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Sidney Andrews MCT, MVP Azure Karin Carlson MCT, MOS Master, and MOS Expert Heather Daniel MCT, MIEE, MOS Master Lani Fraizer MIE, Data science education consultant Sharon Fry MCT, MOS Master, MTA Brandon W. Jacobson MTA, MOS Master, MIE, MCE Cory Larson Illustrator and animator Tim McMichael Faculty, Estrella Mountain Community College, Computer Information Systems and Microsoft Office Pat Phillips Computer science education consultant Marisa Vitiello Art Director Andy Warren MCT, MCSA, MCSE, MDA 40572A: Microsoft Access expert 2019 Warm-up .................................................... 26 Topic 1: Overview of database design Contents guidelines ................................................... 28 Module 1: Introduction to databases Designing a good database ............ 28 and Microsoft Access .......................... 1 Activity: K-W-L ..................................... 30 Contents ............................................................ 2 Try-it: Overview of database design Module overview ............................................ 4 guidelines .............................................. 31 Description ................................................... 4 Topic 2: Develop table plans ............... 33 Scenario ......................................................... 5 Forming tables ..................................... 34 Cornerstone ................................................. 6 Activity: One step back, two forward Lesson 1: Overview of databases .............. 7 ................................................................... 35 Overview ....................................................... 7 Try-it: Develop table plans .............. 35 Warm-up ....................................................... 7 Wrap-up...................................................... 37 Topic 1: Understand the purpose of a Lesson 3: Understanding Access basics database ........................................................ 8 ............................................................................ 38 What is a database? ............................. 9 Overview ..................................................... 38 Why do you need databases? .......... 9 Warm-up .................................................... 38 Activity: Think-pair-share ................... 10 Topic 1: Explore the Access environment .............................................. 39 Try-it: Understand the purpose of a database ................................................. 11 Navigation Pane .................................. 40 Topic 2: Define database terms .......... 12 Activity: Each one, teach one .......... 41 Common terms around databases Try-it: Explore the Access ................................................................... 12 environment ......................................... 41 Activity: Terminology matching ..... 18 Topic 2: Explore an Access file ............ 43 Try-it: Define database terms ......... 18 Naming conventions ......................... 43 Topic 3: Explore data sources .............. 20 Activity: Rapid fire quiz ..................... 45 What are data sources? .................... 20 Try-it: Explore an Access file ........... 46 Activity: Discuss and learn................ 22 Topic 3: Open Access objects ............. 49 Try-it: Explore data sources ............. 23 Activity: Show me how ...................... 50 Wrap-up ...................................................... 24 Try-it: Open Access objects ............. 50 Lesson 2: Designing databases ............... 26 Wrap-up...................................................... 52 Overview ..................................................... 26 Glossary ........................................................... 54 4 Designing and setting up data structure Cornerstone .................................................... 57 Setting a primary key ........................ 13 Overview ..................................................... 57 Remove the primary key .................. 14 Objectives ................................................... 57 Activity: Discuss and learn ............... 15 Duration ...................................................... 58 Try-it: Create primary keys .............. 15 Instructions ................................................ 58 Wrap-up...................................................... 16 Tasks ............................................................. 58 Lesson 2: Starting an Access database. 17 File: Overview ..................................................... 17 Cornerstone_harvest_tracking.accdb Warm-up .................................................... 17 ................................................................... 59 Topic 1: Create an Access file.............. 18 Module 2: Designing and setting up Create a database by using a data structure ....................................... 1 template ................................................. 18 Contents ............................................................ 2 Create a blank database ................... 18 Module overview ............................................ 4 Compact and repair a database .... 19 Description ................................................... 4 Explore ways to compact and repair Scenario ......................................................... 5 a database ............................................. 19 Cornerstone ................................................. 5 Activity: Discuss and learn .................... 20 Lesson 1: Starting the database design . 6 Try-it: Create an Access file ............. 21 Overview ....................................................... 6 Topic 2: Create a table ........................... 21 Warm-up ....................................................... 6 Add a table ............................................ 21 Topic 1: Organize related data ............. 7 Copy data from another source .... 22 The design process ............................... 7 Import, append, or link to data from Dividing the information into tables another source ..................................... 23 ..................................................................... 7 Activity: Show and tell ....................... 25 Turning information items into Try-it: Create a table .......................... 26 columns .................................................... 8 Topic 3: Use AutoNumber and set the Activity: Think-pair-share ................... 9 primary key ................................................ 26 Try-it: Organize related data ............. 9 Activity: Pose a challenge ..................... 27 Topic 2: Overview of data types ......... 10 Try-it: Use AutoNumber and set the Ac tivity: Pose a challenge ................. 12 primary key ........................................... 28 Try-it: Overview of data types ........ 12 Wrap-up...................................................... 29 Topic 3: Create primary keys ............... 13 Lesson 3: Creating table fields