1. Analyzing Data Using Access

2. Before You Begin

3. Touring Access Window Sizing Buttons Menu Bar Toolbars
Database Container
Create New Object shortcuts
Object Types
Existing Objects
Future document type
Key Points
Office will produce rich HTML documents
Collaborative functionality will be integrated directly in the document
Data connectivity will be integrated directly in the document
Drill down
This is a graphic representation of a document you’ll be able to create with Office in the future.
The first key point is that it’s HTML, so you can view it equally well from within Office or the browser.
Second, notice the embedded discussion right in the document. We actually integrate online, threaded discussions with documents. This is a key part of enabling results-centered collaboration.
Since we need to ensure that anyone can collaborate on this document no matter what browser or Office application they’re using, we actually provide the collaboration tools with the document.
I mentioned earlier the concept of web based corporate reporting. Here you see and example: this is actually a DHTML front end to a SQL database. It’s fully data bound and dynamic, so you can execute queries right from the browser.
Finally there’s a charting component built into the page, dynamically updating as the data changes. We’re looking at ways to intelligently build components like this chart tool that are browser-hosted but compatible with Office applications.
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4. To create a new database
Here is what we see is going on:
Expectations are rising:Faculty, Staff, and Students are using the Internet more and more everyday. The change in how people live their everyday life is raising the expectations in how they can use technology to do their jobs more efficiently and better than before.
PC’s are becoming ubiquitous
73.5 percent of students have individual access to the net (CCS97)
80% of dorm rooms are wired for internet connections (CCA97)
60% of students use the net to send/receive
The average college student spends 5 1/2 hours using a computer per week.
46% of college students log on at least once a day.
More institutions are making s/w available to students as h/w requirements grow and as more students enter college w/ a PC
Evolving Workforce: As we all know, there are now more people in the work force than ever before. There is a higher percentage of single parents, and a higher percentage of persons taking courses part time.
The average college graduate will have 5 different jobs in their career.
Fastest growing segment of college students are people over 40!
The average age of a college student is now approaching 28!
In 1995, 4 out of 5 students reported working while enrolled in post secondary education (National Center for Educational Statistics - Department of Education)

5. To import a delimited text file
Here is what we see is going on:
Expectations are rising:Faculty, Staff, and Students are using the Internet more and more everyday. The change in how people live their everyday life is raising the expectations in how they can use technology to do their jobs more efficiently and better than before.
PC’s are becoming ubiquitous
73.5 percent of students have individual access to the net (CCS97)
80% of dorm rooms are wired for internet connections (CCA97)
60% of students use the net to send/receive
The average college student spends 5 1/2 hours using a computer per week.
46% of college students log on at least once a day.
More institutions are making s/w available to students as h/w requirements grow and as more students enter college w/ a PC
Evolving Workforce: As we all know, there are now more people in the work force than ever before. There is a higher percentage of single parents, and a higher percentage of persons taking courses part time.
The average college graduate will have 5 different jobs in their career.
Fastest growing segment of college students are people over 40!
The average age of a college student is now approaching 28!
In 1995, 4 out of 5 students reported working while enrolled in post secondary education (National Center for Educational Statistics - Department of Education)

6. To create a simple query
The focus of administrative applications, will enable you to achieve, maintain and continually renew a state of operational excellence in your schools. Why is this important? With information at your fingertips; better & faster decisions; most importantly minimize resources dedicated to operations enabling to maximize focus on learning.
Review today’s situation: Islands of data
Review Need: To have integrated information; enabling administrators to make better decisions, faster. Integrating Student information, library, transportation...
Review Strategy: Working with ISV Partners to develop to great solutions in education...

7. To get specific with criteria
Notes –
A disciplined approach is critical to successfully building DNS solutions. The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is a flexible, interrelated series of concepts, models, and best practices that essentially lay the foundation, or roadmap, for planning, building and managing DNS projects. Many of our partners have already developed highly intricate processes, and there are also 3rd parties such as PMI (Project Management Institute) that offer training and certifications re: process-related disciplines. MSF is not so structured or prescriptive as to be considered a methodology. Instead, it provides a broad enough framework that it can either be used together with these other models or processes, or be used “standalone” as the only model used for DNS projects.
MSF helps to guide an organization through assembling the resources, people, and techniques necessary to ensure that technology infrastructure and solutions meet business objectives. It represents a dynamic knowledge base that continues to evolve with new information from Microsoft's customers and partners and with new developments in technology. It is designed to help:
Define the process for developing and deploying business solutions.
Develop disciplines for organizing effective project teams and managing a project lifecycle.
Revamp existing technology, application, and data architectures as cost effectively and with as little disruption as possible.
Support and manage deployment, operations, and technology solutions.
Today, MSF concepts are delivered through two instructor-led courses: Solutions Development Discipline (SDD) and Designing Component Solutions (DCS). By mid-1999, MSF will include a total of four courses:
Principles of Enterprise Architecture (due May 1999)
Principles of Application Development (revision of current SDD course, due April 1999)
Principles of Infrastructure Deployment (released March 1999)
Principles of Component Design (revision of current DCS course, due May 1999)
Key MSF Models / Principles
TEAM MODEL: focused roles / responsibilities, but overlapping / interdependent, documentation / communication are key
PROCESS MODEL: milestone-driven, risk-based scheduling, user-focused; emphasis on versioned releases
APPLICATION MODEL: multi-tiered model for building distributed apps (essentially WinDNA)
DESIGN PROCESS MODEL: Three key design phases: Conceptual, logical, physical
ARCHITECTURE MODEL – how to link Business, Application, Information, Technology to produce actionable results

8. To create a crosstab query
Building and maintain stronger relationships among students, faculty, community and your partners in education is increasingly more challenging. Time becomes more constrained and relationships more complicated, we have to look to technology as a tool which can help us build more successful relationships.
Technology can provide advantages in a number of ways:
Discuss the most basic element - using to communicate
Discuss the untapped power of technology for collaboration. We’re doing a lot of thinking about this and note we’ll have a summit session on next generation messaging/collaboration.
Discuss the value of knowledge management within the organization - essentially working together and sharing knowledge...
Knowledge Management is the practice of combining the collective experiences of the organization--including best practices as well as mistakes that have been made in the past --to create a highly effective organization. This is an emerging practice among faculty, where they leverage technology for sharing curriculum and experience to analysis & problem solving.

9. To create a report Notes –
Different enterprises have different consideration. However, interoperability, data center readiness, and simplicity have been the key factors leading to selection of a platform.
Another interesting aspect of the platform is that is highly scalable to different form factors. With businesses having a mix of computing devices from cell phone to workstations to host systems, having a platform that is ubiquitous and scalable helps. A good example is the MS windows platform which scales from a Web TV device to an enterprise data center.

10. To create data access pages
Notes –
A disciplined approach is critical to successfully building DNS solutions. The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is a flexible, interrelated series of concepts, models, and best practices that essentially lay the foundation, or roadmap, for planning, building and managing DNS projects. Many of our partners have already developed highly intricate processes, and there are also 3rd parties such as PMI (Project Management Institute) that offer training and certifications re: process-related disciplines. MSF is not so structured or prescriptive as to be considered a methodology. Instead, it provides a broad enough framework that it can either be used together with these other models or processes, or be used “standalone” as the only model used for DNS projects.
MSF helps to guide an organization through assembling the resources, people, and techniques necessary to ensure that technology infrastructure and solutions meet business objectives. It represents a dynamic knowledge base that continues to evolve with new information from Microsoft's customers and partners and with new developments in technology. It is designed to help:
Define the process for developing and deploying business solutions.
Develop disciplines for organizing effective project teams and managing a project lifecycle.
Revamp existing technology, application, and data architectures as cost effectively and with as little disruption as possible.
Support and manage deployment, operations, and technology solutions.
Today, MSF concepts are delivered through two instructor-led courses: Solutions Development Discipline (SDD) and Designing Component Solutions (DCS). By mid-1999, MSF will include a total of four courses:
Principles of Enterprise Architecture (due May 1999)
Principles of Application Development (revision of current SDD course, due April 1999)
Principles of Infrastructure Deployment (released March 1999)
Principles of Component Design (revision of current DCS course, due May 1999)
Key MSF Models / Principles
TEAM MODEL: focused roles / responsibilities, but overlapping / interdependent, documentation / communication are key
PROCESS MODEL: milestone-driven, risk-based scheduling, user-focused; emphasis on versioned releases
APPLICATION MODEL: multi-tiered model for building distributed apps (essentially WinDNA)
DESIGN PROCESS MODEL: Three key design phases: Conceptual, logical, physical
ARCHITECTURE MODEL – how to link Business, Application, Information, Technology to produce actionable results

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Notes –
A disciplined approach is critical to successfully building DNS solutions. The Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) is a flexible, interrelated series of concepts, models, and best practices that essentially lay the foundation, or roadmap, for planning, building and managing DNS projects. Many of our partners have already developed highly intricate processes, and there are also 3rd parties such as PMI (Project Management Institute) that offer training and certifications re: process-related disciplines. MSF is not so structured or prescriptive as to be considered a methodology. Instead, it provides a broad enough framework that it can either be used together with these other models or processes, or be used “standalone” as the only model used for DNS projects.
MSF helps to guide an organization through assembling the resources, people, and techniques necessary to ensure that technology infrastructure and solutions meet business objectives. It represents a dynamic knowledge base that continues to evolve with new information from Microsoft's customers and partners and with new developments in technology. It is designed to help:
Define the process for developing and deploying business solutions.
Develop disciplines for organizing effective project teams and managing a project lifecycle.
Revamp existing technology, application, and data architectures as cost effectively and with as little disruption as possible.
Support and manage deployment, operations, and technology solutions.
Today, MSF concepts are delivered through two instructor-led courses: Solutions Development Discipline (SDD) and Designing Component Solutions (DCS). By mid-1999, MSF will include a total of four courses:
Principles of Enterprise Architecture (due May 1999)
Principles of Application Development (revision of current SDD course, due April 1999)
Principles of Infrastructure Deployment (released March 1999)
Principles of Component Design (revision of current DCS course, due May 1999)
Key MSF Models / Principles
TEAM MODEL: focused roles / responsibilities, but overlapping / interdependent, documentation / communication are key
PROCESS MODEL: milestone-driven, risk-based scheduling, user-focused; emphasis on versioned releases
APPLICATION MODEL: multi-tiered model for building distributed apps (essentially WinDNA)
DESIGN PROCESS MODEL: Three key design phases: Conceptual, logical, physical
ARCHITECTURE MODEL – how to link Business, Application, Information, Technology to produce actionable results