A3.2 Database designA3.2.2

Construct ERDs

Construct ERDs

SL + HL≈ 50 minCommand term: ConstructPremium

In this lesson

  • Why entity relationship diagrams matter when designing a database
  • How to show entities and the relationships between them
  • The roles of cardinality and modality, and how to draw them in crow's foot notation

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What's inside

  1. LearnEntity relationship diagrams
  2. LearnCrow's foot notation
  3. CheckQuick check
  4. LabBuild the ERD for a music school
  5. LearnFrom scenario to ERD, and from M:N to tables
  6. ExamWorked exam answer
  7. ReviewMistakes examiners see
  8. Exam practiceExam-style questions

Ends with 5 exam-style questions worth 13 marks, with a self-marking markscheme.