Assignment: US Student Aid Database Schema and Query Recommendations
You will continue your work on the project to evaluate higher education student aid data. You will test your recommended U.S. Student Aid database schema, build the database, and develop the business intelligence queries that will enable you to answer the following project questions:
a) Which schools generate the highest amount of debt for the average student who attends?
b) What is the employment rate for the students who graduate from this school?
Revise the schema you submitted in the Week One Individual Assignment, "U.S. Student Aid Initial Database Schema" per your instructor's feedback.
Test your schema by completing the following tasks:
1) Define the database tables you will need and group the tables by function. Document your tables in an annotated Microsoft Visio diagram.
2) Develop the SQL queries needed and populate the tables from the data downloaded during the Week One Individual Assignment, "U.S. Student Aid Database Initial Database Schema."
3) Define an appropriate strategy to optimize and incorporate best practices in to the SQL that you created.
4) Document your SQL and metadata in Microsoft Visio or Microsoft Excel.
5) Capture screenshots of each query result.
Document your results as a 4- to 5- slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation or a 1-page Microsoft Word document that:
a) Describes your SQL, populated tables, and the best practices you used to develop your SQL queries
b) Includes the SQL statements and corresponding screenshots of each query result
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.