A Database Management System Application for the Graduate Programs Office of the School of Systems and Logistics. Volume 1. Development and User's Manual
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis was to develop an efficient computer-based database management system application to automate manual information processing procedures used by the Air Force Institute of Technology School of Systems and Logistics Graduate Programs Office. The author was able to create an efficient DBMS application that met the needs of the Graduate Programs Office using the Ashton-Tate dBASE III Plus (TM) DBMS and the Concentric Data Systems R&R relational Report Writer (R). The application was implemented upon completion. The introduction provides background on the AFIT Graduate Programs Office and their automated data processing requirements, examines characteristics of good DBMSs, examines DBMS development lifecycle, discusses software selection criteria, and examines four DBMS applications developed in 1987. Chapter II documents the methodology used in developing the DBMS. Chapter III discusses the programmer's incorporation of good DBMS characteristics presented in Chapter I and discusses whether the author was successful in achieving his goal of solving the specific problem. Chapter IV describes the impact on Graduate Programs Office operations using the DBMS and recommends follow-on studies. The appendix, Graduate Programs Office User's Manual, describes DBMS Operations.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA201557
Entities
People
- Phillip H. Beard
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology