CIS 146

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COURSE SYLLABUS

1.	TITLE OF COURSE:	Database Applications Development: Access
	PREFIX/NUMBER:	CIS 146	CREDIT HOURS:	3
2.	PREREQUISITE:	CIS 145

3.	RESOURCES NEEDED:
	TEXT:
	SUPPLIES:	4 – 3 ½ inch floppy disks
4.	COURSE DESCRIPTION:	This course features expanded database programming, problem solving, and interfacing with other packages.

5.	COURSE OBJECTIVES:
	By the end of the course, students will (be)
	(A)	Using Objects and Properties in Access
	(B)	Doing Event Driven Programming and Access Events
	(C)	Enhancing Access Applications with Macros, Menus, and Toolbars
	(D)	Use Visual Basic Modules
	(E)	Use Visual Basic Statements, Writing and Debugging Access Applications
	(F)	Protecting Data Integrity in a Multiuser environment

6.	EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
	Assignments			30% of the final grade will consist of homework assignments. These assignments will be case studies which can be solved using Access. Assignments are due on the dates specified in the class schedule. Late assignments will have 20 % of the possible points deducted.
	Tests			70% of the final grade will consist of exams.
			Grading Scale Raw Score Range	Letter Grade
			90 to 100	A
			80 to 89	B
			70 to 79	C
			60 to 69	D
			0 to 59	F

Special Remarks:
1.	Attendance: College policy states that students may be dropped from enrollment when absent 20% of the scheduled class meetings. If enrolled from the beginning of the term, 15 hours will usually constitute 20% of a four-credit semester course which meets five hours per week. Reinstatement procedures are described in the PCC catalog.
2.	Tardy Policy: A student who is late three times (enters classroom after the instructor has taken roll) will be charged with one full absence unless the student can provide valid reasons for one or more of these tardies.
3.	Assignments/Missed Exams: It is the student's responsibility, whether present or absent, to obtain all material presented and to complete all course assignments. If prior arrangements are made or extenuating circumstances exist, makeup of tests may be allowed. Late homework papers will not be accepted unless those same extenuating circumstances exist. Makeup of quizzes is to be at the instructor's discretion.

7.	METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
	To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
8.	ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
	The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
9.	ADA NOTICE:
	Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.