SILS iSchool

31 Oct 2018

Value Added | daily

Class Schedule

Basics | sessions 01-05

22 AUG | intro
27 AUG | clients
29 AUG | servers
05 Sep | networks
10 Sep | basics lab

Web Development | sessions 06-11

12 Sep | structural layer
17 Sep | presentational layer
19 Sep | working with layers
24 Sep | behavior layer
26 Sep | images & design
01 Oct | website lab

Document Markup | sessions 12-14

03 Oct | object layers
08 Oct | graphics
10 Oct | document markup lab

Spreadsheets | sessions 15-19

15 Oct | spreadsheets
17 Oct | formulas & functions
22 Oct | thoughts about data display
 18 Oct  | Fall Break 
24 Oct | database tools
29 Oct | spreadsheets lab

Relational Database | sessions 20-26

31 Oct | relational databases | Access- a RDBMS | create a database | next session

05 Nov | tables
07 Nov | relationships
12 Nov | input & output
14 Nov | SQL
19 Nov | complex queries
26 Nov | databases lab
 21 Nov | Thanksgiving 

Presentation | sessions 27-30

28 Nov | presentation design
03 Dec | presentation delivery
05 Dec | presentation lab
12 Dec | 0800-1100 | final in class presentation





Create an empty database, which you will later populate with imported and created data.

The database is a vessel that holds multiple, related objects

To become familiar with Access,
start by creating a new blank database to use as the basis for Task 05

save it to your working folder using a descriptive filename

you don't have to build the structure just yet, but have it ready for use

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Create a second new blank database to use for practice

  1. save it to your working folder under a descriptive filename
  2. if you wish, you may download the Northwind database and look it over to familiarize yourself with some of the Access tools
    • this database is far more complex than anything you will be doing, but the relationships between tables in Northwind are examples of how you need to tie your tables together to make them work in a relational manner
[MSAccess Northwind Database]

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