1. MGS 351 Introduction to Management Information Systems
Lab #2

2. Agenda Attendance Get into groups Homework 1 Hints Team Info Exchange
Team Information Database (TIDB)
Reminders

3. Groups Check UBlearns for the group you are in
I have assigned you to a group
The group names will look like this:
Recitation#_Group#
UBlearns Group pages include:
File exchange
Group discussion board
I will assign a seating location for your group
Please sit with your group every recitation!

4. Park 143

5. Homework 1 (10 points) Deliverables:
Chapters 1 & 2 – Overview & Tables
Databases: StudentRoster.accdb & Employees.accdb
Chapter 1 Guided Exercise
Chapter 2 Guided and Applied Exercises
Chapter 2 Guided Exercise Questions
Deliverables:
StudentRoster.accdb & Employees.accdb to E-Assign
Chapter 2 Guided Exercise Questions (p. 18) in class or
Due:
Wednesday Recitations: February 11, 2015
Friday Recitations: February 13, 2015

6. Homework 1 Tips
To create a new table, select create tab and choose “Table”
Date Function: Date()
Used alone, it returns today’s date
Mathematical Rules:
<> Date cannot equal today
> Date must be after today

7. Homework 1 Tips Resumé Custom Input Mask – Employee Code
You must insert your resumé
If you do not have a resume, make one
Custom Input Mask – Employee Code
Must use certain characters in order to fit requirements
In order to determine characters:
Go to Design View of table and select the field that you are creating input mask for
Click in the Input Mask field and hit F1
Use Access Help to bring up table of characters
Use rules to figure out which characters to use

8. Homework 1 Submission Database files should be submitted to E-Assign
When submitting homework, remember:
Upload & submit one file at a time
Check to make sure you are submitting the correct file
Re-download your files to check that the correct version of the files were submitted properly (and that the submission worked correctly)
Please notify me BEFORE class if you have any technical issues with E-Assign

9. Team Info Exchange ICEBREAKER: Team Info Exchange
Pg. 83 in Access textbook
Get contact information
Name
Phone #
Figure out a weekly meeting time

10. Team Communication Activity
Team Information Database (TIDB)
Pages 84-85
Must go in alphabetical order
Print off Member Report and Cover Page
Due next week
Go on UBlearns to your group page to see who is the first person listed in your group

11. TIDB: What is Graded I will check:
Your group file exchange to see if all versions of the file exist (the number is based on the number of team members)
Printed Initial Design Project Cover Page (collected in lab next week)
Printed Members Report (collected in lab next week)
You will NEED these items for the final project two more times in the semester so DO NOT lose them or the database file.

12. TIDB: Other Things To Consider
If one of your teammates is not here today
Still include them in the TIDB activity
If you do not hear from them or they do not do their part within 2 days:
Skip them
Please note this in your team evaluations next week
If the first member is not here today
The second member becomes the first team member and the first member becomes the last team member

13. Reminder: Due Next Week
Homework 1
Team Information Database (TIDB)
Electronic file on group file exchange
TIDB Member Report (hardcopy)
TIDB Cover page (hardcopy)