College of the Redwoods
SELECTED TOPICS COURSES
COURSE NUMBER:
BUS 99
SPECIFIC TOPIC: MICROSOFT ACCESS 2000
DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED TOPIC:
This course teaches the skills needed for Access 2000 Core Level certification. Students will
learn how to create, organize, edit and extract data in database files and to link Access data to
an Excel worksheet and a Word document. In addition, students will learn how this program
interacts with other programs in the Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition.
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THE COURSE WILL DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC TOPIC:
1. Microsoft Access will be taught in a lab situation and will cover the following topics:
2. Creating a Database Table
3. Creating Relationships Between Database Tables
4. Creating Forms, Reports, Mailing Labels, and Charts
5. Using Database Wizards and Office Links
6. Performing Queries and Filtering Records
7. Performance Assessments – Core Level Access
8. Writing Activities
9. Researching on the Internet
Attach a copy of your "Course Syllabus"
SPECIFIC OUTCOMES/OBJECTIVES:
Students will be able to create, organize, edit, and extract data in database files and to link those files to an
Excel worksheet or Word document.
CRITICAL THINKING COMPONENT:
Students will complete writing activities which will give them the opportunity to demonstrate an understanding of
the important Access features they have mastered in this class. Students will be required to use correct grammar,
appropriate word choices, and clear sentence construction.
HOURS/UNITS/TLUs/CLASS SIZE:
Lecture Hours:
Lab Hours:
3
No. of Weeks:
9
Weekly
TOTAL
Units 0.5
Weekly 3
TOTAL
TLUs 1.5
or Variable Unit Range
(S = semester length)
CLASS SIZE
22
Prerequisite?
No ___X_____
Corequisite?
No ___X____
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
Yes _____________________
(course)
PREREQUISITES
Recommended Preparation? No ___X_____
Rationale for Prerequisite, Corequisite, Recommended Preparation: N/A
SIGNATURES:
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Approval by Curriculum Committee:
5/12/00
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Date:
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APPROPRIATE TEXTS AND MATERIALS:
(Indicate textbooks that may be required or recommended, including alternate texts that may be used.)
Text(s)
Title:
Microsoft Access, Core Certification
X Required
Edition:
2000
Alternate
Author:
Nita Rutkosky
Recommended
Publisher: EMC Paradigm
Date Published: 2000
(Additional required, alternate, or recommended texts should be listed on a separate sheet and attached.)
For degree applicable courses the adopted texts have been certified to be college-level:
Yes. Basis for determination:
OR
is used by two or more four-year colleges or universities (certified by the Division Dean
or Center Dean)
X has been certified by the LAC as being of college level using the Coleman and Dale-Chall
Readability Index Scale.
No
Request for Exception Attached.
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