Chapter 15 Hands-on MIS Application Software Exercise Solution Description:
Database and Web-Page Development Tool Exercise: Building a Job Database and
Web Page for an International Consulting Firm
Students must first be reminded that before coding ever begins, it is the
responsibility of the developer to fully understand the task at hand, the company’s
needs, and the external business environment. The second step is to plan for the
development of the Web database construction. Review the Chapter 6 Learning
Track on Database Design and Entity-Relationship Diagramming, which can be
found on the Student CD-ROM and the Laudon Web site. Once the developer
understands and has made plans, then the coding and construction of the Web
database can begin.
Students are asked to create a database. Most will use Microsoft Access, however
