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Evidence Guide: ICAB4170B - Build a database

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ICAB4170B - Build a database

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Confirm database design

  1. Review database design documentation, including data structures, queries, reports and user interface
  2. Compare database access and security feature design with organisational security plan
  3. Document inconsistencies in database and security design
Review database design documentation, including data structures, queries, reports and user interface

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Compare database access and security feature design with organisational security plan

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Document inconsistencies in database and security design

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Create prototype

  1. Develop prototype according to database design
  2. Populate database tables with suitable data, including current business data
  3. Write conversion programs to import data from existing systems
  4. Develop test data to assess database features
  5. Assess functionality of prototype with client, including identifying errors in program code and modifying screens and reports
  6. Incorporate feedback from client into prototype
  7. Obtain client sign-off for the prototype
Develop prototype according to database design

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Populate database tables with suitable data, including current business data

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Write conversion programs to import data from existing systems

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Develop test data to assess database features

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Assess functionality of prototype with client, including identifying errors in program code and modifying screens and reports

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Incorporate feedback from client into prototype

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Obtain client sign-off for the prototype

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Test database

  1. Develop implementation plan for the database
  2. Install database management system software on network
  3. Populate database tables with business data
  4. Implement security and access controls
  5. Test database output and security controls and record results
Develop implementation plan for the database

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Install database management system software on network

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Populate database tables with business data

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Implement security and access controls

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Test database output and security controls and record results

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Evaluate database

  1. Review database with client for final approval
  2. Complete database documentation
  3. Identify and document user training requirements
  4. Seek and secure client acceptance of database
Review database with client for final approval

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Complete database documentation

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Identify and document user training requirements

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Seek and secure client acceptance of database

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the following is essential:

Assessment must confirm the ability to build and implement a well-structured database that represents the client's business reality and provides the user with a productive business tool.

To demonstrate competency in this unit the person will require access to:

Database software

Database design documentation

Business requirements and strategy

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Appropriate database design with relevance to the organisation's objectives can provide rapid access to information, achieve client satisfaction and provides an ability to change to meet new demands on the organisation.

The breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge and skills in this competency would cover a broad range of varied activities or application in a wider variety of contexts most of which are complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance would be involved when organising activities of self and others as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.

Assessment must ensure:

Performance of a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provision of some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills would be characteristic.

Applications may involve responsibility for, and limited organisation of, others.

An individual performing at this standard will display self-directed application of knowledge and skills, with substantial depth in database design and development where judgement is required in planning and selecting appropriate equipment, services and techniques for self and others.

Method of assessment

The purpose of this unit is to define the standard of performance to be achieved in the workplace. In undertaking training and assessment activities related to this unit, consideration should be given to the implementation of appropriate diversity and accessibility practices in order to accommodate people who may have special needs. Additional guidance on these and related matters is provided in ICA05 Section 1.

Competency in this unit should be assessed using summative assessment to ensure consistency of performance in a range of contexts. This unit can be assessed either in the workplace or in a simulated environment. However, simulated activities must closely reflect the workplace to enable full demonstration of competency.

Assessment will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures and/or performance in a project context as well as questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. The questioning of team members, supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients where appropriate may provide valuable input to the assessment process. The interdependence of units for assessment purposes may vary with the particular project or scenario.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, such as:

ICAB4136B Use structured query language to create database structures and manipulate

An individual demonstrating this competency would be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts

Apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems

Identify and apply skill and knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts, with depth in some areas

Identify, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources

Take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specified quality standards

Take limited responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others

Maintain knowledge of industry products and services

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

Techniques to elicit information from users, particularly during the prototype phase

SQL programming skills, particularly during the development phase

Data modelling skills, particularly during the design and development phases

Analysis skills

Communicating with clients

Preparation of reports and technical documentation

Data conversion and validation, particularly during implementation

Installation and use of proprietary software

Encryption and authentication as they apply to database security features

Required knowledge

Functions and features of databases

Run time facilities in relation to implementing live database and operation of prototype

Object-oriented data model, particularly in relation to developing a prototype

Object model design concepts, particularly in relation to developing data structures, queries, screens and reports

Logical data model, particularly in relation to developing a prototype

Physical design concepts, particularly in relation to developing a prototype

OH&S principles and responsibilities in regard to self and others

DBMS fundamentals in relation to overall unit of competency, particularly during the design phase

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Database may include but are not limited to:

Oracle

Sybase

Microsoft SQL Server

Ingres

DB2

Informix

mSQL

MySQL

SQL Server PostgresSQL

Requirement may be in reference to:

business

system

network

people in the organisation

Documentation may follow:

ISO/IEC/AS standards

audit trails

naming standards

version control

project management templates

report writing principles

Database management system may include:

distributed or centralised

on-line

partitioned geographically

thematically distributed

Client may include but is not limited to:

internal departments

external organisations

clubs

individual people

internal employees