GO! All in One Computer Concepts and Applications

by Gaskin, Shelley; Vargas, Alicia; Geoghan, Debra; Graviett, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780134505749
• ISBN10: 0134505743
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780133427295, 9780135438978
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Spiral Bound
• Copyright: 2016-03-16
• Publisher: Pearson
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Summary

GO! with Office 2016 is the right approach to learning for today's fast-moving, mobile environment. The GO! Series focuses on the job and success skills students need to succeed in the workforce.

With GO! All in One, you can teach Computer Concepts and Applications together - the way it is in the real world! Engage your students right away by focusing on jobs and incorporating cloud computing and collaboration in a logical way. And, put concepts into action using a unique, integrated, jobs-focused, unit approach, or take an IC3 approach to help prepare students to take the IC3 exams. By using jobs-related projects, students learn Microsoft Office in the context of a real work environment. With these projects, students learn the how and why at the moment they need to know, and they never get lost because the GO! Series using Microsoft procedural syntax.

 

MyITLab^® is designed with the learner in mind. It provides access to all of the resources, including the interactive eText with videos, IT Concepts simulations, and quick check quizzes built in, plus the Grader Projects and Simulations for Microsoft applications

Author Biography

 

Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois  University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing.

 

Nancy Graviett is a professor in the Business and Computer Science department at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville, Missouri, where she is the program coordinator for the Business Administrative Systems program and teaches within the program. Nancy is also very active with distance learning and teaches in face-to-face, hybrid, and online formats. She holds a master’s degree from University of Missouri. Nancy holds Microsoft® Certified Application Specialist certification in multiple applications and provides training both on and off campus. In her free time, Nancy enjoys quilting and spending time with family and friends.

 

Debra Geoghan is currently an associate professor of computer and information science at Bucks County Community College, teaching computer classes ranging from basic computer literacy to cybercrime, computer forensics, and networking. She has earned certifications from Microsoft, CompTIA, Apple, and others. Deb has taught at the college level since 1996 and also spent 11 years in the high school classroom. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Science Education from Temple University and an M.A. in Computer Science Education from Arcadia University. Throughout her teaching career, Deb has worked with other educators to integrate technology across the curriculum. At BCCC, she serves on many technology committees, presents technology workshops for BCCC faculty, and runs a summer workshop for K-12 teachers interested in using technology in their classrooms. Deb is an avid user of technology which has earned her the nickname “gadget lady”.

 

Alicia Vargas is a faculty member in Business Information Technology at Pasadena City College. She holds a master's and a bachelor's degree in business education from California State University, Los Angeles, and has authored several textbooks and training manuals on Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

 

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Computers and Information Processing

Chapter 2 Hardware

Chapter 3 System Software

Chapter 4 Networks, Security, and Privacy

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Chapter 6 Application Software

Chapter 7 The Internet

Chapter 8 Digital Ethics and Awareness 

Chapter 9 Cloud Computing

Chapter 10 Getting Started with Windows 10 

Chapter 11 Introduction to Microsoft Office 2016 Features

Chapter 12 Creating Documents with Microsoft Word 2016

Chapter 13 Creating Cover Letters and Using Tables to Create Resumes

Chapter 14 Creating Research Papers, Newsletters, and Merged Mailing Labels 

Chapter 15 Creating a Worksheet and Charting Data

Chapter 16 Functions, Tables, Large Workbooks, and Pie Charts

Chapter 17 Using Microsoft Access 2016

Chapter 18 Getting Started with Microsoft PowerPoint 2016

Appendix

Glossary

Index