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ITE 150: Desktop Database Software (Access 2003/2002) - 3 Credits 
Professor: Paula J. Worthington 

Overview

ITE 150 provides a general working introduction to software for database management. Course covers planning, defining, and using a database; performing queries; creating forms; producing reports; working with multiple files. 

Prerequisite: ITE 115 (IST 117) or division approval. 
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Objectives
 
  • If you do well in this course, you will be able to: 
    • Identify and discuss database techniques. 
    • Discuss microcomputer DBMS fundamentals, capabilities, limitations, applications and problems. 
    • Plan and define a microcomputer DBMS application.
    • Create and use a microcomputer DBMS application. 
    • Perform queries against a database using a microcomputer DBMS query language. 
    • Create forms to access a database. 
    • Produce reports from a database. 
    • Sequence the database. 
    • Recognize the need for and work with multiple databases. 
    • Interchange data with other applications. 
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    Materials
     
    Required Texts

    The required textbooks for this course are:

    • New Perspectives: Microsoft Access 2003 Comprehensive, Second Edition by Adamski and Finnegan with SAM Assessment and Training CD (3.0 version), ISBN: 1418855316, Course Technology/Thomson Learning Publishers.

    OR

    • New Perspectives - Microsoft Access 2002, Comprehensive
      By Adamski, Hommel and Finnegan. Publisher: Course Technology, 2001
      ISBN: 0-619-02089-X

     

    For information on how to order your textbooks, go to http://eli.nvcc.edu/books/

    Call before going to a campus bookstore to make sure the materials are in stock. If you don't see what you need, ask for assistance. Each bookstore has a separate section for ELI courses. Print this page and take it with you to avoid confusion.
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    Grading
     

    Word 2003 Assignments
    Percentage
    Introductory Letter
    0
    9 Tutorials 
    36
    3 Exams
    64
    Word 2002 Assignments
    Percentage
    Introductory Letter
    0
    9 Tutorials
    36 
    3 Exams
    64
     

     

    Grading Scale


    Final Grades will be based on the following scale:

    A = 90%-100%
    B = 80%-89%
    C = 70%-79%  
    D = 60%-69% 
    F = Below 60%  
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    Exams
      You are expected to take your examinations at one of the NVCC campus Testing Centers. Be sure to allow enough time to complete your exam before the Testing Center closes; Testing centers have specific policies relating to the administration of ELI exams. Testing Centers will NOT let you take an exam if you bring your children.  This is an issue of liability. 

    For Testing Center locations, hours of operation and policies, click here. 

    At all Testing Centers, you will be required to show photo identification to take your examination. This may be an official driver's license, a DMV ID, or a military ID. You will also be required to provide the appropriate Exam Pass found on your course web site or in the Syllabus, and your NovaConnect ID (also called your Student Number and EmplID). To look up your NovaConnect ID before you go to the testing center, go to http://www.nvcc.edu/novaconnect/. 

    If you have received a W grade, you must have written permission from your instructor to take exams. Be sure to take this permission with you to the Testing Center to take the exam. 

    Proctor Request Form 

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    ELI Policies and Procedures
      This is an Extended Learning Institute (ELI) course. ELI courses differ from campus courses in several important ways, including enrollment dates, communication with faculty, assignment completion requirements, and exams. You must follow ELI's policies and procedures if you take this course. Read (or review) ELI's Policies and Procedures before you begin the course. 
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    Contacting the Instructor
      You may contact me through regular email at pworthington@nvcc.edu, or by telephone during my campus office hours at (703) 868-5630. You may also call me to schedule a meeting in person. 
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    Beginning the Course
     
    1. Use your web browser to connect to http://www.nvcc.edu/bbstart. Follow the directions to determine your email, Blackboard and VIVA account user names and passwords.
    2. Log on to your email account and make sure you know how to use it; you will be required to use this account for all course-related email. 
    3. Log on to your Blackboard account. 
    4. Click on this course under "My Courses." Review the entire course to make sure you understand what will be required of you. Then start completing the assignments. 

    Please note that account generation takes approximately one week from the time of your paid registration. If you cannot log on after one week, contact the IT Help Desk. 

     


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