This hands-on class is for beginning students who are comfortable with Windows and the mouse. It would be helpful if the student has worked with Excel, but not required.

Topics Covered:

• What is a relational database, and why should I use one?
• Navigating Access - Menus & Toolbars
• Open a database and view the data.
• The database components - Tables, Queries, Forms, and Reports
• Using Query Designer
• Primary keys, foreign keys
• Data types
• Create a Database
• Create Tables
• Enter data in a table