[Informatics] ERD Notation

[Andrew Shortell]

Hi Litsa

It would be unwise to use MicroSloth (hat tip to Mike Brooks) access notation as not everyone uses that - SQL is non proprietary 

However when marking exams one would expect that not all teachers would teach students the non Proprietary notation and maybe it MIGHT be unfair to penalise students for that

It behoves us to ensure we do not just fall into the MicroSloth trap - stand firm Litsa, be generic and open (source) and remind your students that SQL is better even if MicroSloth has a more usable interface…..

Andrew Shortell
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> On 21 Oct 2021, at 2:55 pm, Litsa Tzelepis <htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au> wrote:
> 
> Hello - 😊
> 
> I had a question from a student when responding to ERD questions.
> 
> Is there a notation that is enforced or will either be acceptable?
> 
> The textbook shows MS-Access screen shots and sometimes, the official notation is used in past exams, etc.
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> Is either okay - I said it was 🍄
> 
> Thank so much, 
> Litsa 🍎
> 
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