Database-backed websites

This paper describes a set of labs packaged as a tutorial and designed to teach students how to build database-backed web sites. These labs can be used within a variety of existing courses and need only three weeks to complete. Students need prerequisite knowledge of HTML, Visual Basic or VBScript, and the ability to build a simple database using Microsoft Access. The author describes three courses in which the labs have been successfully used and documents the results. Examples of final projects are included. The appendix contains the code from one lab exercise. Student handouts can be downloaded from the tutorial website, and an instructor´s guide and lab solutions are available from the author.