Assignments Given
Class # Date Topic Lab? Readings (usually due in 1 week)
1 3-Sep Weds Procedures; Basics      
2 5-Sep Fri Finish Basics, Digital Economy   RT.1, RT.2  
3 10-Sep Weds Microsoft Access I -- Tables and Forms LAB GB.2 1: Flat file creation
4 12-Sep Fri Microsoft Access II -- Queries and Reports LAB GB.3  
5 17-Sep Weds Memory Storage Calculations   Handout 2: Queries, Reports, Data Sizing
6 19-Sep Fri Data Management; Start Multi-Table Databases   RT.4  
7 24-Sep Weds Database Theory, ER Diagrams, Bubble Diagrams   Handout 3:  Database Design
8 26-Sep Fri 1-to-Many Design Exercises      
9 1-Oct Weds Multiple Tables in Access I LAB GB.5 4:  Database Design, Access
10 3-Oct Fri Design Exercises, Multiple Tables in Access II LAB GB.4  
11 8-Oct Weds More forms, Switchboards, Subtypes LAB   5:  Database Design, Access
12 10-Oct Fri Network Computing I, Data Transmission Times   RT.5, TG.4, TG.5  
13 15-Oct Weds Network Computing II, Review for midterm      
14 17-Oct Fri Midterm 1      
15 22-Oct Weds Many-to-many relationships, Multiple Tables in Access III LAB GB.6  
16 24-Oct Fri Database Design Exercises with Many-to-Many Relationships      
17 29-Oct Weds Normal forms and Normalization     6: Database Design, Normalization
18 31-Oct Fri Database Design Exercises, Multi-Path Relationships      
19 5-Nov Weds Query Lab LAB   7:  Database Design, Queries
20 7-Nov Fri Advanced and Chained Query Lab LAB    
21 12-Nov Weds More Query Chaining, Ethics and Security I LAB RT.3 8:  Database Design, Queries
22 14-Nov Fri Ethics and Security II      
23 19-Nov Weds Kinds of Information systems, Decision Support   RT.8, RT.9  
24 21-Nov Fri Midterm 2      
25 26-Nov Weds Database Design Exercises,  Unary Relationships LAB    
-- 28-Nov Fri No class -- Thanksgiving Recess     9:  Database Design, Access
26 3-Dec Weds Acquisition and Development I   RT.10  
27 5-Dec Fri Acquisition and Development II, Teacher Evaluations      
28 10-Dec Weds Review for Final      
-- 15-Dec Mon Final Exam, 4-7 PM (exam group F)