Introduction & Overview

Session 1: Introduction & Overview

In this session we will introduce the course and review course policies regarding grading and other administrative details. We'll use an introductory presentation to discuss course content.

into2096.ppt provides copies of the slides as a PowerPoint file (n.b. 782k - if you are downloading over a modem, this may take some time. There are 88 slides in the presentation).

Tentative Agenda:

6:30pm Introductions and handouts. Review syllabus and web site.

6:45 Q&A about policies & procedures.

6:55 Preview potential projects: TECnet/PAWS, HWNW, Babson handbook.

7:30 Overview of course (intro presentation).

8:10 Break.

8:15 Assemble in Horn 160.

8:16 Review Returns assignment.

8:25 Introduction to Access (database wizard).

8:40 Intro to Access: building data tables for the Returns assignment, integrating across software (mail merge).

9:00 Adjourn.

6:30pm	Introductions and handouts. Review syllabus and web site.
6:45	Q&A about policies & procedures.
6:55	Preview potential projects: TECnet/PAWS, HWNW, Babson handbook.
7:30	Overview of course (intro presentation).
8:10	Break.
8:15	Assemble in Horn 160.
8:16	Review Returns assignment.
8:25	Introduction to Access (database wizard).
8:40	Intro to Access: building data tables for the Returns assignment, integrating across software (mail merge).
9:00	Adjourn.