Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Introduction

 Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007: Introduction

Course Description

Most organizations maintain and manage large amounts of information. One of the most efficient and powerful ways of managing data is by using relational databases. Information can be stored, linked, and managed using a single relational database application and its associated tools. In this course, you will examine the basic database concepts, and create and modify databases and their various objects using the Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 relational database application. 

Course Objective: You will create and modify new databases and their various objects.

Target Student: This course is designed for students who wish to learn the basic operations of the Microsoft Access database application to perform their day-to-day responsibilities, and to understand the advantages that using a relational database application can bring to their business processes. The Level 1 course is for the individual whose job responsibilities include designing and creating new databases, tables, and relationships; creating and maintaining records; locating records; and producing reports based on the information in the database. Individuals who want to pursue Microsoft Certified Application Specialist certification in Microsoft Office Access 2007 can also take this course.

Prerequisites: Students should have completed the following courses or possess equivalent knowledge before starting this course: 

• Windows XP: Introduction

• Windows XP: Level 1 

Performance-Based Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 

• examine the basic database concepts and explore the Microsoft Office Access 2007 environment. 

• design a simple database.

• build a new database with related tables.

• manage data in a table.

• query a database using different methods.

• design forms.

• generate reports.

 Course Content

Lesson 1: Exploring the Microsoft® Office Access™ 2007 Environment

Topic 1A: Examine Database Concepts

Topic 1B: Explore the User Interface

Topic 1C: Use an Existing Access Database

Topic 1D: Customize the Access Environment

Topic 1E: Obtain Help

Lesson 2: Designing a Database

Topic 2A: Describe the Relational Database Design Process

Topic 2B: Define Database Purpose

Topic 2C: Review Existing Data 

Topic 2D: Determine Fields 

Topic 2E: Group Fields into Tables

Topic 2F: Normalize Data

Topic 2G: Designate Primary and Foreign Keys

Topic 2H: Determine Table Relationships

Lesson 3: Building a Database

Topic 3A: Create a New Database

Topic 3B: Create a Table

Topic 3C: Manage Tables

Topic 3D: Create a Table Relationship

Topic 3E: Save a Database as a Previous Version

Lesson 4: Managing Data in a Table

Topic 4A: Modify Table Data

Topic 4B: Sort Records

Topic 4C: Work with Subdatasheets

Lesson 5: Querying a Database

Topic 5A: Filter Records

Topic 5B: Create a Query

Topic 5C: Add Criteria to a Query

Topic 5D: Add a Calculated Field to a Query 

Topic 5E: Perform Calculations on a Record Grouping

Lesson 6: Designing Forms

Topic 6A: View Data Using an Access Form

Topic 6B: Create a Form 

Topic 6C: Modify the Design of a Form

Lesson 7: Generating Reports

Topic 7A: View an Access Report

Topic 7B: Create a Report

Topic 7C: Add a Custom Calculated Field to a Report

Topic 7D: Format the Controls in a Report

Topic 7E: Apply an AutoFormat Style to a Report

Topic 7F: Prepare a Report for Print