With an Access db you'll be (usually) using asp, not asp.net. It seems this dissertation would only succeed if you were discussing how technology changes and this is the 'old school'. Of course you'd then need need to conduct experiments with the more usual php/mysql(or ms sql) and then asp.net (which is awesome in the right hands). At best you may be able to export sql statements from access to provide a basis for other db's.

The way I see it: asp/access = home novice. php/mysql = novice/designer/developer. asp.net/* sql = developer.