Guiding novice database developers in database schema creation

摘要

The world is abound with data. Almost every organization has utilized a Database Management System (DBMS) to store and manage the huge amount of data. Problem exists when the ability to leverage the features of the tools has historically fallen to a limited group of experts. This would require formal database design training and cannot be learnt overnight. As such, the problem leads to another issue which is, developers avoidance of using DBMS for their data storage. Thus, the objective of this work is to provide a way for tackling the issue by developing a tool for users who have less experiences and understanding in database design to be able to develop their own database schema. The tool will provide guidance to the developers in a story-telling fashion. The methodology used in developing the tool is design thinking and rapid application development (RAD). Initial user acceptance test conducted with few representatives of the target group gives promising results in terms of usefulness, user-friendliness, ease of time and user satisfaction of the tool.