At the end of Microsoft Access Introduction and Application, the student will be able to design, develop, and implement a proprietary database. The course starts with understanding a database and quickly evolves into table creation and entering data. Understanding how the data enters the database the student is then exposed to understanding data types and field properties. Students then perform foundational tasks such as creating tables, reports and queries. Later stages of the class focus on data retrieval, sorting and specialized filters. There is no prerequisite to the class, however, some exposure to excel and or word is helpful