MGS 351Introduction to Management Information Systems

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Agenda• Attendance• Collect

– Chapter 4 Guided Exercise Questions– Chapter 5 Guided Exercise Questions

• Assign Homework 4• Assign Report Exercise• Pass back ERD quizzes• Final Project Work

– Ways to earn extra points to get an “A”

• Reminders

Homework 4 (10 points)• Homework 4: Chapter 6 – Forms & Subforms– Camp.accdb (database file)– Chapter 6 Guided and Applied Exercises– Chapter 6 Guided Exercise Questions (pg. 67)

• Due: – Wednesday Recitations: April 15, 2015– Friday Recitations: April 17, 2015

• Course Website: Under “Lab Resources”– READ “Report Exercise”

• http://mgt.buffalo.edu/departments/mss/djmurray/mgs351/Report_Exercise.pdf

– “Database Table for Report Exercise”• http://

mgt.buffalo.edu/departments/mss/djmurray/mgs351/ReportAssignment.accdb– PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR REPORTS (2) ARE USEFUL AND CONTAIN

RELEVANT INFORMATION• Build & use queries to help you make reports• Something that a manager would find useful and of value• Keep each report under a page• PRINT EACH REPORT! • Write at least 2 sentences explaining why your report is useful• Put your name in footer of the report ex: “Report prepared by Nicole Chmura”

• Due: Next lab each INDIVDUAL must submit two reports

Report Exercise

Grading For the Report Exercise

• I will look at:– Correctness of information– Aesthetics

• Spacing / formatting• Additional features (ex. logo)

– Usefulness/Value of the Report

• Try to use more than one table or queries for each report

ERD Quiz• Grading: Converted to a 4 point scale to help your grade in

most cases

6/6 correct= 4/45/6 correct= 4/44/6 correct= 3/43/6 correct= 2/42/6 correct= 2/41/6 correct= 1/40/6 correct= 0/4

Final Project WorkRecommended to be completed by next week:• Entity (table) Creation– Focus On:

• Building entities - tables• Creating fields - columns• Setting data types – text, number, memo, yes/no, etc.• Setting relationships• Input records – these should be made up!

– At least 30 sample records (in total)– Don’t start inputting records before your relationships are

established

Additional Ways to Earn Extra Points on the Final Project to get an “A”

• Powerpoint: “Ways to Earn Extra Points on the Final Project” – Please see my UBlearns Discussion Board

• Not limited to the PowerPoint ideas• Please point out this additional features also in your

final presentation (for emphasis)

What ELSE can we do for our tables?

What did you learn in your homework that you could potentially add to your project?

• Default values• Combo box (drop down menu)• Attachments• Custom (advanced) input masks

Must have:• Input masks• Validation rules/text

Make sure you write it down!

Note down your additionsbefore you forget what you did… This will come in handy when you are presenting!!

How to start? Example

Reminders• Report Assignment – due next week

– See Course Website– Every individual must submit TWO reports

• Explain why each report is useful

• Homework 4 – due in two weeks

• Project Work– Build tables– Set relationships– Add records