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Data Dictionaries

Audience

Software development managers, IT managers, software developers

Prerequisites

An understanding of the principles of software engineering and design; an understanding of the role of analysts, designers, and programmers; and an understanding of the importance of the concepts of completeness and correctness in software development, in particular in analysis and design

Course Aim

To give students a complete understanding of the construction and validation of a data dictionary

Learning Objectives

Describe the construction and use of a data dictionary. Explain the role of a data dictionary in the software engineering process. Understand the role of validation in the construction and use of data dictionaries. Explain the different data dictionary entries for different entities. Describe the use of CASE tools in an automated data dictionary.

Topics Covered

Data dictionary introduction - Introducing data dictionaries - DFD definitions - Information and validation Constructing a data dictionary - Entities - Attributes and processes - Data flows and data stores Data dictionary validation - Recurring attributes - Attributes and data flows - Attributes and data stores