Database Reference
In-Depth Information
From Question 3, we learn that we are building a data entry application, which means our
data model will be relational and not dimensional. Therefore we can complete the Concept
template:
Survey Concepts
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
1. Survey
1. Organization
2. Survey Category
2. Industry
1. Survey Completion Date
1. Completed Survey
3. Survey Section
3. Survey Respondent
4. Survey Question
Here are the definitions for each of these concepts:
Completed
Survey
One filled in survey that contains a collection of opinions from a survey respondent in reaction to an
organization's product or service.
The general sector in which an organization operates. This can include retail, manufacturing, health-
care, public welfare, education, etc. It is common for an organization to operate in more than one in-
dustry.
Industry
The company or government agency that needs the survey. Organization is equivalent to the concept of
customer as the organization pays us for the survey management service we provide. We prefer the term
“organization” because of the ambiguity often associated with the term “customer.”
Organization
A template of questions designed to be completed by an individual for continuous improvement of the
organization. A completed survey is one filled in survey.
Survey
Survey
Cat-
The driver for the survey such as employee satisfaction, consumer feedback, course evaluation, market
research, etc.
egory
