Jim Hewson
JHewson at karta.com
Wed Apr 6 10:26:30 CDT 2005
I concur... This list is an absolute must! When I started with Access, I had experience with dBase III and Clipper. I had taken graduate level courses on software development, database design and management, and system analysis. I decided to take an Access course. I didn't learn much. The instructor didn't know about normalization and when asked about it, said it wasn't needed with Access. When I asked about a particular problem I had, he recommended I take a VB6 course. I was not impressed! A few years ago, I was asked by the director of one of our departments to recommend a company that can train some employees in Access. I found a small upstart company that does a good job for neophytes. Their text books were good and can be used for reference after the course. Sample databases were included in the course which each student could take with them and practice. They purchased copyrighted materials from customguide.com. Since then (with their permission and a small fee) I have used their textbooks and materials to teach the course to our clients. What impressed our client was our company name on the materials! Jim -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Roz Clarke Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:41 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: RE: [AccessD] How to learn Access Step number 1, join this list. Start a random project, and bug people until you make sense of it. I learned everything by trial and error, and listening to the several gurus we have here. IMO, there's just no better way to push yourself. ;D -----Original Message----- From: Mark A Matte [mailto:markamatte at hotmail.com] Sent: 06 April 2005 15:32 To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: [AccessD] How to learn Access Hello All, A co-worker called and asked my opinion on the best way for someone to learn Access. He asked about the following links: ( i thnk they are tutorials or something) http://techrepublic.com.com/5111-6242-26-22194.html?subj=22194&part=tr http://techrepublic.com.com/5111-6242-26-22205.html?subj=22205&part=tr I've personally never taken any class/course related to access...I just said Yes, I can do that, and then went figure out how...so I'm kinda limited in what I can suggest as a more orthodox method of learning. If someone you never met asked "How do I 'learn' access?"...what direction would you send them? Thanks Again, Mark A. Matte -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com