Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management
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ISBN: 9781285196145
Author: Steven, Steven Morris, Carlos Coronel, Carlos, Coronel, Carlos; Morris, Carlos Coronel and Steven Morris, Carlos Coronel; Steven Morris, Steven Morris; Carlos Coronel
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 5P

a.

Program Plan Intro

Entity Relationship (ER) Diagram:

The following figure illustrates the ER Diagram for Hudson Engineering Group in (HEG) Crow’s Foot notation:

Database Systems: Design, Implementation, & Management, Chapter 4, Problem 5P

Explanation:

  • In above ERD, A trainee can take several class and each class can have more trainees, so there is an “M: N” relationship between the entities TRAINEE and CLASS. Hence a composite entity “ENROLLMENT” is act as bridge between those entities.
    • The relationship between the entities INSTRUCTOR and CLASS is 1: M. Because a class is taken by only one instructor but an instructor can take more classes.
    • The relationship between the entities COURSE and CLASS is also1: M.

b.

Explanation of Solution

Relationship:

The relationship between the entities INSTRUCTOR and CLASS is 1: M. Because a class is taken by only one instructor but an instructor can take several classes...

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