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Contact:

Sue Melton 
ASU Continuing Education and Community Outreach 
kmelton@astate.edu 
870-972-3052 

When

Wednesday February 6, 2013 at 1:00 PM CST
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Wednesday February 20, 2013 at 1:00 PM CST


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Where

Arkansas State University - CECO 
106 N. Caraway Rd.
Jonesboro, AR 72401
 

 
Driving Directions 

Parking
Approaching Arkansas State University from Stadium, turn right or left onto Johnson Avenue, turn left at the second light onto Caraway Road.  Turn right into the parking garage, where visitor parking is available.  Visitor parking marked with a "V".

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Instructor

Cindy Bode
Cindy Bode provides the computer support for the College of Education at Arkansas State University. Originally from the Kansas City area, she received a BA in Economics from Kansas State University in 1983. She is a Microsoft Certified Master Instructor and was an instructor at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Overland Park and adjunct faculty at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She enjoys reading, helping her husband (and their four-year-old) work on their racecar and trying to not kill her plants.

Beginning Access Description

After an introduction to database concepts and the Access environment and Help systems, students will learn how to design and create databases. Then they will work with tables, fields, and records; sort and filter data; and set field properties and data entry rules. Students will then learn to create queries, forms, and reports.

This course will help students prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist exam for Access 2010 (exam 77-885). For comprehensive certification training, students should complete the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced courses for Access 2010.

Table Of Contents:
Unit 1: Getting started
Topic A: Database concepts
Topic B: Exploring the Access environment
Topic C: Getting help

Unit 2: Databases and tables
Topic A: Planning and designing databases
Topic B: Exploring tables
Topic C: Creating tables

Unit 3: Fields and records
Topic A: Changing the design of a table
Topic B: Finding and editing records
Topic C: Organizing records

Unit 4: Data entry rules
Topic A: Setting field properties
Topic B: Working with input masks
Topic C: Setting validation rules

Unit 5: Basic queries
Topic A: Creating and using queries
Topic B: Modifying query results and queries
Topic C: Performing operations in queries

Unit 6: Using forms
Topic A: Creating forms
Topic B: Using Design view
Topic C: Sorting and filtering records

Unit 7: Working with reports
Topic A: Creating reports
Topic B: Modifying and printing reports
 

ASU Continuing Education Computer Classes 

You must be registered by Wednesday before the week classes start.

 Check out our schedule for Evening Computer Classes now offered at ASU Jonesboro and ASU Paragould.

 

 Need a class not listed or one offered at a different time?

If you are interested in a class that is not listed, please let us know. Our schedule changes so please call to inquire if one has been recently added to the schedule or will be offered later in the year.  We look forward to hearing from you.

 Phone: (870) 972-3052

Contact: 

    Angie Smith                                                              Sue Melton
agsmith@astate.edu                                          kmelton@astate.edu

 

Cost:  $109 per class. 

Payment Options:

Mail:
              ASU Treasurer's Office
              P.O. Box 2640
              State University, AR  72467

Phone:
              Credit/Debit Card
              (870) 972-3847 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

In Person:
               ASU Treasurer's Office Cashier's Window
               Student Union  Building, 2nd Floor
               North Hall adjoining the Parking Deck, ASU Jonesboro
               (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m

 

***Checks should be made out to: ASU CECO/Computer Classes.  The name of the class, student's name, and Account # 133101-212910-511416-0000 should be included on checks.

Note:  If registering for multiple classes,  a registration form is required for each class.

Classes may be added upon request, providing there are enough participants to make a class.

Computer Lab Locations
(Jonesboro Day/Night Classes)

Arkansas State University
Continuing Education and Community Outreach
Eugene W. Smith Hall, Suite 410
106 N. Caraway Road
Jonesboro, AR  72401

or

Arkansas State University
College of Education, Room 209
Education Building
Jonesboro, AR  72401

Phone: (870) 972-3052
Fax: (870) 972-3849