
Feb 21, 2014 Presentation of Database Constructed (Part IV)
Mar 18, 2014 Final Paper and Presentation (All Parts) and revisions
The final paper must be submitted in both hard and soft copy. The hard
copy must be ring bound. Soft copy of the final paper and the database
constructed should be saved in a DVD-R. Only one DVD-R per section
with 4 folders representing each group. There will be a 10% deduction
for late submission.
Clarification on this project will be entertained during classes.