Exploring - Access Chapter 1: Assessment Project 1 National Conference

National Conference

Project Description: 
In this project, you will open a database containing information about a national conference that you are helping organize. You modify the record for a speaker, apply a filter to find sessions for specific speakers, add a new session, and create relationships.

Instructions: 
For the purpose of grading the project you are required to perform the following tasks: 
Step    Instructions    Points Possible
1    Start Access. Open the downloaded Access file named exploring_a01_grader_A1.    0
2    Open the Speakers table in Datasheet view and use Search to locate the speaker with P014 as the SpeakerID. Change the first name from Mary to Mirijana and the last name from Miller to Hinek. Sort the table in ascending order by SpeakerID. Save and close the table.    6
3    Open the Speaker – Session Query and apply a filter to identify the sessions where Cynthia Ahsley or Holly Davis are the speakers (Hint: Use Filter by Form and the Or tab).    12
4    Sort the filtered results in ascending order by the SessionID field and then save and close the query.    8
5    Open the Sessions Form and add a new session using the following information:

SessionID: S13
Session Title: University Collaboration
RoomID: 104
Date: 7/17/2014
Starting Time: 2:00PM

Save and close the form.    12
6    Open the SessionSpeaker table and enter a new (blank) record using SpeakerID 010 and SessionID 09. Sort the table by SpeakerID in descending order. Save the changes and close the table.    10
7    Open the Relationships window and add all four tables to the Relationships window. Close the Show Table dialog box.    8
8    Create a relationship between RoomID in the Rooms table and RoomID in the Sessions table. Enforce Referential Integrity.    10
9    Create a relationship between SessionID in the Sessions table and SessionID in the SessionSpeaker table. Enforce Referential Integrity.    10
10    Create a relationship between SpeakerID in the SessionSpeaker table and SpeakerID in the Speakers table. Enforce Referential Integrity. Close the Relationships window and save the changes to the layout.    10
11    Open the Master List – Sessions and Speakers report in Layout view. Switch to Print Preview and change the margins to Wide. Close Print Preview.    6
12    Switch to Report View. Apply a filter that limits the report to sessions in Room 101 only. Save the filter and close the report.    8
13    Close all database objects. Close the database and then exit Access. Submit the database as directed.    0
    Total Points    100