Creating the Conceptual and Logical Model of a Journal Database

This article describes the process of creating the conceptual and logical model of a journal database. To efficiently extract the information from the articles published in the journal so far, the idea of creating a database has emerged. To create a database, it is recommended to design a high-level conceptual model and convert that into a logical data model. The benefit of the thoughtful design is that it shows the structure of the database in an easily comprehensible form. The entity-relationship model is a fast and efficient way to create the conceptual model and it can be easily converted to a relational database model, which is a logical model. The initial version of the entity-relationship model of the journal database had one entity type, 25 attributes, and no relationship. The final version contained three entity types, 39 attributes, and three relationships. This final conceptual model was converted to a logical model, the relational model. The result was ten tables to store entity data with 22 different fields and another three tables to ensure the relationships between the tables. The developed model can be created in a relational database manager and is suitable for serving information needs related to the journal

Creating the conceptual and logical model of a journal database

This article describes the process of creating the conceptual and logical model of a journal database. To efficiently extract the information from the articles published in the journal so far, the idea of creating a database has emerged. To create a database, it is recommended to design a high-level conceptual model and convert that into a logical data model. The benefit of the thoughtful design is that it shows the structure of the database in an easily comprehensible form. The entity-relationship model is a fast and efficient way to create the conceptual model and it can be easily converted to a relational database model, which is a logical model. The initial version of the entity-relationship model of the journal database had one entity type, 25 attributes, and no relationship. The final version contained three entity types, 39 attributes, and three relationships. This final conceptual model was converted to a logical model, the relational model. The result was ten tables to store entity data with 22 different fields and another three tables to ensure the relationships between the tables. The developed model can be created in a relational database manager and is suitable for serving information needs related to the journal

Egy folyóirat adatait tartalmazó adatbázis koncepciós modelljének elkészítése

Since 2006, several Hungarian and foreign experts have published high-qualitypublications in the Journal of Contemporary Social and Economic Processes. To efficiently extract the information from the publications, the idea to create a database arose. The first step to achieve this is to prepare a conceptual model which is the subject of the current article. The created entity relationship model includes 3 entity sets, 39 attributes and 3 relationships. This model can serve thecurrent information needs related to the journal when converted to a relational schema and then implemented in an SQL-based database system.A Jelenkori társadalmi és gazdasági folyamatok című folyóiratban számos magyar és külföldi szakember színvonalas publikációja jelent meg 2006 óta. Annak érdekében, hogy az eddig megjelent, illetve a későbbiekben megjelenő számokban található információk hatékony módon kinyerhetők legyenek, egy adatbázis létrehozásának ötlete merült fel, amelynek megvalósításához az első lépés a koncepcionális modell elkészítése, amely jelen cikk tárgya. A létrehozott egyed-kapcsolat modell – amely 3 egyedhalmazt, 39 attribútumot és 3 kapcsolatot tartalmaz – alkalmas arra, hogy relációs sémává konvertálva, majd SQL-alapú adatbázis-kezelőben megvalósítva kiszolgálja a folyóirattal kapcsolatos jelenlegi információs igényeket

Egy folyóirat adatait tartalmazó adatbázis koncepciós modelljének elkészítése

A Jelenkori társadalmi és gazdasági folyamatok című folyóiratban számos magyar és külföldi szakember színvonalas publikációja jelent meg 2006 óta. Annak érdekében, hogy az eddig megjelent, illetve a későbbiekben megjelenő számokban található információk hatékony módon kinyerhetők legyenek, egy adatbázis létrehozásának ötlete merült fel, amelynek megvalósításához az első lépés a koncepcionális modell elkészítése, amely jelen cikk tárgya. A létrehozott egyed-kapcsolat modell – amely 3 egyedhalmazt, 39 attribútumot és 3 kapcsolatot tartalmaz – alkalmas arra, hogy relációs sémává konvertálva, majd SQL-alapú adatbázis-kezelőben megvalósítva kiszolgálja a folyóirattal kapcsolatos jelenlegi információs igényeket. Abstract: Since 2006, several Hungarian and foreign experts have published high-quality publications in the Journal of Contemporary Social and Economic Processes. To efficiently extract the information from the publications, the idea to create a database arose. The first step to achieve this is to prepare a conceptual model which is the subject of the current article. The created entityrelationship model includes 3 entity sets, 39 attributes and 3 relationships. This model can serve the current information needs related to the journal when converted to a relational schema and then implemented in an SQL-based database system

Rhodes University Research Report 2006

[From Preface] Rhodes University defines as one of its three core activities the production of knowledge through stimulating imaginative and rigorous research of all kinds (fundamental, applied, policy-oriented, etc.), and in all disciplines and fields. Though a small university with less than 6 000 students, the student profile and research output (publications, Master’s and Doctoral graduates) of Rhodes ensures that it occupies a distinctive place in the overall South African higher education landscape. For one, almost 25% of Rhodes’ students are postgraduates. Coming from a diversity of countries, these postgraduates ensure that Rhodes is a cosmopolitan and fertile environment of thinking and ideas. For another, Rhodes has the best research output of all South African universities, a testimony to the dedication and passion of its academics for research and the commitment of the University to nurture and cultivate knowledge production of all kinds. During 2006, Rhodes academics published 113 books and book chapters, 312 articles, and contributed 636 papers to conferences. One hundred and seventy students graduated with Master’s degrees and 47 with Doctorates. In a number of areas Rhodes’ academics are at the cutting-edge of research, pushing the frontiers knowledge production. The award of a Department of Science and Technology sponsored Research Chair in Chemistry to Professor Nyokong is one indicator of national recognition of this reality. Rhodes researchers are at the forefront of a number of national projects, and also continue to attract research funding from a variety of international and national research agencies and industry. Rhodes possesses an admirable research culture, and provides the intellectual space for the flourishing and debate of ideas, as evidenced by the number and diversity of seminars, public lectures, and the quality of local and international academics that visit Rhodes. A number of Rhodes academics also make important contributions to national public debate, enhancing the visibility of Rhodes in the intellectual life of South Africa. Rhodes University is committed to maintain and, in the years to come, to enhance its research output, to broaden its research base, to bring on steam new generations of researchers (who are also increasing women and black), and to continue being a distinctive South African university in the domain of knowledge production

Student Expectations: The effect of student background and experience

CONTEXT The perspectives and previous experiences that students bring to their programs of study can affect their approaches to study and the depth of learning that they achieve Prosser & Trigwell, 1999; Ramsden, 2003). Graduate outcomes assume the attainment of welldeveloped independent learning skills which can be transferred to the work-place. PURPOSE This 5-year longitudinal study investigates factors influencing students’ approaches to learning in the fields of Engineering, Software Engineering, and Computer Science, at two higher education institutes delivering programs of various levels in Australia and New Zealand. The study aims to track the development of student approaches to learning as they progress through their program. Through increased understanding of students’ approaches, faculty will be better able to design teaching and learning strategies to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student body. This paper reports on the first stage of the project. APPROACH In August 2017, we ran a pilot of our survey using the Revised Study Process Questionnaire(Biggs, Kember, & Leung, 2001) and including some additional questions related to student demographics and motivation for undertaking their current program of study. Data were analysed to evaluate the usefulness of data collected and to understand the demographics of the student cohort. Over the period of the research, data will be collected using the questionnaire and through focus groups and interviews. RESULTS Participants provided a representative sample, and the data collected was reasonable, allowing the questionnaire design to be confirmed. CONCLUSIONS At this preliminary stage, the study has provided insight into the student demographics at both institutes and identified aspects of students’ modes of engagement with learning. Some areas for improvement of the questionnaire have been identified, which will be implemented for the main body of the study