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Mgmt 3830 – Contemporary Mgmt 3830 – Contemporary Database ApplicationsDatabase Applications
Faculty of Management
Professor Brian Dobing
EMail: [email protected] Site: http://home.uleth.ca/~brian.dobing/3830.htm
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Class Web PageClass Web Page
http://home.uleth.ca/~brian.dobing/3830.htm
All Milestones and handouts Any Milestone updates or
corrections Class slides MS Access links, etc.
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Course GoalsCourse Goals Understand and experience the Understand and experience the
system building processsystem building process Recognize the management issues Recognize the management issues
in system buildingin system building Be able to build a small system in Be able to build a small system in
Microsoft Access 2000Microsoft Access 2000 Appreciate the risks of relying on Appreciate the risks of relying on
systemssystems
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Who Should Take Who Should Take Mgmt 3830?Mgmt 3830?
Required of all MIS majors Mgmt 3831 is now available for
non-MIS majors Some knowledge of Access is
essential Knowledge of programming (VB) is
also helpful
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Learn at a Higher LevelLearn at a Higher Level
Conceptual understanding is more important than rote learning Can’t learn everything about Access
in one term Every system requires different
features Need to learn how to learn
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Think For YourselfThink For Yourself
You are responsible for designing your system Design your own Forms Design your own Reports Decide what the system needs
But design with the client in mind
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Set Realistic Course GoalsSet Realistic Course Goals
Students enter 3830 with Different backgrounds Different knowledge of Access Different career goals
Decide what you want and what you need to do to get it
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Maintain the PaceMaintain the Pace
Course milestones are not easily done the night before
Building systems with tight deadlines can be very frustrating Usually they don’t work well
Get started early Think about the design
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Why Study Why Study Database Management?Database Management?
Most business data are stored in Most business data are stored in databasesdatabases
Most business systems are built Most business systems are built around a DataBase Management around a DataBase Management System (DBMS)System (DBMS)
To manage information, you must To manage information, you must understand databasesunderstand databases
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Why Do Organizations Why Do Organizations Build Systems?Build Systems?
Facilitate daily operations
Improve decision making
Control
Regulatory requirements
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Building Good SystemsBuilding Good SystemsIs Not EasyIs Not Easy
Only 25% of projects are finishedOnly 25% of projects are finished on timeon time within budgetwithin budget to the client’s satisfactionto the client’s satisfaction
50% of projects are over budget by 50% of projects are over budget by 60% or more and contain less than 60% or more and contain less than 70% of promised features70% of promised features
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Why Microsoft Access?Why Microsoft Access?
Access is the database package Access is the database package included in Microsoft Officeincluded in Microsoft Office
Easiest to learn and useEasiest to learn and use Powerful featuresPowerful features
BUTBUT Access is not designed for large, Access is not designed for large,
mission-critical systemsmission-critical systems
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Learning AccessLearning Access This class assumes you have seen
some introduction to Access Some of what you need will be
discussed in class But some features will be left to you
to learn from the book
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Final GradeFinal Grade
Final Exam 40 Class Project 60
Project has seven milestones
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TextbooksTextbooks Modern Database ManagementModern Database Management
McFadden et al. (On reserve)McFadden et al. (On reserve) Database Management SystemsDatabase Management Systems
Post (On reserve)Post (On reserve) Using Access 2000 Special EditionUsing Access 2000 Special Edition
or something similaror something similar
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Class ProjectClass Project
Build a system to manage a small, Build a system to manage a small, information-based businessinformation-based business
Support day-to-day operationsSupport day-to-day operations Generate management reportsGenerate management reports
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System TasksSystem Tasks
Build a sample data modelBuild a sample data model Create the system data modelCreate the system data model Build the databaseBuild the database Create some queriesCreate some queries Build the user interfaceBuild the user interface Provide some management reportsProvide some management reports Finish with an integrated systemFinish with an integrated system
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Project StructureProject Structure
Milestones are due by 9:45 AM For early milestones, you will get a
“correct” answer might be scaled down
For later milestones, you will need to fix any problems
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Project TeamsProject Teams
All milestones may be submitted in All milestones may be submitted in teams of two (but no more)teams of two (but no more)
Grades will not be adjusted for those Grades will not be adjusted for those who work alonewho work alone
Choose your partner carefullyChoose your partner carefully You can change partners anytime for You can change partners anytime for
the first five milestonesthe first five milestones
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Finally ...Finally ...
Read the syllabus carefullyRead the syllabus carefully This is our contractThis is our contract
Keep up with the readingsKeep up with the readings Start learning Access now, if you Start learning Access now, if you
don’t know it alreadydon’t know it already
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And have fun!!!And have fun!!!
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