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toc =** Introduction: Whodunnit?? **= This website has a fun example of a database. Here these are a list of criminals and their characteristics and you use these to solve the cases by reading the clues from the evidence and searching the criminals using the database. Try the 'Practice' then attempt 5 or 10 cases, can you solve them all? How effective is the database? Write a reflection about using the program on your new wiki page.

=** Databases – when are the used? **= List your ideas here for the databases you have seen or used, add URLs if you have them so others can look at your examples. media type="custom" key="12392540" List your ideas here for the databases you now want to make. Next to your idea write why you think it will make a good database (the purpose). Then comment on other students ideas, add suggestions or questions to help them develop their ideas. media type="custom" key="12392566"

=** Database Research **= Once you have decided on a focus for your database think of the information you need to gather to complete it fully. Perhaps you need to find information from people, books or the internet.

** Questionnaire / Survey / Interview **
If you need to create a questionnaire or survey. Show me and then when it is approved ask your target audience.

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** Sources **
As you complete your research, make sure you record your sources correctly.



=** Overview **= Write a paragraph to summarise:
 * 1) what product you will create
 * 2) why you will create it
 * 3) who it is aimed at

For example a good overview (design brief) might look like this:

"Teenagers have very busy lives. School, family and social activities mean that being punctual is very important.

I will design and make a wall clock that will be appealing for teenage girls. It will be a modern design and will be suitable for a teenage girl's bedroom. Because the design will appeal to teenage girls, them they will be more likely to look at it, read the time and therefore not be late.

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=** Posing the Problem **= Complete the ‘posing the problem’ form. You need to explain why the database is a relevant problem, who are the stakeholders.

=** Design Specification **= Once you have completed your research, use what you have found and the information from the context and challenge or write your design specification.

=** Assessment Criteria **= Here are the assessment criteria for this unit.