ELEMENTS OF NORMALISATION

UNF (un-normalized form)

All the attributes relating to the database to be created are all listed in order and
from that we can determine the primary keys. At this stage it is in un-normalized
form. The primary key is the ID number. The attributes include; ID number, first
name, last name, gender, fees, major code, major name, course name, course code,
number of credits, and year of graduation.
1NF (first normal form)
The first normalization is able to allow for separation of repeating and non-repeating
attributes. This is determined by our primary key which is the ID number. The nonrepeating attributes are first name, last name, gender, fees, and year of graduation.
The repeating attributes are major code, major name, course name, course code,
and number of credits.
2NF (second normal form)
The second normalization allows for normalization of attributes according to the
dependencies; full or partial dependencies in relation to the primary and foreign key.
Attributes such as first name, last name, gender and fees are fully dependent on the
primary key and are thus separated from the rest. Attributes such as the major
name, course code, course name, course advisor, number of credits and year of
graduation are related to the major code as the primary key and partially related to
the foreign key which is the ID number.
3NF (third normal form)
The third normalization allows for the attributes to be separated further according to
their transitive dependencies. The primary keys in this case are ID number, course
code and major code. Attributes that fall under the ID number are first name, last
name, gender, and fees. Attributes under the course code are course name, number
of credits and year of graduation. Lastly, the attributes under major code are major
name and course advisor.