1. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen1 Welcome to Database Application Development Course

2. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen2 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

3. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen3 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

4. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen4 Important dates: Monday May 02, 2012First class Wednesday May 30, 2012Midterm 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, 2012Last class Date for the Final examinationto be announced

5. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen5 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.

6. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen6 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 Prototyping Ch 8. Introduction to VBA Lecture NotesDr. Yangjun Chen

7. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen7 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.

8. May 2012ACS-2814/3 Yangjun Chen8 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.