GUI Database Form and Report Design Training

Learning Outcomes

• Design and create custom forms using a GUI-based database application to facilitate efficient data entry and editing.
• Develop and format reports to present data in a clear, structured, and professional manner for various stakeholders.
• Apply design principles to enhance the usability and functionality of forms, including the use of controls and layout techniques.
• Implement data validation and input masks within forms to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Analyse business requirements and translate them into effective form and report designs.
• Evaluate and modify existing forms and reports to improve performance and meet evolving user needs.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for database administrators, data capturers, business analysts, and administrative professionals who need to design and implement forms and reports in a GUI-based database environment.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment. However, basic computer literacy and familiarity with database concepts are recommended.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practical component allows learners to apply design principles hands-on by creating a GUI form and a report in a database application. Learners will work through guided exercises to build functional forms and reports, reinforcing the concepts covered in the theory session.

Practical Activities

• Design and Create a Data Entry Form — Learners design and build a form for entering customer data, including text fields, drop-down lists, and command buttons. (1h)
• Design and Generate a Summary Report — Learners design a report that groups customer data by city and displays summary counts, using headers and footers. (1h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.