README.txt

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University of Washington | Bothell - Fall 2015
Course:  CSS 475 - CSS 475 Database Systems
Instructor:  Dr. Erika Parsons

Course Description:

Methods for obtaining requirements and designing database systems; differences
between hierarchical, relational, and network database designs; techniques for
designing and coding effective reporting procedures.
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The TrainGame is a collaborative class project between Brett Holman,
Zakk Roberts, and myself.  As a concept, TrainGame is based off of a real game
that I play in a model railroading club and I had a strong personal interest in
seeing the manual aspects of it become automated.  Special emphasis was placed
on table normalization and thorough testing for this project.  

Major Deliverables:
-- A comprehensive development manual
-- A live project presentation
-- A console app demonstrating basic gameplay and database interactions
-- Entity and Relationship Model Diagrams
-- A fully featured MySQL database with custom views, functions, triggers, and
   stored procedures for common tasks.