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    Creating Tables

    I am new to Access and need to normalize then create tables using the data below. There is redundancy and I am not sure how to break the information down into effective tables. Any help you can provide is appreciated.

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    MIS340; Management Information Systems I; 2009; Summer; Sec A; P.Gold; D-2790; M-W-F 8-10am
    MIS350; Management Information Systems II; 2009; Summer; Sec A; P.Gold; D-2790; T-T 4-6pm
    MIS340; Management Information Systems I; 2010; Spring; Sec A; C.Ferran; D-2770; M-W 4-6pm
    MIS340; Management Information Systems I; 2010; Spring; Sec B; D.Walton; D-2770; T-T 8-10pm
    MIS350; Management Information Systems II; 2010; Spring; Sec A; C.Ferran; D-2770; T-T 5-7pm
    MIS340; Management Information Systems I; 2010; Fall; Sec A; R.Stevens; D-2770; M-W-F 9-10am
    MIS350; Management Information Systems II; 2010; Fall; Sec A; C.Ferran; D-2770; T-T 5-7pm
    ACT302; Managerial Accounting I; 2010; Spring; Sec A; W.Smith; B-2010; M 6-9pm
    ACT302; Managerial Accounting I; 2010; Summer; Sec A; W.Smith; B-2010; W 6-9pm
    ACT302; Managerial Accounting I; 2010; Fall; Sec A; W.Smith; B-2010; M 6-9pm
    ACT303; Managerial Accounting II; 2010; Spring; Sec A; W.Smith; B-2065; F 6-9pm
    ACT303; Managerial Accounting II; 2010; Summer; Sec A; W.Smith; B-2065; F 6-9pm
    ACT303; Managerial Accounting II; 2010; Fall; Sec A; T.Thomas; B-2060; F 6-9pm
    ACT303; Managerial Accounting II; 2010; Fall; Sec B; N.Snow; B-2065; N-W 1-3pm
    MIS340; Management Information Systems I; 2009; Spring; Sec A; R.Stevens; D-2770; T-T 9-11am
    MIS350; Management Information Systems II; 2009; Spring; Sec A; R.Stevens; D-2770; M-W 9-11am

    Table 2
    S101002; Claire Jones; MIS340; 2009; Summer; Sec A; A-
    S101002; Claire Jones; MIS350; 2010; Spring ; Sec A; B+
    S101002; Claire Jones; ACT302; 2010; Summer; Sec A; A-
    S101002; Claire Jones; ACT303; 2010; Fall; Sec A+
    S101008; Michael Smith; FIN101; 2009; Spring; Sec B; B-
    S101008; Michael Smith; OPT201; 2009; Spring; Sec A; B+
    S101008; Michael Smith; MIS340; 2009; Summer; Sec A; A
    S101008; Michael Smith; ACT302; 2010; Summer; Sec A; B-
    S101008; Michael Smith; ACT303; 2010; Fall; Sec A+
    S107802; Robert Ball; MIS340; 2009; Summer; Sec A; B-
    S107802; Robert Ball; MIS350; 2010; Spring ; Sec A; A
    S107802; Robert Ball; ACT302; 2010; Summer; Sec A; B+
    S107802; Robert Ball; ACT303; 2010; Fall; Sec A


    S101077; Mary McQueen; FIN101; 2009; Spring; Sec B; B+
    S101077; Mary McQueen; OPT201; 2009; Spring; Sec A; B
    S101077; Mary McQueen; MIS340; 2009; Summer; Sec A; A+
    S101077; Mary McQueen; MIS350; 2010; Spring ; Sec A; A
    S101077; Mary McQueen; ACT302; 2010; Summer; Sec A; A+
    S101077; Mary McQueen; ACT303; 2010; Fall; Sec A
    S101099; Doris Martin; ACT610; 2008; Spring; Sec A; B
    S101099; Doris Martin; OB101; 2008; Fall; Sec A; B
    S101099; Doris Martin; MIS340; 2008; Spring; Sec A; B
    S101099; Doris Martin; MIS350; 2008; Fall; Sec A; B

    TABLE 3
    F0345; Carlos Ferran; MIS/Accounting; Associate professor; G-373; x2818; Boston University
    F0104; Walter Smith; MIS/Accounting; Associate professor; G-656; x3515; Boston University
    F0345; Naim Snow; MIS/Accounting; Associate Professor; G-434- x8978; Penn State
    F0978; Margaret Doyle; Operations Management; Assistant professor; G-272; x1929; UCLA
    F0876; Nathan Love; Finance; Professor; G-101; x2636; Indiana University
    F0023; Mildred Ramirez; Marketing; Professor; G-171; x1878; University of Michigan

    TABLE 4
    MIS340; Management Information Systems; MIS340 is a basic course in Management Information Systems where the students will primarily learn how to use the basic computer tools (MS-Office suite). The course has both a lecture and a lab component.
    ACT302; Managerial Accounting II; Focuses on analysis of managerial accounting information needed for planning and control. Investigates the manner in which accounting can provide this information. Emphasizes accounting as a management information tool.

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    Consider:

    tblCourses
    CourseID
    CourseName
    CourseDescription

    tblFaculty
    FacultyID
    FacultyLast
    FacultyFirst
    etc

    tblStudents
    StudentID
    StudentLast
    StudentFirst

    tblStudentsCourses
    StudentID
    CourseID
    Semester
    SemYear
    Section
    Grade

    tblFacultyCourses
    FacultyID
    CourseID
    Semester
    SemYear
    Schedule
    Room
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    Thank you! I will try this and let you know how it works out.

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    For reference:
    There are many articles and tutorials --pdf/word and video formats -- related to Normalization and readily available via Google or Bing.

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    Thanks Orange.

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