Database Design Guide

This guide will help the student to create a database on the Student Management
System. It will help to manage the below functionalities.
 Student details
 Instructor details
 Course details
 Enrollment details
 Score
 Feedback

We will use MySQL as the DBMS to create the database and its related operations.

1. Introduction to MySQL
MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) that
uses structured query language (SQL) to manage and manipulate data in a
database. It is widely used for various applications, from small web applications to
large enterprise systems.

MySQL's key features include:

 Scalability: Capable of handling large amounts of data and concurrent
connections.
 Flexibility: Supports various data types and storage engines.
 Performance: Optimized for speed and efficiency.
 Reliability: Known for its stability and robustness.

2. Installation of MySQL
MySQL can be installed on various operating systems, including Windows, macOS,
and Linux. Here are the general steps to install MySQL:

Windows:
 Download the MySQL installer from the official website.
https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/
 Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.
 Choose the installation type (Typical, Complete, or Custom). Recommended
Custom.
 Set a root password for the MySQL server.

3. E-R Diagram (ERD)

An Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) is a visual representation of the data model
that shows the entities, attributes, relationships between entities, and cardinality.
ERDs are commonly used in database design to help developers and stakeholders
understand the structure and relationships within a database.

Identify Entities
 Start by identifying the main entities in your system. These are the objects or
concepts about which you want to store data.
 Each entity should correspond to a table in your database.

Define Attributes
  For each entity, list the attributes (properties or fields) that describe it.
 These attributes will become columns in the corresponding database table.

Identify Relationships
 Determine how entities are related to each other. There are three types of
relationships: one-to-one (1:1), one-to-many (1:N), and many-to-many (N:M).
 Represent these relationships using lines connecting the entities.

Let’s see a few examples of relationships:

One to One

One to Many

Many to One

Many to Many

Cardinality Notation
Cardinality represents the number of times an entity of an entity set participates in a
relationship set. Or we can say that the cardinality of a relationship is the number of
tuples (rows) in a relationship.
 Use notation (such as Crow's Foot Notation or Chen Notation) to indicate the
cardinality of each relationship.
 Cardinality describes how many instances of one entity are related to how
many instances of another entity.
 Common notations include:
 One (1)
 Zero or one (0..1)
  Many (N)
 Zero or many (0..N)

Optional:
Add Attributes and Constraints
 Include additional information in your ERD, such as primary keys, foreign keys,
and constraints (e.g., unique constraints).

Create the Diagram

 Use specialized diagramming software or tools (e.g., Lucidchart, draw.io, or
even pen and paper) to create your ERD.

Refine and Review:

 Review your ERD with stakeholders and team members to ensure it accurately
represents the data model and relationships. Make any necessary refinements.

Let’s identify the entities of the Student management system

1. Student
2. Course
3. Instructor
4. Enrollment
5. Score
6. Feedback

*** Now let’s identify the attributes and relationships of each entity for the Student
Management System.

Student
 Attributes:
StudentID (Primary Key)
FirstName
LastName
DateOfBirth
Gender
Email
Phone
 Relationships:
One Student can enroll in more than one Course (One-to-Many)
Course
 Attributes:
CourseID (Primary Key)
CourseTitle
Credits
 Relationships:
Many Course is taught by one Instructor (Many-to-One)

Instructor
 Attributes:
InstructorID (Primary Key)
FirstName
 LastName
Email
 Relationships:
One Instructor teaches many Courses (One-to-Many)
One Instructor has many Students (One-to-Many)

Enrollment
 Attributes:
EnrollmentID (Primary Key)
EnrollmentDate
StudentID(Foreign key)
CourseID(Foreign Key)
InstructorID(Foreign key)
 Relationships:
One Student maps to Many Enrolment ids (One-to-Many)
Many Enrolment ids map to one Course (Many-to-One)

Score
 Attributes:
ScoreID (Primary Key)
CourseID (Foreign key)
StudentID (Foreign Key)
DateOfExam
CreditObtained

 Relationships:
Many ScoreIDs will map to one Student (Many-to-one)
Many ScoresIDs will map to one Course (Many-to-one)

Feedback
 Attributes:
FeedbackID (Primary Key)
StudentID (Foreign key)
Date
InstructorName
Feedback

 Relationships:
One Student will maps to Many Feedbacks (One-to-Many)

Table Structure
1. Student
2. Course

3. Instructor
4. Enrollment

5. Score
6. Feedback

Now, let’s create the ER diagram to visually represent the entities and relationships.

ERD Diagram
In this ERD:
 Students can enroll, and each course can have multiple students, creating a
many-to-many relationship.
 The Enrollment entity serves as a bridge table between Student and Course
entities to represent this relationship.
 Multiple courses can be taught by one Instructor (many-to-one relationship).
 Each Instructor can teach multiple courses (one-to-many relationship).
 A student can give multiple feedbacks
 Student may have scores of multiple courses

4. Creating a Database
Using MySQL server, create a new database for your student management system.
You can do this with SQL commands or through the graphical interface.

CREATE DATABASE StudentManagementSystem;

5. Using a Database
Before performing any operations on a database, you need to select it using the USE
statement:

USE StudentManagementSystem;

6. Creating the tables for each entity

USE StudentManagementSystem;

CREATE TABLE Student (

 StudentID VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
FirstName VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
LastName VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
DateOfBirth DateTime NOT NULL,
Gender VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL,
Email VARCHAR(30) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
Phone VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL
);

CREATE TABLE Course (

CourseID VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
CourseTitle VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
Credits INT NOT NULL
);

CREATE TABLE Instructor (

InstructorID VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
Email VARCHAR(30) UNIQUE NOT NULL,
FirstName VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL,
LastName VARCHAR(30)
);

CREATE TABLE Enrollment (

EnrollmentID VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
StudentID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
CourseID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
InstructorID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (StudentID) REFERENCES Student(StudentID),
FOREIGN KEY (CourseID) REFERENCES Course(CourseID),
FOREIGN KEY (InstructorID) REFERENCES Instructor(InstructorID)
);

CREATE TABLE Score(

ScoreID VARCHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
StudentID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
CourseID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
FOREIGN KEY (StudentID) REFERENCES Student(StudentID),
FOREIGN KEY (CourseID) REFERENCES Course(CourseID),
CreditObtained VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
DateOfExam DateTime NOT NULL
);

Auto-increment primary key

CREATE TABLE Feedback(

FeedbackID INT Auto_Increment PRIMARY KEY,
StudentID VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
InstructorName VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL,
Feedback VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL
 );

7. Insert records
Add data to your tables to work with. This step helps you test your database.

-- Insert students

INSERT INTO Student (StudentID,FirstName,LastName,DateOfBirth,Gender,

Email,Phone) VALUES
('S101','John', 'Doe','2000-10-10','M', '[email protected]','9878457945'),
('S102','Jane', 'Smith','2013-08-08','M', '[email protected]','9977457745'),
('S103','Alice', 'Johnson','2011-09-08','F', '[email protected]','9876457845'),
('S104','Anna', 'Doe','2011-07-08','F', '[email protected]','9876457842'),
('S105','Peter', 'Parker','2011-06-05','M', '[email protected]','9276457843');

-- Insert courses

INSERT INTO Course (CourseID,CourseTitle,Credits) VALUES

('C101','Math101',12),
('C102','History101',13),
('C103','Computer Science101',11);

-- Insert instructor

INSERT INTO Instructor (InstructorID ,Email,FirstName,LastName) VALUES

('I101','[email protected]','Sunil','Rawat'),
('I102','[email protected]','Nida','Fatima'),
('I103','[email protected]','Shiv','Kumar');

-- Enroll students in courses

INSERT INTO Enrollment (EnrollmentID,StudentID, CourseID,InstructorID) VALUES

('E1001','S101','C101','I101'),
('E1002','S102','C101', 'I101'),
('E1003','S103','C102','I102');

—--Insert Score
INSERT INTO Score
(ScoreID,StudentID,CourseID,CreditObtained,DateOfExam)VALUES
('SC101','S101','C101','12','2022-10-10'),
('SC102','S102','C101','10','2022-10-10');

— Example for Auto-increment primary key

INSERT INTO Feedback(StudentID,InstructorName,Feedback)VALUES
('S101','I101','Session was good'),
('S102','I101','Topic was well explained ')
('S103','I102', 'Session was excellent ');

8. Select records
Write SQL queries to retrieve and manage data.

For example:

Retrieve all student:

Select * FROM Student;

Retrieve a student's enrolled courses:

Select StudentID,FirstName from student where Gender='M';

Select Credits from Course where CourseTitle='History101' ;

*Now try similar Select queries with other tables

9. Update records

Write SQL statements to update record(s) when needed. For example:

Update a student's email:

UPDATE Students

Update Student SET email = '[email protected]'

Where FirstName = 'John' and LastName='Doe';

10. Delete records

Write SQL statements to delete record(s) when needed.

Delete FROM Students

Where Where FirstName = 'John' and LastName='Doe';

PN: Ideally no data should be deleted from any tables. You can use an additional
column to set the status of that record to ‘Active/Inactive’, etc. Or you can use an
Archive table to move the unnecessary records out of the main table.