出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：This paper analyzes information collected from students who competed in the 2ndannual Database Design and Implementation competition held at the 2004 National Collegiate Conference (NCC) sponsored by the Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). Situational and behavioral data were collected, such as level of comfort of the environment and the computer lab. We also asked students about their perceptions of the clarity of the problem statement, the level of difficulty, and the amount of time available to complete the problem. Demographic data were also gathered to gauge the participants’ level of familiarity and experience with the software, the field of database design and implementation, and their overall experience in the area of Information Systems. Lastly, the performance of each team was recorded so relationships between the different variables and the success level of each team could be examined. The paper describes the contest, presents the collected data in summary form, looks at relationships between the different variables, and draws some conclusions based on the results. The conclusions may be useful to instructors of database courses as the competitors represent a wide cross section of database students across the country. This paper may also help those students who wish to compete in the database contest in the future.
