MindTap for Carey/Pinard/Shaffer/Shellman/Vodnik's The New Perspectives Collection, 1st Edition

Patrick Carey, Katherine T. Pinard, Ann Shaffer, Mark Shellman, Sasha Vodnik

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MindTap for Carey/Pinard/Shaffer/Shellman/Vodnik's The New Perspectives Collection, 1st Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery and gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. With access to content through the advanced level, your course has the ability to flex to the changing needs of the Intro Computing course. From simulation based learning and testing to expanded, in-application auto-graded projects through the advanced level, no objective is left untouched.

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Patrick Carey

A leading textbook author, lecturer and instructor, Patrick Carey has authored or co-authored more than 40 popular academic and trade texts for the academic market. He has taught and written about a wide range of topics, including website design, JavaScript programming, Microsoft Office and Excel, statistics, data analysis and mathematics. Mr. Carey received his Master of Science in biostatistics from the University of Wisconsin, where he worked as a researcher designing and analyzing clinical studies. Today, he splits his time between Wisconsin and Colorado, and when he is not writing, he can be found hiking and cycling.

Katherine T. Pinard

Katherine T. Pinard has more than 25 years of experience writing and editing books about computer concepts, applications, and technology. She has co-authored or contributed to more than 20 successful books and has edited or managed more than 60 titles. She is MOS certified in Word and PowerPoint.

Ann Shaffer

Ms. Ann Shaffer is the author of NEW PERSPECTIVES ON MICROSOFT® WORD 365 and has contributed to many other Cengage publications. She has more than 30 years of experience as a developmental editor and co-author of books, journal articles and multimedia in a variety of fields, including computer science, mathematics, history, engineering and social sciences. She holds a master’s degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Mark Shellman

Dr. Mark Shellman is an instructor and the Chair of the Information Technology Department at Gaston College in Dallas, North Carolina. Dr. Mark, as his students refer to him, prides himself on being student-centered and loves learning himself. His favorite subjects in the information technology realm include databases and programming languages. Dr. Mark has been teaching information technology for more than thirty years and has co-authored several texts in the New Perspectives Series on Microsoft® Access databases.

Sasha Vodnik

Sasha Vodnik is a programmer, instructional designer, and trainer. They have authored or co-authored textbooks on front-end topics including HTML, CSS, and XML, and have also written and presented several online courses for advanced JavaScript developers. Sasha currently works as a technical course developer at DocuSign, where they focus on creating training materials for software developers.

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MINDTAP IS AN OUTCOME-DRIVEN APPLICATION THAT PROPELS STUDENTS FROM MEMORIZATION TO MASTERY. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. With it, you can challenge every student, build their confidence and empower them to be unstoppable.
FLEXIBILITY: As skills gaps widen and the abilities required of students to be successful in a rapidly changing workforce increase, educators need the flexibility to respond to those changes with ease and timeliness. With MindTap Collections, you have the flexibility to adjust the learning objectives and content necessary to not only prepare students for the future, but also widen the range of curricula the Intro to Computing course serves.
CONFIDENCE: Empower students through proficiency to employability. MindTap Collections prepare students with the skills they need for the working world. With Office skills as the #2 most desired job requirement, providing students with the relevant content to increase proficiency and boost job eligibility is our north star. Microsoft Office skills: The language of the working world.
CONVENIENCE: With Collections, you not only have content up and down the digital literacy curriculum, you also have the access that only Cengage Unlimited can provide. With the always changing demands of a dynamic workforce, the breadth of subject matter a student needs must meet those demands. With Cengage Unlimited, we’re giving you everything we’ve got.
New MOS Exam simulations, mapped to the MOS objectives replicate the actual exam, helping reduce anxiety and increase preparedness.
Visual and interactive assignments spanning from simulations to in-application projects allow students a range of environments to learn and apply skills.
With SAM Path assignments, students get a personalized experience that adapts to needs by providing them with training and assessment only on the skills and concepts they do not know.
MindTap Collections offers a singular platform experience for Microsoft Office and Computer Concepts content.
A DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM. MindTap Collections isn’t just an agile product built to adapt to your needs, it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. We help you set up your course and tailor it to your specific objectives, so you’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And we’ll be standing by to help you and your students until the final day of the term.

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Concepts 1: Impact of Digital Technology.
Concepts 2: Web Browsing and Information Literacy.
Concepts 3: Computer Hardware.
Concepts 4: Operating Systems and File Management.
Concepts 5: Application Software.
Concepts 6: Safety and Security.
Concepts 7: Digital Media.
Concepts 8: Software Development and Programming.
Concepts 9: Web Development.
Concepts 10: Networking.
Concepts 11: Digital Communication.
Windows 1: Introduction to Windows 10.
Windows 2: Working with the Windows 10 Desktop.
Windows 3: File and Folder Management.
Windows 4: Personalizing Your Work Environment.
Windows 5: Advanced Personalization and Customization.
Windows 6: Advanced Searching Techniques.
Windows 7: Microsoft Edge.
Windows 8: Mastering Digital Media.
Windows 9: Understanding Security, Networking, and Utilities.
Mac 1: Getting Started with Mac OS X.
Word 1: Creating and Editing a Document.
Word 2: Navigating and Formatting a Document.
Word 3: Creating Tables and a Multipage Report.
Word 4: Enhancing Page Layout and Design.
Word 5: Working with Templates, Themes and Styles.
Word 6: Using Mail Merge.
Word 7: Collaborating with Others and Integrating Data.
Word 8: Customizing Word and Automating Tasks.
Word 9: Creating Online Forms with Tables.
Word 10: Managing Long Documents.
Excel 1: Getting Started with Excel.
Excel 2: Formatting Workbook Text and Data.
Excel 3: Performing Calculations with Formulas and Functions.
Excel 4: Analyzing and Charting Financial Data.
Excel 5: Generating Reports from Multiple Workbooks.
Excel 6: Managing your Data with Excel Data Tools.
Excel 7: Summarizing your Data with Lookup Tables and PivotTables.
Excel 8: Exploring Business Options with What-if Analyses.
Excel 9: Making Financial Decisions with Financial Functions.
Excel 10: Exploring Big Data.
Excel 11: Advanced PivotTables and Database Functions.
Excel 12: Developing an Excel Application.
Excel Appendix A: Collaborating with Your Team.
Excel Appendix B: Introducing Power BI.
Excel Appendix C: Customizing Your Workspace.
Access 1: Creating a Database.
Access 2: Building a Database and Defining Table Relationships.
Access 3: Maintaining and Querying a Database.
Access 4: Creating Forms and Reports.
Access 5: Creating Advanced Queries and Enhancing Table Design.
Access 6: Using Form Tools and Creating Custom Forms.
Access 7: Creating Custom Reports.
Access 8: Sharing, Integrating, and Analyzing Data.
Access 9: Using Action Queries and Advanced Table Relationships.
Access 10: Automating Tasks with Macros.
Access 11: Using and Writing Visual Basic for Applications Code.
Access 12: Managing and Securing a Database.
Access Appendix A: Relational Database and Database Design.
PowerPoint Concepts: Planning, Developing, and Giving a Presentation.
PowerPoint 1: Creating a Presentation.
PowerPoint 2: Adding Media and Special Effects.
PowerPoint 3: Applying Advanced Formatting to Objects.
PowerPoint 4: Advanced Animations and Distributing Presentations.
PowerPoint 5: Integrating PowerPoint with Other Programs.
PowerPoint 6: Customizing Presentations and the PowerPoint Environment.
Outlook 1: Managing Email Messages with Outlook.
Outlook 2: Managing Calendars with Outlook.
Outlook 3: Managing Contacts and Personal Contact Information with Outlook.
Outlook 4: Creating and Managing Tasks with Outlook.
Outlook 5: Customizing Outlook.

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