


				DBIS Project Scope Report

					
	


	Overview:
		The maintenance of large and diverse data about members of particular group in
	a schema can be effeciently employed through a database system.It definitely scores over
	other conventional methods in keeping track of records which contain wide range of attributes
	and associated fields.
			We hope to solve the routine problems associated with the storage and retrieval
	of data ,specifically involving the information about individuals of a particular group.
	
	
	Aims:
		
	1.An effecient maintenance of a database which would track the information about IITB students 
	and staff members.The data includes the personal information about students like Roll no,Deptt,
	CPI,Hostel etc.A similar analogy would be followed with Faculty and staff members.
	
	2.The information,excluding few specific fields,may be made accessible to everyone in the campus.
	So online retrieval of the data according to specific needs of the user(in this case the whole of
	IITB community) is also considered.	

	3.In few cases,and certain specific fields the data can also be updated by the Students,Faculty and
	the staff members which implies a more hold of these users on the system.For Eg. The database administrator
	need not keep track of information like the hostel change and the address of the members,which might
	need regular updating but would result in tedious job for the administrator.So the members can directly
	update it themselves,providing them with definite but controlled access.

	4.Few fields associated with users information would also include department specific data such as
	key perms to the labs.The student representatives of a particular class,the Department positions
	held by the member and other specific details pertaining to their branches would also be incorpporated.

	5.For the above we will have to include special users to be termed as the department-dbase-administrator
	otherwise it would be difficult to incorporate details which are department specific and the 
	members cant be given the access to manipulate it themselves.

	6.The retrieval of data based on students cpi and department-ranks would be important for various
	purposes involving analysis and other comparisons ,as is required by the institute magazine InsIghT,
        which could then directly use it.For eg.this would help students and faculty members to have a clear 
	picture of the status of campus recruitments.
	
	
		
		
	
	
	
	
	
		

	
	
	
