ICTDBS502

DESIGN A DATABASE

FORMATIVE
ASSESSMENT
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................... 3
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT............................................................................................................................. 4
FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES................................................................................................................................. 6
FORMATIVE ACTIVITY CHECKLIST................................................................................................................... 7

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 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
This formative assessment is to be used during your learning for the unit ICTDBS502 -
Design a database.

Formative assessments are designed for learning. Rather than assessing the learning
itself, it is used to assist your learning.

They are designed as a practice for you similar to homework. They assist you to learn.

Formative assessments can be done either as an:

 Individual

 In a group

 With a partner

 With the whole class

There are a few different methods of formative assessment. These include:

 Summaries and Reflections - Learners stop and reflect, make sense of what
they have heard or read, derive personal meaning from their learning
experiences, and/or increase their metacognitive skills. These require that
the learner use content-specific language.

  Lists, Charts, and Graphic Organisers - Learners will organise information,

make connections, and note relationships through the use of various graphic
organisers.

 Visual Representations of Information - Learners will use both words and

pictures to make connections and increase memory, facilitating retrieval of
information later on. This "dual coding" helps trainers address classroom
diversity, preferences in learning style, and different ways of "knowing."

 Collaborative Activities - Learners have the opportunity to move and/or

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 communicate with others as they develop and demonstrate their
understanding of concepts.

As you work through these assessments, think about how each question or activity helps
you to understand the concepts and learning more effectively.

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 FORMATIVE ACTIVITIES
Learners should answer the following or perform the tasks using the skills and
knowledge being taught during class presentations. Answers should reflect their
understanding of the learning.

Answers have no word limit and each learner should provide their own information
even when group or class activities are performed.

1. What are four (4) types of databases?

2. Who might clients include?

3. What do conceptual models demonstrate?

4. What is client feedback?

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 5. What are data structures?

6. What is attribute normalisation?

7. How can the cardinality of relationships be identified?

8. What might documentation standards include?

9. What might the database management system include?

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 10. What are validation rules?

11. What will the documentation of the database commonly include?

12. What should output planning consider?

13. List five (5) requirements for queries.

14. What information might security plans include?

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 15. What permissions might user requirements for multiple users include?

16. How will user accounts be grouped?

17. What might database back up and recovery requirements depend on?

18. What factors should be considered when developing database backup and
recovery procedures?

19. How will the database need to be submitted?

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 20. How can data redundancy be identified?

21. List six (6) database features and functions.

22. How can the saleability of databases be managed?

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Formative Activity Checklist

For this assessment, the learner must complete the formative activities.

The formative activity is a stand-alone activity that will allow the learner to identify
the concepts and knowledge being taught and guide their learning in preparation for
summative assessment.

Learner Name:

Assessor Name:

Has the learner

satisfactorily completed
the formative activities?

Yes No

Did the Learner understand the concepts and knowledge being presented?

What are four (4) types of databases?  

Who might clients include?  

What do conceptual models demonstrate?  

What is client feedback?  

What are data structures?  

What is attribute normalisation?  

How can the cardinality of relationships be identified?  

What might documentation standards include?  

What might the database management system include?  

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What are validation rules?  

What will the documentation of the database commonly

 
include?

What should output planning consider?  

List five (5) requirements for queries.  

What information might security plans include?  

What permissions might user requirements for multiple

 
users include?

How will user accounts be grouped?  

What might database back up and recovery

 
requirements depend on?

What factors should be considered when developing

 
database backup and recovery procedures?

How will the database need to be submitted?  

How can data redundancy be identified?  

List six (6) database features and functions.  

How can the saleability of databases be managed?  

Feedback to Learner:

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Result  Satisfactory  Not Yet Satisfactory

Assessor’s Signature: Date:

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