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GO with Microsoft Office 2003 Brief Enhanced Edition
Shelley Gaskin
John Preston
Sally Preston, Washtenaw Community College
Robert L. Ferrett, Eastern Michigan University
Linda Foster-Turpen, Albuquerque TVI
Alicia Vargas, Pasadena City College

ISBN-10: 0131859978
ISBN-13: 9780131859975

Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 1360 pp
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For Introductory Computer courses in Microsoft Office 2003 or courses in Computer Concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2003 applications.

 

Teach the course YOU want in LESS TIME. The primary goal of the GO! Series is ease of implementation, with an approach that is based on clearly-defined projects for students and a one of a kind supplements package.

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

 

Teach the course YOU want in LESS TIME. The primary goal of the GO! Series is ease of implementation, with an approach that is based on clearly-defined projects for students and a one of a kind supplements package.

 

 

Q: As a professor, are you challenged to do more in the classroom with fewer resources and tighter timelines?  Tired of spending day and night grading projects and assignments?  Frustrated by the inconsistencies and errors in your current text?

 

A: As a professor for over 15 years, Shelley Gaskin used many different Microsoft Office texts and experienced the same challenges addressed above. She found that none of the current texts in the marketplace address all the needs and concerns of today’s diverse student body and faculty. This text is written with your everyday classroom realities in mind. The primary goal of the GO! Series, aside from the obvious one of teaching Microsoft Office 2003 concepts and skills, is ease of implementation, using any delivery method — traditional, self paced, or online. 

 

Q: Are your students concerned that they lack the basic computer skills needed to succeed in today's environment? Frustrated by textbooks that are confusing and hard to comprehend? Upset when they get stuck on course projects outside the classroom and have nowhere to turn?

 

A:  The Go! Series' pledge to you: 

  • Students won't get lost or confused by misleading instruction. 
  • Students will work through some real-life projects that are clearly written and logically arranged.
  • Instructors will have outstanding support material to assist in effortlessly implementing the course.
  • Students will learn the basic Microsoft Office skills needed in today's world.   

 

OTHER POINTS OF DIFFERENTIATION:

  • Microsoft procedural syntax used throughout the entire text: steps begin with where the action is to take place, followed by the action itself. For example on the toolbar, click Bold. The instruction is also error-free, clearly written, and logically arranged.

  • Created for diverse student populations and diverse delivery modes.

    • Allows students and instructors to use the series for traditional classroom, self-paced, or online instruction.

  • Project-oriented chapters–Represents the problem to be solved by mastering the learning objectives.

    • Answers students number one question: What do I have to do?, and then assists them in implementing it.

  • Project-focused approach–Clusters the learning objectives around the projects rather than around software features. The end product is clearly presented.

    • Teaches students to solve real problems as they practice and learn the features in conjunction with a logical end product.

  • Teachable moment theory–Does not use tedious paragraphs of expository text; rather, concepts are woven into the steps at the teachable moment.

    • Enables students to have a context in which to understand the concept as it is presented, preventing boredom and frustration brought about by long passages of text.

  • Microsoft procedural syntax–Presents instructional steps that tell students where the action should take place before describing the action to take. No other text uses this throughout.
  • Sequential Page Numbering–Each text is numbered sequentially, for example: Page 1 to Page 100. 

  • One-of-a-Kind Instructor's Resource Kit includes a fully-annotated instructor's edition and five unique supplements to help all instructors implement the course quickly and with as little effort as possible:

      • Annotated Instructor's Edition in print and CD-ROM. The Annotated Instructor's Edition (AIE) CD-ROM contains the entire book, wrapped with vital margin notes, including objectives, a list of files needed for the chapter, teaching tips, MOS objectives covered, and MORE!

      • Expert Demonstration Document. An identical image of each in-chapter Project, accompanied by a brief script. Use it to give an expert demonstration of each Objective covered in the chapter without having to use one of the valuable in-chapter projects. This EDD also prevents students from working ahead during the lecture, as they do not have access to this document/project.

      • Chapter Assignment Worksheets. A sheet listing all of the assignments for the chapter, where you can quickly insert your name, course information, due dates, and points. Providing these to students ensures they always know what is due, when, and in what format.

      • Custom Assignment Tags. These tags, which are meant to be cut out and attached to assignments, serve a dual purpose; the student can do a final check to make sure all the listed items are correct, and the instructor can quickly check off the items that need to be corrected and simply return the assignment.

      • Annotated Overlays. Instructors want to assign Projects but don't have time to grade! These transparencies are placed over each student's project to see at a glance if they successfully completed all the steps in the project. Coupled with the Custom Assignment Tags, this creates a grading and scoring system that is easy for you to implement and assign to your students. These are also available in PDF files for review of homework assignments in distance learning courses.

      • Point Counted Chapter Production Test. Working hand-in-hand with the Expert Demonstration Document, this is a final test for the student to demonstrate mastery of the Objectives. These are pre-created for each chapter, project, and application to save you time.

NEW Chapters:
New! Excel Chapter – Charting
New!  Access Chapter – Adding a Table to a Database  
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter! – Using Access Data with Other Office Applications
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter! – Using Tables in Word and Excel
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter! – Using Excel as a Data Source in a Mail Merge
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter! – Linking Data in Office Documents
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter! – Creating Presentation Content from Office Documents

Point Counted Chapter Production Test. Working hand-in-hand with the Expert Demonstration Document, this is a final test for the student to demonstrate mastery of the Objectives.

        *NEW!* These are pre-created for each chapter, project and application to save you time!

Working with Windows XP and Managing Files
Getting Started with Outlook 2003
Getting Started with Internet Explorer
Getting Started with Computer Concepts
Word Chapter 1 Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2003
Word Chapter 2 Formatting and Organizing Text
Word Chapter 3 Using Clip Art and Tables
Word Chapter 4 Creating Documents with Multiple Columns and Special Formats
Excel Chapter 1 Getting Started with Excel
Excel Chapter 2 Editing Workbooks, Formulas, and Cells
Excel Chapter 3 Format A Worksheet
Access Chapter 1 Getting Started with Access Databases and Tables
Access Chapter 2 Forms and Reports
Access Chapter 3 Queries
PPT Chapter 1 Getting Started with PowerPoint
PPT Chapter 2 Creating a Presentation
PPT Chapter 3 Formatting a Presentation
New Excel Chapter — Charting
New Access Chapter — Adding a Table to a Database
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter - Using Access Data with Other Office Applications
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter — Using Tables in Word and Excel
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter — Using Excel as a Data Source in a Mail Merge
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter — Linking Data in Office Documents
New Office 2003 Integration Chapter — Creating Presentation Content from Office Documents
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