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A Survey of Student Attitudes: Database Competition NCC 2003

A Survey of Student Attitudes: Database Competition NCC 2003. Lissa F. Pollacia Pam Miller Northwestern State University Claude Simpson University of Texas Pan American Nola McDaniel McNeese State University. Database Design and Implementation Contest. New for 2003!. Two components:.

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A Survey of Student Attitudes: Database Competition NCC 2003

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  1. A Survey of Student Attitudes:Database Competition NCC 2003 Lissa F. PollaciaPam Miller Northwestern State University Claude Simpson University of Texas Pan American Nola McDaniel McNeese State University

  2. Database Design and Implementation Contest New for 2003!

  3. Two components: Database Design • Entity Relationship Diagram • Relational Schema

  4. Implementation • Access 2002 database “shell” • Problem statement: • Table operations • Queries • Forms • Reports • Web page • Switchboard • Macros and VBA modules

  5. Time was critical!

  6. Administered as teams turned in their solution Demographics: 65% male, 35% female 94% in 2-person teams Average of 21 computing hours Exit Survey

  7. Database classes completed

  8. Results for overall contest

  9. Results for Modeling(Part I)

  10. Results for Implementation(Part II)

  11. Comparison of adequate time to complete Part I vs. Part II Significant Difference

  12. Compare “beginners” vs. “advanced” students

  13. No Significant Difference

  14. No Significant Difference

  15. Room environment • Compared responses of those who said the environment was OK (58%) • Versus those who reported problems

  16. Surprisingly… No Significant Difference for any questions!

  17. Conclusion: • Problem statement was well-organized • Instructions were clear • Problem length & level of difficulty about right Big Success!

  18. Problems with room environment: • Large number of teams • Many teams did not pre-register • Last minute room accommodations • Problems were unavoidable

  19. 2004 Database Competition • NCC Omaha, April 1 – 4 • Database competition: Friday, April 2nd • Problem statement: similar format • Better job with logistics • Better survey questions See you there!

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