1. Mark Dixon Page 1 SOFT 139 01 – Module Introduction

2. Mark Dixon Page 2 About Me Contact Details Mark Dixon mark.dixon@plymouth.ac.uk 01752 232556 Portland Square Room B316 Availability Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu – School of Computing Communications and Electronics (main campus) Fri – other work (usually off-campus)

3. Mark Dixon Page 3 Module Aims This module aims to teach you, how to: –learn (self-directed) surface learning (memorisation of isolated facts): hacking deep learning (interrelated concepts) includes interacting with others (lecturers, students, …) –create databases: fundamental concepts (e.g. table, field) how to combine these to solve problems –use Microsoft Access

4. Mark Dixon Page 4 Module Admin Lectures and tutorials: –start at 5 minutes past the hour, and –aim to end at 5 minutes to the hour –if no lecturer - wait until 15 minutes past the hour then you may leave –Turn mobile phones off. –Ask questions or comment at any time –Feel free to talk quietly amongst yourselves –Material (slides, handouts, etc.) available before session, on: web-site (mdixon.soc.plymouth.ac.uk) Lectures: –Don’t come in after 15 minutes past the hour.

5. Mark Dixon Page 5 Module Format The module is delivered as follows: Lecture/Tutorial: 1 hr per week, Tuesdays 11:05 – 12:55 Private study (as much as it takes – typically 3 hours/week) 1 to 1 sessions (my office or labs) as needed at your request Teaching Evaluation (timely and specific) –Student Perception Questionnaire –Continuous Informal Feedback (talk to me)

6. Mark Dixon Page 6 Schedule (subject to change)

7. Mark Dixon Page 7 Attendance Attendance is compulsory and essential to pass This is not a distance learning course web-site is supplement (not replacement) for attending lectures and tutorials

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9. Mark Dixon Page 9 Record Field Example: People (Database) IDSurnameForenamesPhoneemail 1DixonMark01752 232556mark.dixon@plymouth.ac.uk 2SmithJohn01752 111111john.smith@john.smith.ac.uk 3JonesSally01752 888888sally.jones@sally.jones.com 4BloggsFred01752 123123fred.bloggs@aaaaaa.com 5JohnsonGenny01752 987987genny@bbbb.cccc.com Information organised into –tables (e.g. person) –fields (e.g. phone) –records (e.g. 1 Dixon Mark 01752 232556 …) Person

10. Mark Dixon Page 10 How many fields? How many records? Example: Music (Database) Track TitleArtist NameCountry ParanoidBlack SabbathUK Falling in LoveAerosmithUS PinkAerosmithUS Love in an ElevatorAerosmithUS Smooth CriminalAlien Ant FarmUS Meaning of LifeDisturbedUS The GameDisturbedUS VoicesDisturbedUS Down with the SicknessDisturbedUS Track

11. Mark Dixon Page 11 Database Management Systems DBMS provides facilities for: –creating and changing databases add/remove records add/remove fields add/remove data –For example: Microsoft Access dBase Borland Paradox MySQL Microsoft SQL Server Oracle home/small business large scale

12. Mark Dixon Page 12 Tutorial Exercise 1: Music database LEARNING OBJECTIVE: to understand table, field, and record, so that you can create your own database with a single table containing several fields and records using MS Access TASK: Create the music database (shown in earlier slide).