[Informatics] ERD Notation

[Litsa Tzelepis]

Lol Andrew. Thank you so much. And I totally agree. ✅

I was just checking because the only textbook we have had some sneaky, what
did you call them, MicroSloth, diagrams. 😊

Many thanks for your reply. 🌻

Enjoy the lovely evening,
Litsa 🍄


On Thu, 21 Oct 2021 at 5:44 pm, Andrew Shortell <shortell at get2me.net> wrote:

> 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
> CRT in a lockdown...
>
> 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.
>
> <Capture.JPG>
>
> <image.png>
>
> Is either okay - I said it was 🍄
>
> Thank so much,
> Litsa 🍎
>
>
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