Course Description
Data is everywhere. Whether you are at the grocery store, office,
laboratory, classroom, or ballpark, you are awash in data: prices,
schedules, performance measures, lab results, recipes, contact
information, quality metrics, market indices, grades, and statistics.
Most job roles today involve some form of data management. In the
case of data workers, it may be their primary job task. For some, like
research scientists and accountants, data management may be a strong
component of the job. And for others, such as sales clerks or those in
the skilled trades, data management may consist of an incidental job
responsibility such as time reporting or recording a sale. But virtually
everyone is affected in some way by the need to manage data.
A relational database application such as Microsoft® Office Access®
2013 can help you and your organization collect and manage large amounts
of data. Access is a versatile tool. You can use it as a personal data
management tool (for your use alone), or you can use it as a
construction set to develop applications for an entire department or
organization. In this course, you will learn how to use Access 2013 to
manage your data, including creating a new database; constructing
tables; designing forms and reports; and creating queries to join,
filter, and sort data.
Agenda
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Access
Topic A: Orientation to Microsoft Access
Topic B: Create a Simple Access Database
Topic C: Get Help in Microsoft Access
Lesson 2: Working with Table Data
Topic A: Modify Table Data
Topic B: Sort and Filter Records
Topic C: Create Lookups
Lesson 3: Querying a Database
Topic A: Join Data from Different Tables in a Query
Topic B: Sort and Filter Data in a Query
Topic C: Perform Calculations in a Query
Lesson 4: Creating Advanced Queries
Topic A: Create Parameter Queries
Topic B: Create Action Queries
Topic C: Create Unmatched and Duplicate Queries
Topic D: Summarize Data
Lesson 5: Generating Reports
Topic A: Create a Report
Topic B: Add Controls to a Report
Topic C: Enhance the Appearance of a Report
Topic D: Prepare a Report for Print
Lesson 6: Customizing the Access Environment
Topic A: The Access Options Dialog Box