For Introductory Computer courses in Microsoft Office 2003 or courses in Computer Concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2003 applications.

Master the How and Why of Office 2003!  Students master the "How and Why" of performing tasks in Office and gain a greater understanding of how to use the individual applications together to solve business problems.

Chapter opening case studies–to preview the skills covered in each chapter and to set the stage of learning.

Three levels of chapter-ending exercises–Multiple Choice (study guide), Practice (hands-on), and Case Studies (open-ended).

º      Offers students plenty of opportunity for review and reinforcement.

All supplements for this series, including Instructor's Manual, Solutions Disk, PowerPoint, and Data Disks, as well as the Computerized Testing System, are available on one CD–Instructor Resource Center.

Perfect pages - every step of every hands-on exercise as well as every end-of-chapter problem begins on a new page and has its own screen shot:

º      Perfect pages are unique to Grauer and ensure students always know where to begin and end assignments.

Accompanying website featuring MyPHLIP technology.

º      Provides students and instructors with additional resources and tools to facilitate the learning process.

MOS Certification through the Expert level for all individual applications and Office 2003.

º      Provides the necessary training to pass the MOS exam at the Expert level, preparing students to enter today's job market.

Quality, four-color, spiral bound–Exploring Office series covers Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint. There are four combined texts in the series–Exploring Microsoft Office Vol. I and II, Microsoft Office Brief, and Getting Started with Microsoft Office.

º      Gives students up-to-date information on current applications in an attractive easy-to-use format. (Perfect binding is also available).

Sequential Page Numbering throughout each text. Pages start with number 1 and move sequential. For example Page 1 to 1000.

º      This ensures instructors and students can find assigned material.

• Chapter opening case studies—To preview the skills covered in each chapter and to set the stage of learning.

• Every step of every hands-on exercise as well as every end-of-chapter problem begins on a new page and has its own screen shot—Perfect pages are unique to Grauer and ensure students always know where to begin and end assignments.

• 3 Comprehensive Integrated Cases at the end of text—Each case study consists of a series of related exercises that require all combinations of the individual applications in Microsoft Office. The exercises are cumulative in nature. For example, the student may be asked to create an Excel worksheet or chart in one exercise, and then link those objects to a Word memo or PowerPoint presentation in subsequent exercises.

• Windows XP—Updated Windows section to now include coverage of Windows XP!

  • Teaches students how to download, manage and use files as well as how to work within the Windows XP environment.

• Outlook 2003 Coverage—64 pages of comprehensive Outlook 2003 coverage.

Essential Computing Concepts.

Getting Started

Objectives

What is a Computer? 

        From Micro to Mainframe 

        Bits and Bytes 

            The Microprocessor

Memory

Auxiliary Storage

Input Devices
The Monitor

The Printer

The Digital Camera

The Rise of the Personal Computer 

A PC Buying Guide

Tips for Buying a PC 

     The Evolution of the Desktop

Disk and File Management

Maintaining Your System   

       Antivirus Software 

       File Transfers Protocol (FTP) 

       File Compression 

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003

Microsoft Office Publisher 2003

Microsoft Office OneNote 2003

Microsoft Office InfoPath 2003

Introduction to Networks

The Internet and World Wide Web

The Commercialization of Cyberspace

Connecting to the Internet

TCP/IP- How the Internet Works

Introduction to E-mail

An E-mail Address

Anatomy of an E-mail Message

The Address Book

Computing Concepts  [OTHER TITLES]   (CIS: Computing Concepts)

Dr. Robert T. Grauer       

Dr. Robert T. Grauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Mniami where he has been honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award in the School of Business.

Dr. Grauer has written more than 20 books on programming and information systems. His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is in use at all levels of higher education at both the national and international level.

Dr. Grauer has also been a consultant to several major corporations including IBM and American Express. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research in 1972 from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

Maryann M. Barber

Maryann M. Barber is a lecturer in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami. She has been honored with several teaching awards, including the Excellence in Teaching Awards for the School of Business, the Freshman Teaching Award, the Apple Polishing Award, the Student Government Professor of the Year Award, the Interfraternity Council Professor of the Year Award, and the University of Miami Excellence in Teaching Award.

Maryann is also the Faculty Master at Stanford Residential College. She is a member of numerous leadership honor societies at the University of Miami, including Iron Arrow, Mortar Board, and Omicron Delta Kappa.

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