School Database(s)

[evan_panagiotopoulos]

Here is the scenario: I have several teachers that would like to updatate their databases via the Internet. Should I create individual databases for each teacher or should I have one db where each teacher will have the ability to edit their records?

I NEED HELP!!!!

[Vaughan]

Will the results of all teacher's data need to be totalled or compared in any way? If so a simgle database is the answer.

Then again, a single database is a lot easier to manage anyway.

[evan_panagiotopoulos]

Pardon me, I don't want to mess up. I do not I understand. Do you favor one huge database or many small ones? The data will not be totalled or compared in any way. It's an individual effort.

[Vaughan]

Only one way to really be sure: perform a short "pilot" test and try out both ways, see which method the teachers like best and which seems to work well.

In photography they call this a "practical test." All critical decisions are made using practical tests. Polaroids are one example.