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Join Professor Yangjun Chen in this course to learn relational database design, development, and programming using Microsoft Access. Covering Entity-Relationship modeling, normalization, SQL, and more. Stay updated on important dates, exam schedule, textbook, and evaluation criteria.
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Welcome to Database Application Development Course ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Name: Yangjun Chen • Birthplace: China • P.h..D: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1995 • Post Doctor.: University of Chemnitz, Germany, 1995/7 - 1997/8 • Senior engineer: Germany Research Center for Information Technology, • 1997/9 - 2000/2 • Post-Doc.: University of Alberta, 2000/2 - 2000/6 • Assistant Prof.: Winnipeg University, from 2000/7 • Associate Prof.: Winnipeg University, from 2004/7 • Full Prof.: University of Winnipeg, from 2009/7 ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Professor: Dr. Y. Chen Office: 3D27 E-mail: y.chen@uwinnipeg.ca home-page:http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/~ychen2 phone: 786-9417 Meeting time: 10:30 - 12:30 Mondays & Wednesdays Lab Meeting Time: Mondays 15:45 – 17:45 Meeting and lab location: 3D03 Office hours: 13:00 - 16:00 Wednesday 10:00 – 14:00 Friday ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Important dates: • Monday May 02, 2012 First class • Wednesday May 30, 2012 Midterm examination • June 05, 2012 • Final date to withdraw without academic penalty from a course that begins on May 01 and ends on June 27 of the 2012 Spring Term • Wednesday June 27, 2012 Last class • Date for the Final examination to be announced ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Course objectives: • The course introduces relational database design, development and programming using Microsoft Access. Specifically it: • introduces Entity-Relationship modeling, relational databases, and normalization • focuses on introductory issues of creating tables, indexes, relationships, forms, reports of lists and grouped data, selection queries and action queries, macros • emphasizes hands-on experience through classroom lectures, weekly labs for practice and exploration, SQL, and assignments. ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Required textbook: Exploring Microsoft Access 2003 with VBA By Robert T. Grauer and Maryann Barber, ISBN 0-13-0187741-0 Lecture Notes By Dr. Yangjun Chen Required reading: Ch 1. Introduction to Microsoft Access: What Is A Database? Ch 2. Tables and Forms: Design, Properties, Views, and Wizards Ch 3. Information From the Database: Reports and Queries Ch 4. Relational Databases, External Data, Charts, and the Switchboard Ch 5. One-to-Many Relationships: Subforms and Multiple Table Queries Ch 6. Many-to-Many Relationships:A More Complex System Ch 7. Building Applications: The Switchboard, Macros, and PrototypingCh 8. Introduction to VBA Lecture Notes Dr. Yangjun Chen ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Course Evaluation: • 4 assignments 20% • 1 midterm examination 30% • 1 final examination 50% • All assignments are handed in at class on the due date. • All works must be prepared using a word processor and placed in a folder. • Late assignments are accepted (up to 1 day late) and receive a 25% penalty. ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen
Academic dishonesty: • Academic dishonesty is a very serious offense and will be dealt with in accordance with the University's discipline bylaw. Be sure that you have read and understood Regulations and Policies, #8 in the 2011-2012 UW Calendar. ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen