Lab Schedule for LIS 558

Database Management Systems and Programming

Location: Lab A, MC 230, Thursdays 12:00 - 1:20 p.m.

Manual: Adamski, J.J., Hommel, C., & Finnegan, K.T. (1997). New Perspectives on Microsoft Access 97, Cambridge, MA: Course Technology Inc. A copy is on reserve at the FIMS library.

To obtain all of the files that are necessary to do the exercises at the end of each tutorial
in this lab manual, download this
self-extracting zipped file.

Lab #

Date (2000)

Lab topic

Reference

1

Jan 13

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2

Jan 20

Intro to MS Access 97, Maintaining a Database

Tutorial 1, 2

3

Jan 27

Querying a database

Tutorial 3

4

Feb 3

Creating Forms and Reports

Tutorial 4

5

Feb 10

Creating More Advanced Queries and Custom Forms

Tutorial 5

6

Feb 17

Customizing Reports and Integrating Access with Other Programs

Tutorial 6

 

Feb 24

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7

Mar 2

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8

Mar 9

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9

Mar 16

Project consultation

 

10

Mar 23

Project consultation

 

11

Mar 30

Project consultation

 

12

Apr 6

Project consultation

 

13

Apr 13

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LIS 558