Re: Learning Microsoft ACCESS + Project

["Scott, Laurel N" <Laurel -dot- N -dot- Scott -at- AMEXCHANGE -dot- AMERITECH -dot- COM>]

I'm glad this question was asked.

Can anyone reccomend a company or location in the midwest area that provides
a class for this? I have been trying to find one for a while to get some
training.

Microsoft Project is another program i would like to take a class in; i can
figure things out through crash course trial and error, or an online
tutorial (which I'll also take suggestions on as an alternative) but i am
much more efficient after a formal training process with a living person to
walk me through the process while I'm sitting at the PC, someone to ask
questions for immediate feedback, etc.

thanks ahead of time,

Laurel Scott, Technical Writer
Knowledge Management Team, Technology Solutions
Corporate Information Services, Ameritech
Location:               3B51B
Phone:          (847)248-2083
Fax:                    (847)248-3770
Email:          laurel -dot- n -dot- scott -at- ameritech -dot- com

"Teamwork: The fuel that allows common people to obtain uncommon results."

-----Original Message-----
From: Metzger Karen [mailto:Metzger_Karen -at- PRC -dot- COM]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 12:24 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Learning Microsoft ACCESS

That depends on a lot!!

For a computer-savvy person who has a clue about relational databases and is
generally a very fast learner: I'd say 20 hours of hands-on practice without
formal training (but only 1/2 an hour to get the basics and figure out how
to teach themselves what they need to know).

For the barely computer-literate or admin-type person who is used to having
things just so or who freaks out every time the computer does something
unexpected: send them to a class!! Maybe a week of hands-on after the class
would make them competent.

Probably a week of CONCENTRATED effort without formal training. With formal
training, well--how long is the class?

All this assumes that your managers don't expect them to do back-end VB
programming, which is whole NUTHER can of worms--taking weeks longer. But
there is so much you can do without ever having to get into that, I am
making an educated guess that your managers will be satisfied without
that.....?

I hope this is somewhat helpful!!
:)
kcm

-----Original Message-----
From: Bonnie Granat [mailto:bgranat -at- PTC -dot- COM]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 12:50 PM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Learning Microsoft ACCESS

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Two editors in my group need to learn ACCESS. Can anyone who has worked
with this program estimate the time frame required for becoming
competent in using it?

I am attempting to determine if management's ideas about learning this
program are realistic.

Thanks.
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