Key words
Applied Information Technology, Database Management, Data Base, IWETO-code: P175- Informatics
Objectives
This course wants to make students familiar with databases. By means of a database program (part of an office-package) the student has to be able to produce and use a database professionally.
The student has to know all the most important possibilities of a database program and has to be able to expand his knowledge through documentation (help-function).
The student must be able to perform a given amount of assignments independently and efficiently within a limited length of time.
The student must be able to think in a problem-solving way and must be able to work accurately.
This course is used as a link to other office-packages.
Topics
- Basic terminology concerning database programs
- Produce tables, find relations· Introduce data (importing and exporting)
- Designing queries: queries of selection (parameter and join-queries included) and queries of action
- Working with documents and reports
- Exercises
Prerequisites
Being able to use the current possibilities of system of control as efficiently as possible and having a keyboard skill.
Final Objectives
Knowledge
- Business management
- Database management (see topics)
- Knowledge on processing of data and adjusting of data
Skills
- Working with numerical data
- Ability to work efficiently with a computer
- Use of packages of information technology (most recent ones concerning the profession)
- Collect, register and classify job-related data
- Apply packages of information technology that are job-specific
Materials used
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syllabus drawn up by lecturers, available at the service for courses
Exercises on internet; electronic learning environment (Dokeos)
PC with office-software, students who do not have their own PC may use a computer after class.
Study costs
syllabus at current price, determined under Hogeschool rules, about 250 pages.
Costs related to a medium to store: for instance floppy disk, CD-RW, …
Study guidance
The lecturers will answer questions via their email-address.
Teaching Methods
Through the question-and-answer method, guided and individual exercises on computer the students learn the software.
Assessment
- First exam session: written exam with realization of exercise on the computer: 100%
- Second exam session: written exam with realization of exercise on the computer: 100%
Students only enrolled for taking the exams:- First exam session: written exam with realization of exercise on the computer: 100%
- Second exam session: written exam with realization of exercise on the computer: 100%
Lecturer(s)
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