Maricopa Community Colleges  CIS217AM   20046-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/09/03

CIS217AM  2004 Fall – 2011 Summer II

L+L  3.0 Credit(s)  4.0 Period(s)  3.7 Load  Occ

Advanced Microsoft Access: Database Management

Advanced database concepts including database design, primary and secondary key selection and relationships between tables. Queries, sub forms, macros, events, Visual Basic modules and Access Internet features also covered.

Prerequisites: (BPC/CIS117DM or BPC/CIS117CM).

Cross-References: BPC217AM

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CIS217AM  2004 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Advanced Microsoft Access: Database Management

 

1.

Review the basics of database concepts: relational vs. flat database, database design techniques, relational database structure, and data retrieval. (I)

2.

Identify primary keys, foreign keys, relationships between tables and referential integrity. (II)

3.

Explain creating, deleting and adding relationships. (I, III)

4.

Define creating relations and join in queries. (IV)

5.

Differentiate between select queries and crosstab queries. (V)

6.

Demonstrate creating action queries. (V)

7.

Explain macros and events. (VI)

8.

Apply Visual Basic modules. (VII)

9.

Explain and demonstrate Internet features of Access. (VIII)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CIS217AM  2004 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Advanced Microsoft Access: Database Management

 

I. Databases

A. Relational

B. Flat

C. Seven-step method for database design

D. Database structure: relationships between tables

E. Types of queries

F. Using queries

II. Keys

A. Primary

1. Creating

2. Benefits

B. Foreign

C. Referential integrity

III. Table Relationships

A. Types

1. One-to-one

2. One-to many

3. Many-to-one

4. Many-to-many

B. Creating relationships between tables

C. Creating links between tables

D. Existing relationships

1. Adding

2. Deleting

E. Analyze tables

IV. Tables and queries

A. Adding more than one table

B. Removing a table

C. Adding fields from more than one table

D. Limitations of multiple-table queries

E. Creating query joins

1. Joining tables

2. Deleting joins

F. Table join types

1. Inner

2. Outer

G. Join properties

V. Queries

A. Calculate totals

B. Total Row options

C. Total on all records

D. Total query criteria

E. Crosstab query

1. Concept

2. Creating

F. Parameter query

G. Action query

1. Types

2. Concept

3. Creating

4. Application

VI. Macros and events

A. Purpose

B. How used

C. Creating

D. Adding multiple actions

E. Running

F. Troubleshooting

VII. Visual Basic module

A. Definition

B. Basics

C. Use

D. Application

VIII. Internet Features

A. Web toolbar

B. Web Wizard

C. HTML template files

D. Creating a home page

E. Exporting to HTML format

 

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