Notes on the Database Research tasks (T2.5 and T2.8) results

Most of the students did interesting research and offered some analysis in answering the questions.
Although this work has been done -- the analysis of the databases was insufficient in depth and features. In a number of posts the secondary functions were discussed that belong rather to the separate software programs that might use the database functions somehow but do not belong to the database mechanism per se.
This is important to understand in the duration of the course where the clear analysis of the databases and database management systems is a key part of the IS knowledge. It is also important to be able to see the problems and benefits of the databases through the surrounding software programs since sometimes the problems and benefits come not from databases but from such applications. But sometimes the decision might be made to change the underlying database as inadequate and restrictive for the further evolution of the application value (remember value chain) of the whole system and even whole business based on IS, which is based on db.

The grading was largely overrated (this is why I wanted to see if the closed grading that only I see will be better) and might be caused by insufficient understanding by the graders that the task was about the databases and not applications.

Also, the lack of negative notes didn't allow students to use the opportunity offered in the task of improving the work AFTER it has been reviewed and in one case it hasn't been done even with negative reviews. This is not good for effort, merit, and attendance evaluation.