Today in class we learned about Access in more depth. I am doing the alternative assignment and we ran into some complications. With this Access assignment I made a table, a report, and 3 queries. The class was shown a site where we can practice with Access and answer questions.
Access is being used a lot in my academic life. I am using it a lot for school and have two classes that talk about it. It is helping me become more familiar with the program because it was one of the hardest programs for me to learn. I am putting a bunch of information together using Access and organizing everything. I am making a lot of reports and queries especially.
Access can be used in my career because it helps keep information organized. You can also format the information to make it look nicer and more presentable, which some employers may like. If there is information in Word or Excel, you can also transfer that information into Access to organize it better.
For next class I need to have my alternative project close to being done. I have it finished but may want to go back and do some extra formatting. I also need to complete a tweet.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
OAD Week 6 Blog
In Wednesday's class we learned about Access. There are some students who have already had some experience with Access and others who have not. Since I am familiar with Access, I am doing an alternative assignment instead of following along in the book to learn about it.
Access can be used in both your personal life and in the workplace. It is a database that may seem complicated at first. It takes some time to get used to but people use databases in everyday life and do not even realize it, such as a cell phone. It is great for storing information and organizing data.
In your career, this would be a very helpful tool. You can use Access to create tables, reports, and charts. This would be helpful to a company to put information together. There are formulas in the program as well, so if anything needs calculated the program can do it for you. It is a time saver in many ways as well. However, it is important to back up your data occasionally because Access automatically saves your information and there is no undo button.
For next class I need to complete my blog, tweet, and research for my Access project. We will be continuing to learn about Access in next weeks class and I will continue to create my tables, reports, and queries for my alternative project.
Access can be used in both your personal life and in the workplace. It is a database that may seem complicated at first. It takes some time to get used to but people use databases in everyday life and do not even realize it, such as a cell phone. It is great for storing information and organizing data.
In your career, this would be a very helpful tool. You can use Access to create tables, reports, and charts. This would be helpful to a company to put information together. There are formulas in the program as well, so if anything needs calculated the program can do it for you. It is a time saver in many ways as well. However, it is important to back up your data occasionally because Access automatically saves your information and there is no undo button.
For next class I need to complete my blog, tweet, and research for my Access project. We will be continuing to learn about Access in next weeks class and I will continue to create my tables, reports, and queries for my alternative project.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
CK OAD Week 4 Blog
Today in class we really didn't learn anything new. We just expanded our knowledge in OneNote. I learned how to get files from word, excel, and powerpoint into my notebook. I also learned about tagging today and how to find certain things in such a large notebook.
OneNote can be used in both the workplace and in your personal life. It is a great organizational tool. I found the calendar, to-do list, and the scheduling to be the most useful. This way you always know what is going on and what the times are for specific events.
In your career this is a great tool to keep track of meetings. A person going into office administration needs to keep up on meetings. It is important to know the date as well and the calendar becomes very handy then!
For next class I need to complete the capstone activity. I also need to prepare for access because we start Microsoft Access in next weeks class. We will be doing group activities and need to e-mail the teacher our groups so we are prepared.
OneNote can be used in both the workplace and in your personal life. It is a great organizational tool. I found the calendar, to-do list, and the scheduling to be the most useful. This way you always know what is going on and what the times are for specific events.
In your career this is a great tool to keep track of meetings. A person going into office administration needs to keep up on meetings. It is important to know the date as well and the calendar becomes very handy then!
For next class I need to complete the capstone activity. I also need to prepare for access because we start Microsoft Access in next weeks class. We will be doing group activities and need to e-mail the teacher our groups so we are prepared.
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