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MGS 351
Lab #2
Introduction to
Management Information
Systems
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Agenda
Attendance
Get
into groups
Syllabus
Quiz
Homework
1 Hints
Team
Info Exchange
Team
Information Database (TIDB)
Reminders
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Groups
 Check UBlearns for
the group you are in
I have pre-assigned your group
 The group names will look like this:
 Recitation#_Group#
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 UBlearns Group pages
Email
 File exchange
 Discussion board
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include:
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Groups
 I will assign a
seating location in the room for your group
to sit at the rest of the year.
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Sit with your groups every class
Have group meetings to work on your projects
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will be a group project due at the end of the
semester
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Database
Write-up
Website
Presentation
Group member evaluations
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Quiz
 15 minutes maximum
 Log off
 Turn
computers
off screen
 Hand
in quiz when you are done
 Remain quiet
until everyone has handed in quiz
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Homework 1 (10 points)
 Due
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Next Week:
Thursday Recitation: September 11, 2014
Friday Recitation: September 12, 2014
 Deliverables:
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StudentRoster.accdb
Employees.accdb
Questions on pg. 18 from Access textbook
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Homework 1 Tips
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To create a new table, select create tab and choose “Table”
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You can choose input masks (ex. (xxx)xxx-xxxx for phone number) in Design
view
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Date Function: Date()
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Validation rule
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Returns today’s date
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Mathematical Rules:
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<> Date cannot equal today
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> Date must be after today
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Homework 1 Tips
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Creating a Drop-Down Menu
 Switch to DESIGN VIEW
 Highlight (or Create) chosen field
 Under “Data Type” select “Lookup Wizard”
 Select: “I Will Type In The Values I Want” or create from table
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Resumé
 You must insert your resumé
 If you do not have a resume, make one
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Homework 1 Submission
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Homework files are downloaded from
 E-Assign
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When submitting homework, remember:
 Upload & submit one
file at a time
 Check to make sure you are submitting the correct files
 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
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Team Info Exchange
 ICEBREAKER: Team
Info Exchange
 Pg. 83 in Access Book
 Get contact info
 Name
 Email
 Phone #
 Figure out a weekly meeting time
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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
person listed in your group
to see who is the first
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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.
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Other Things To Consider
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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
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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
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Reminder: Due Next Week
 Homework 1
 Access Database
files (2 files) electronically
 Submit ONLY through E-Assign
 Guided Exercise Questions (pg. 18) due in or before
lab begins
 Team
Information Database (TIDB) electronic file due
BEFORE class
 TIDB Member Report (hard
 TIDB
copy) due in lab
Cover page (hard copy) due in lab