Purpose
Microsoft Access is a database management software that is used to store and retrieve data. It is typically used in small to medium-sized organizations, and is often used to create custom databases and data-driven applications.
Course Objectives
- Understanding the basics of Microsoft Access and its interface, including how to navigate the software and perform common tasks.
- Creating and designing tables, queries, forms, and reports, including how to create tables and fields, design forms for data entry, and create reports for data analysis and presentation.
- Importing and exporting data, including how to import data from different sources, export data to different file formats, and manage data to ensure data quality and integrity.
- Basic SQL queries, including how to write basic SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data in a Microsoft Access database.
- Data validation and integrity, including how to ensure data integrity and accuracy, apply data validation rules and constraints, and maintain data security and confidentiality.
- Creating and managing relationships between tables, including how to create and manage relationships between tables to ensure data consistency and integrity.
- Advanced query techniques, including how to write advanced SQL queries, use subqueries and joins, and create and use parameter queries.
- Automating tasks and macros, including how to automate repetitive tasks and use macros to automate complex procedures.
- Best practices for data management, including how to plan and design a database, ensure data quality and accuracy, and maintain data security and confidentiality.
- Hands-on practice and experience in creating and managing databases, importing and exporting data, querying data, creating forms and reports, and automating tasks using Microsoft Access.
Program Outline
Topic 1. Introduction to Microsoft Access and its interface
Overview of Microsoft Access, its features and capabilities, and how to navigate the software and perform common tasks.
Topic 2. Creating and designing tables
Creating tables and fields, setting field properties, defining primary and foreign keys, creating indexes.
Topic 3. Designing forms and reports
Creating forms for data entry, designing reports for data analysis and presentation.
Topic 4. Importing and exporting data
Importing data from different sources, exporting data to different file formats, managing data to ensure data quality and integrity.
Topic 5. Basic SQL queries
Writing basic SQL queries to retrieve and manipulate data in a Microsoft Access database.
Topic 6. Data validation and integrity
Ensuring data integrity and accuracy, applying data validation rules and constraints, maintaining data security and confidentiality.
Topic 7. Creating and managing relationships between tables
Creating and managing relationships between tables to ensure data consistency and integrity.
Topic 8. Advanced query techniques
Writing advanced SQL queries, using subqueries and joins, creating and using parameter queries.
Topic 9. Automating tasks and macros
Automating repetitive tasks and using macros to automate complex procedures.
Topic 10. Best practices for data management
Planning and designing a database, ensuring data quality and accuracy, maintaining data security and confidentiality.
Topic 11. Hands-on practice and experience
Creating and managing databases, importing and exporting data, querying data, creating forms and reports, automating tasks using Microsoft Access.
Topic 12. Advanced topics
Creating and Using forms for data entry, creating and customizing reports, creating macros, creating and managing a switchboard, creating and managing a navigation form, creating and managing a multi-user database.