Succeeding With Technology (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office 2007) - Softcover

Stair, Ralph; Baldauf, Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1418839280 ISBN 13: 9781418839284

Publisher: Course Technology, 2006

Synopsis

A truly innovative approach to teaching computer concepts, now updated throughout to include the latest information on technology developments, innovations, and trends. Succeeding with Technology, Second Edition presents students with the underlying principles of technologies that have an impact on our lives and how those principles are related to real-world activities. By focusing on the application of technology and how technology may be used by students for personal and professional gain, this text gives students the information they need to prosper.

About this title

About the Author:

Ralph Stair received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University, an M.B.A. from Tulane University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He has taught at the University of Oregon, the University of Washington, the University of New Orleans, and Florida State University. He has taught several courses through Florida State University's Study Abroad Program in London. Throughout the years, Dr. Stair has focused his teaching and research on information systems. He has endowed the Ralph Stair Prize in Innovative Education at Florida State University. He also provided funding for the Stair-Harkrider scholarship and the Ralph Stair Prize in Academic Improvement at his high school in Wisconsin.

Review:

"The strength...is that it is very applied; it uses real world topics, scenarios, and terminology. The section on careers and computers provided good, relevant examples of how pervasive computers/technology are in careers today."

About this edition

• Publisher: Course Technology
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1418839280
• ISBN 13: 9781418839284
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 671