DEVRY BIS245 WEEK 5 AND WEEK 6 DISCUSSION

Explain the difference between good and bad table structures. How do you recognize the difference between good and bad structures? What role does normalization play in good and bad table structures, and why is normalization so important to a good table structure?

Data Validation (graded)

What is the importance of data validation? How can we avoid data-entry errors? How can forms help us reduce data-entry errors? What features does Access offer to help validate data? What are the different kinds of validations that are required?

WEEK 6

Database reports provide us with the ability to further analyze our data and provide it in a format that can be used to make business decisions. Discuss the steps that you would take to ensure that we create an effective report. What questions would you ask of the users?

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Presenting Data Effectively (graded)

Data presentation should be designed to display correct conclusions. What issues should we think about as we prepare data for presentation? Discuss the different methods that we can use to present data in a report. What role does the audience play in selecting how we present the data?

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