Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design

This second edition has been substantially revised and expanded to encompass the latest ideas in designing a conceptual data model. It has been written primarily for students of computer science as well as professional database designers. The major part of the book deals with Object-Role Modelling (ORM), a conceptual approach which views the world in terms of objects and the roles they play. Each chapter ends with a summary of the major points covered, and a glossary of terms and technical symbols is included. Graded exercises are included, as are selected answers, a bibliography, and an index. The author is a senior lecturer and director of the asymmetric research laboratory at the University of Queensland.Terry Halpin is the author of 'Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design' with ISBN 9780133557022 and ISBN 0133557022.