IFS 106 Term Project

Now you create a homework problem!

Grading

The project is worth 10 points, or 10% of your grade.

It's due Saturday, October 14th at midnight.

Description

Your task is to create an uber-homework that I can use for my future IFS 106 classes.

For your project, this uber-homework should:

• Be similar in style to our textbook's Cases & Places database questions

• Include creation of the following:

  • 3 tables

  • 50 records total across all tables

  • 5 queries of different flavors (join, parameter, criteria, wildcard, etc)

  • 2 reports with fancy formatting

  • 1 advanced form or switchboard or something

  • Some exported web pages for your tables and at least one report, all linked to your Noctrl student web page

All the numbers above are minimums, and you can certainly curry my favor by doing a bit more. Ha!

But what topic? You can select any "real" topic where your data comes from your personal life, the web, an almanac, or encyclopedia. Try and select something associated with your major. Hint: The best projects come from students who are interested in their topics. I will ask for your topic the week before the project is due.

Deliverables

I'll look for the following project deliverables:

1. Problem description - Write a one or two page description of your homework problem. I recommend using Word, but whatever.

2. Raw Data - Include the original raw data that comprises your database, whether it is a web page or spreadsheet or whatever.

3. Solution DB - Create an Access database that (niftily) solves your own homework.

4. Web page - Show your tables and a report or query (or two) on your Noctrl student web page.

Please place everything but the web page in a folder called "project" on your k: drive.

thanks... yow, bill

PS - I am very open to bending this assignment to your interests or needs. If you have an idea, then please let me know, and we'll work it out.

back to IFS 106... wtkrieger@noctrl.edu