MGS 351Introduction to Management Information Systems

Recitation 4

Agenda• Attendance• Collect:– TIDB Peer Evaluations

• Homework 1 – Common Mistakes• Homework 2 – Hints• TA and Group Meetings– Preliminary Project Proposal (pp. 92-93)

• Reminders: Due Next Week

Common Mistakes in Homework 1

• Employees Database:– Hire Date• No Validation Text

– Ex: “Please enter a date on or before today”

• Did not use the Date() function• Did not use mathematical expressions

– <, =, >

– Title Code dropdown menu• Must limit to list!

Common Mistakes in Homework 1

• Employees Database:– Incorrect Employee Code Input Mask • > indicates (capitalization for all letters following)• L indicates letters only (capitalized)• 0 indicates all numbers only• \ allows anything written after it to appear exactly as

written• - shows as a “-”

Homework 2 (10 points)• Homework 2: Chapter 3 - Forms– Customers.accdb (database file)– Chapter 3 Guided and Applied Exercises (pp.22-30)– Chapter 3 Guided Exercise Questions (pg. 31)– Will go over homework hints next week

• Due: – Wednesday Recitations: February 25, 2015– Friday Recitations: February 27, 2015

Homework 2 Hints

• Remember to insert the printer image in the products form for the printer record – Printer image is found on the course website

• If you edit something in a table, the changes are not applied directly to the form– Must go to form and re-add field using “Add

Existing Fields” (HINT: CUSTOMER TYPE)• Add calculated control for date in FOOTER– Hint: Date function from Homework 1

Homework 2 Hints

• Proper Formatting (Applied Step 14): – Controls should NOT overlap other controls– Controls should be aligned properly– Label names should be grammatically correct• Insert spaces between words

– Fix Tab Order – Do this last!– Points will be taken off for poor aesthetics

Homework 2 Hints

• Know the difference between :– Unbound control: not connected to any underlying

data (label)– Bound control: connected to underlying data in

table or query (textbox)– Calculated control: based on a formula, function,

expression (textbox with formula)

Preliminary Project Proposal

• TA will meet with group and discuss the final idea you will use for your final project– Also, have a back-up idea ready

• Read the Project Overview and consider your limitations

• Must hand in by end of class! (pp. 92-93)– One per group

Reminder: Exam 1

• Friday, February 20th, 2015– Knox 20– 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Reminder: Due Next Week

• Homework 2–Customers.accdb–Chapter 3 Guided Exercise Questions