Re: Question: Putting Data Into 3rd Normal Form

"confused" <confused_at_no-email.com> wrote in message news:9ba9kq$rm9$1_at_newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions and constructive criticisms on what
 I
> have attempted so far.
> ( and yes, it does relate to a college assignment )
>
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> Feel free to criticise :)
>

ok...here it comes...

you should do some reading up, perhaps in other texts or on the net, to find the answers rather than relying on experienced professionals...that is if you one day want to become an experienced professional.

in "the real world", we are routinely faced with having to find new solutions to problems and are given new problems for which it may not be known even whether or not a solution exists, but one "had better be found". the goal of such exercises is to develop one's abilities to do so. with "text book" problems, it is known the solution exists and is relatively simple.

while some may resort to the argument that students are just using collaboration as is done "in the real world", the flaw is that one knows a simple answer exists for the textbook problem and the task of the student is to learn to find answers in a controlled environment which allows for the instructor to provide guidance but still have the student apply effort and learn. professional collaboration is much different. could you imagine Glaxo asking Proctor-Gamble, "Hey, do you guys have a compound we can use to cure Alzheimers?"

uh huh...rationalize it any way you want, but asking others to give you the answer is dishonest and the student looses the most. likewise for those who facilitate cheating by giving the answer. Received on Sat Apr 21 2001 - 03:41:46 CEST