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Assignment 5: Logical Design, Part II

Due Week 6 and worth 75 points Your E-R Model from a prior week was a success (Assignment 2 – Logical Design, Part I)! Now, your boss wants you to normalize the database to 3NF. However, one of the executives is not convinced that there would be any value in normalizing the database. He thinks that the system would be too “ constrained” and would not permit “flexibility” in entering data. Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you: 1. Introduce the concept of normalization in a letter to the executive and explain the pros and cons.

2. Explain the problems associated with data redundancy as it pertains to effectively using information for reporting and analysis.

3. Discuss your rationale for normalizing from your E-R Model and demonstrate:

a. How you derived at your 3NF from the earlier assignment

b. The process you took in arriving at your 3NF

c. The three (3) step technique of transforming your data model into first normal form, second normal form, and third normal form