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Databases SQL Reporting by Example Orientation: Selecting Data Learning the Database

Urooba Urooba
Urooba Urooba
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Posted by Urooba Urooba
Urooba Urooba
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database

where would the non teaching staff would fit into this as not all employess can be teacher?

2 Answers

Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
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It's been a while since I looked at this course but I think for the purposes of this example we can assume all staff in the database are teachers! :-)

Alex Hort-Francis
Alex Hort-Francis
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Alex Hort-Francis
Alex Hort-Francis
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I think the answer to this question would be "it depends"; more specifically, "it depends on how you, as a database designer, think the best way to 'normalise' the tables in the database is, in accordance with the different sets of data and in what way the data will most likely be queried most often".

Perhaps you make a table for 'other staff', or multiple tables for each type of staff (cleaner, administrator, teaching assistant, etc).

Understanding the different options, weighing them up, and implementing a solution you can explain is what would make you valuable to an organisation! :)