Always Learning

Exploring Getting Started with Integrated Projects
Robert Grauer
Judy Scheeren, Westmoreland County Community College

ISBN-10: 0135141311
ISBN-13:  9780135141311

Publisher:  Prentice Hall
Copyright:  2008
Format:  Paper; 80 pp
Published:  12/04/2007
Status: Instock


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Description

For introductory courses in Microsoft Office 2007 Applications.

 

The goal of the Exploring series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill.


Features

For introductory courses in Microsoft Office 2007 Applications.

 

The goal of the Exploring series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill.

 

Beyond The Point and Click

 

Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did 5 years ago.  The new edition of Exploring moves students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing fundamental skills to ensure that they will be engaged from Chapter 1 throughout the book.

 

Diversity

 

Students have diverse career goals.  To target the variety of majors taking the course, Exploring offers examples relevant to every student.  Several examples in the text include the:

 

·        Health sciences

·        Hospitality

·        Urban planning

·        Business

 

Studying Made Easy

 

Students read, prepare, and study differently than they used to. Rather than reading a book cover to cover, students want to easily identify what they need to know, and then learn it efficiently.  The key features bring students into the content, making the text easy to use.

 

Some features include:

 

  • Objective Mapping
  • Pull Quotes
  • Key Terms

 

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

 

Key Features of the Office 2007 Revision

 

  • NEW! Office Fundamentals Chapter efficiently covers skills common among all applications like save, print, and bold to avoid repetition in each Office application’s first chapter, along with coverage of problem solving skills to prepare students to apply what they’ve learned in any situation.

 

  • NEW! “Moving Beyond the Basics” introduces advanced skills earlier because students are learning basic skills faster.

 

  • White Pages/Yellow Pages clearly distinguish theory from skills covered in Hands-On exercises, so students always know what they are supposed to be doing.

 

  • NEW! Objective Mapping enables students to skip the skills, quickly finding concepts that they don’t know by scanning the chapter opener page for the exact location of new concepts.

 

  • NEW! Pull Quotes entice students into the theory by emphasizing the most interesting points.

 

  • NEW! Conceptual Animations connect theory with skills, by illustrating tough to understand concepts with interactive multimedia. 

 

  • NEW! More End-of-Chapter Exercises offer instructors more options for assessment.  Each chapter has approximately 12-15 exercises ranging from multiple-choice to open-ended projects, including mid-level and capstone exercises covering all skills in each chapter.

 

  • NEW! Mini-cases with Rubrics are open ended exercises that guide both instructors and students to a solution with a specific rubric for each case.

 

Unique Instructor Resources

 

Reference Cards are available to outline KEY objectives in each chapter, helping instructors anticipate where students get stuck and how to get them “un-stuck.”  Helping to bridge the gap between the instructor and student on more difficult topics by offering:

 

  • Concept Summaries — Reference cards that outline chapter objectives and common pitfalls.
  • Case Study Lecture Demonstration Document — Provides instructors with a lecture sample based on the chapter opening case that will guide them to critically use the skills covered in the chapter, with examples of other ways the skills can be applied.


New To This Edition

The 2nd edition is written to Microsoft 2007 Applications.

 

Key Features of the Office 2007 Revision

 

  • NEW! Office Fundamentals Chapter efficiently covers skills common among all applications like save, print, and bold to avoid repetition in each Office application’s first chapter, along with coverage of problem solving skills to prepare students to apply what they’ve learned in any situation.

 

  • NEW! “Moving Beyond the Basics” introduces advanced skills earlier because students are learning basic skills faster.

 

  • White Pages/Yellow Pages clearly distinguish theory from skills covered in Hands-On exercises, so students always know what they are supposed to be doing.

 

  • NEW! Objective Mapping enables students to skip the skills, quickly finding concepts that they don’t know by scanning the chapter opener page for the exact location of new concepts.

 

  • NEW! Pull Quotes entice students into the theory by emphasizing the most interesting points.

 

  • NEW! Conceptual Animations connect theory with skills, by illustrating tough to understand concepts with interactive multimedia. 

 

  • NEW! More End-of-Chapter Exercises offer instructors more options for assessment.  Each chapter has approximately 12-15 exercises ranging from multiple-choice to open-ended projects, including mid-level and capstone exercises covering all skills in each chapter.

 

  • NEW! Mini-cases with Rubrics are open ended exercises that guide both instructors and students to a solution with a specific rubric for each case.


Table of Contents

CONTENTS

 

CASE 1|Integrated Case Study: The Totally Fit

Wellness Center

 

Objectives 1

Totally Fit Revenue Workbook and Chart (Excel) 2

Report to the President (Word and Excel) 3

Presentation to the President (Powerpoint

and Excel) 4

Last-Minute Change (Word, Excel,

and Powerpoint) 5

Importing Data (Access And Excel) 7

A Relational Database (Access) 8

Access Objects: Queries and Reports (Access) 9

Worksheet Tables (Excel) 10

Worksheet Calculations (Excel) 11

Presentation to the Board (Powerpoint

and Excel) 12

Letter to the Board (Word and Excel) 13

Mailing Labels (Access) 14

Create a Home Page (Excel) 15

Submission Checklist (Word) 16

 

CASE 2|Integrated Case Study: Alternate Airways 18

 

Objectives 18

Alternate Airways Revenue Workbook

and Chart (Excel) 19

Report to the President (Word and Excel) 20

Presentation to the President (Powerpoint

and Excel) 21

Last-Minute Change (Word, Excel,

and Powerpoint) 23

Importing Data (Access and Excel) 24

A Relational Database (Access) 25

Access Objects: Queries and Reports (Access) 26

Worksheet Tables (Excel) 27

Worksheet Calculations (Excel) 28

Presentation to the Board (Powerpoint

and Excel) 29

Letter to the Board (Word and Excel) 30

Mailing Labels (Access) 31

Create a Home Page (Excel) 32

Submission Checklist (Word) 33

 

 

CASE 3|Integrated Case Study: University Housing 35

 

Objectives 35

University Housing Revenue Workbook

and Chart (Excel) 36

Report to the Provost (Word and Excel) 37

Presentation to the Provost (Powerpoint

and Excel) 38

Last-Minute Change (Word, Excel, and

Powerpoint) 39

Importing Data (Access and Excel) 41

A Relational Database (Access) 42

Access Objects: Queries and Reports (Access) 43

Worksheet Tables (Excel) 44

Worksheet Calculations (Excel) 45

Presentation to the Trustees (Powerpoint

and Excel) 46

Letter to the Trustees (Word and Excel) 47

Mailing Labels (Access) 48

Create a Home Page (Excel) 49

Submission Checklist (Word) 50

 

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Dr. Robert T. Grauer

Dr. Robert T. Grauer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems at the University of Miami, where he has been honored with the Outstanding Teacher Award in the School of Business.  He is the vision behind the Exploring Series, which is about to sell its 3 millionth copy.

 

Dr. Grauer has written more than 50 books on programming and information systems.  His work has been translated into three foreign languages and is used in all aspects of higher education at both national and international levels.

 

Dr. Grauer also has 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.

 

Judith Scheeren

Judith Scheeren is a professor of computer technology at Westmoreland County Community College in Youngwood, Pennsylvania where she received the Outstanding Teacher award.  She holds an M.S.I.S. She holds an M.S. from the University of Pittsburgh and an advanced certificate in online teaching and learning from the University of California at Hayward.  She has several years of experience in the computer industry with Fortune 500 companies.  She has developed and written training materials for custom applications in both the public and private sectors.  She also has written books on desktop publishing.

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