Assignment # 01

Course: CSC271
Student: Nasir Majeed Kayani 40962
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Q. No.1: Identify all possible relations with attributes of a University database. Also mention the
following of each relation
Super key
Candidate key
Primary key
Alternate key
Foreign key
Cardinality
Degree

Answer:

Relations of a University Database

Database of a University normally stores information related to Employees, Departments, Students and
Courses. Let us define key relations for a University Database.

ORGANIZATION
Attributes:
1. OrganizationID
2. OrganizationName
3. Founded
4. Website
Organization Relation normally will have only one record in University Database but it can be easily
made scalable to handle more than one university record by adding OrganizationID attribute in rest of
relations as Foreign Key, just like in Campus Relation.

OrganizationID
1

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

OrganizationName
University of the Punjab

None
1
4

Founded
1882

Website
www.pu.edu.pk

OrganizationID
OrganizationID, Founded
OrganizationID, Website
OrganizationName, Website
OrganizationName, Founded, Website
OrganizationID, OrganizationName, Website
OrganizationID, OrganizationName, Founded
OrganizationID, OrganizationName, Founded, Website
OrganizationID
OrganizationName, Website
OrganizationID
OrganizationName, Website

CAMPUS
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

CampusID
OrganizationID
CampusName
Address

CampusID
1
2
3

OrganizationID
1
1
1

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

CampusName
Quaid-e-Azam
Gujranwala
Jhelum

Address
123, Canal Raod, Lahore
111, Main Road, Gujranwala
55, City Road, Jhelum

CampusID
CampusID, OrganizationID
CampusID, OrganizationID, CampusName
CampusID, OragnizationID, CampusName, Address
CampusID, CampusName, Address
CampusID, CampusName
CampusID, Address
OrganizationID, CampusName
OranizationID, CampusName, Address
OrganizationID, Address
CampusName, Address

CampusID
OrganizationID, CampusName
CampusID
OrganizationID, CampusName
OrganizationID
3
4

DEPARTMENT
Attributes:
1. DepartmentID
2. DepartmentName
3. Description
DepartmentID
1
2
3

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

DepartmentName
Human Resource
Accounts
English

None
3
3

Description
HR Department for all campuses
Main Accounts Department
English Language and Linguistic Department

DepartmentID
DepartmentID, DepartmentName
DepartmentID, DepartmentName, Description
DepartmentID, Description
DepartmentName, Description
DepartmentID
DepartnameName, Description
DepartmentID
DepartmentName, Description

CONTACT
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

ContactID
CampusID
ContactName
Description
ContactNumber

ContactID
1

CampusID
1

ContactName
Registrar Office L

2
3

1
2

Registrar Office F
Reception &
Information Cell L

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

3
5

Description
Registrar Office
Telephone Number
Registrar Office Fax
First Point of Contact
Telephone

ContactNumber
0092-42-12345678
0092-42-12355555
0092-431-1247777

ContactID
ContactID, CampusID, ContactName, Description
ContactID, CampusID, ContactName, Description, ContactNumber
ContactID
CampusID, ContactName, ContactNumber
ContactID
CampusID, ContactName, ContactNumber
CampusID

EMPLOYEE
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

EmployeeID
FullName
CNIC
DateOfBirth
ContactNumber
EmailAddress

EmployeeID
1
2
3

Super Key

Candidate Key

Primary Key
Alternate Key

Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

FullName
Ahmed Ali
Abdul Basit
Ali Nawaz

None
3
6

CNIC
1234-678912-5
2222-555555-9
1111-555555-2

DateOfBirth
01-03-1985
03-03-1985
04-04-1980

ContactNumber
00923335555666
00923005554446
00923335544666

EmailAddress
abc@abc.com
abdul@test.com
ali@test.com

EmployeeID
CNIC
EmailAddress
EmployeeID, FullName
EmployeeID, FullName, CNIC
EmployeeID, FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth
EmployeeID, FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber
EmployeeID, FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber, EmailAddress
FullName, CNIC
FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth
FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber
FullName, CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber, EmailAddress
CNIC, DateOfBirth
CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber
CNIC, DateOfBirth, ContactNumber, EmailAddress
CNIC, EmailAddress
CNIC, ContactNumber
EmployeeID
CNIC
EmailAddress
CNIC, EmailAddress
EmployeeID
CNIC
EmailAddress
CNIC, EmailAddress

FACULTY
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

FacultyID
EmployeeID
DepartmentID
Designation

FacultyID
1
2

EmployeeID DepartmentID
2
3
3
3

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

2
4

Designation
Professor
Associate Professor

FacultyID
FacultyID, EmployeedID
FacultyID, EmployeedID, DepartmentID
FacultyID, DepartmentID , Designation
FacultyID, EmployeedID, DepartmentID, Designation
EmployeedID, DepartmentID
EmployeedID, DepartmentID, Designation
FacultyID
EmployeeID, DepartmentID
FacultyID
EmployeeID, DepartmentID
EmployeeID
DepartmentID

CLASS

Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.

ClassID
ClassName
ClassSection
NoOfStudent

ClassID
1
2

ClassName
MA English
MA English

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

None
2
4

ClassSection
A
B

NoOfStudent
25
23

ClassID
ClassID, ClassName
ClassID, ClassName, ClassSection
ClassID, ClassName, ClassSection, NoOfStudent
ClassName, ClassSection
ClassName, ClassSectin, NoOfStudent
ClassID
ClassName, ClassSection
ClassID
ClassName, ClassSection

COURSE
Attributes:
1. CourseID
2. CourseName
3. Description

CourseID
1
2

CourseName Description
MA English
Master Degree Program in English Literature and Linguistic
MA Urdu
Master Degree Program in Urdu Language and Literature

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

None
2
3

CourseID
CourseID, CourseName
CourseID, CourseName, Description
CourseName, Description
CourseID, Description
CourseID
CourseName, Description
CourseID
CourseName, Description

STUDENT
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Student
ID
1
2
3

StudentID
FullName
CNIC
RegistrationNumber
DateOfBirth
CourseID
ContactNumber
EmailAddress

FullName

CNIC

Amjad Ali
Raja Basit
Munawar Khan

1234-678912-1
2222-55355-3
1111-554555-6

Super Key

Registration
Number
12345
12346
12347

DateOfBirth

CourseID

ContactNumber

EmailAddress

01-03-1988
03-03-1989
04-04-1989

1
2
1

0092333554446
0092344455555
0092303557894

amjad@test.com
raja@test.com
khan@test.com

StudentID
CNIC
RegistrationNumber
StudentID, FullName
FullName, CNIC
CNIC, RegistrationNumber
StudentID, FullName, CNIC
StudentID, FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber
StudentID, FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth
StudentID, FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID
StudentID, FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber
StudentID, FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber, EmailAddress
FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth
FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID
FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber
FullName, CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber, EmailAddress
CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth
CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID
CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber
CNIC, RegistrationNumber, DateOfBirth, CourseID, ContactNumber, EmailAddress

Candidate
Key

Primary Key
Alternate
Key

Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

3
8

StudentID
CNIC
RegistrationNumber
EmailAddress
FullName, CourseID
StudentID
CNIC
RegistrationNumber
EmailAddress
FullName, CourseID
CourseID

SALARY
Attributes:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
SalaryID
1
2
3
4
5
6

SalaryID
EmployeeID
SalaryMonth
SalaryYear
BasicSalary
Allowances
Deductions
TotalPayable

EmployeeID
1
2
3
1
2
3

SalaryMonth
JANUARY
JANUARY
JANUARY
FEBURARY
FEBURARY
FEBURARY

SalaryYear
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015

BasicSalary
25000
26000
25000
25000
26000
25000

Allowances
5000
5000
4000
5500
5500
4400

Deductions
2000
2500
2000
2000
2500
2000

TotalPayable
28000
28500
27000
28500
29000
27400

Super Key

Candidate Key
Primary Key
Alternate Key
Foreign Key
Cardinality
Degree

SalaryID
SalaryID, EmployeeID
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear, BasicSalary
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear, BasicSalary, Allowances
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear, BasicSalary, Allowances,
Deductions
SalaryID, EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear, BasicSalary, Allowances,
Deductions, TotalPayable
EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear
SalaryID
EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear
SalaryID
EmployeeID, SalaryMonth, SalaryYear
EmployeeID

6
8

These are the key Relation in any University Database. It can be further enhanced by including the
detailed relations like StudentCourse, StudentClass, FacultyCourse, FacultyClass, Admission, Result etc.