For introductory computer courses on Microsoft Office 2010 or courses in computer concepts with a lab component for Microsoft Office 2010 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. The Exploring series for Office 2010 also enables students to extend the learning beyond the classroom. Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did five years ago. With this in mind, the Exploring series seeks to move students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing coverage of the fundamental skills that everybody needs to know. A lot of learning takes place outside of the classroom, and the Exploring series provides learning tools that students can access anytime, anywhere. 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.
The Exploring System: Moving You Beyond the Point and Click!
The goal of the Exploring Series is to teach more than just the steps to follow to accomplish a task. Exploring also teaches you the theoretical foundation you need to understand when and why to apply the skills you learnin this class. This way, you achieve a deeper understanding of each application and can apply this criticalthinking beyond Office and the classroom.
Student Textbook
Exploring is a book you can use as a tool to easily identify essential information, and learn it efficiently.
· Objective Mapping enables you to easily find where each objective is in the chapter.
· Key Terms are pulled out and defined in the margins, helping to ensure you learn terminology.
· Hands-On Exercises throughout each chapter allow you to apply what you learned for immediate reinforcement.
Student CD
A media tool bound in your book to help you complete exercises from each chapter
· Set-Up Videos provide an introduction to the Case Study and the skills you’ll learn in the Hands-On Exercises in each chapter.
· Student Data Files needed to complete the projects in the book.
· Compass is a searchable database of skills, providing videos and at-a-glance reminders of how to complete a skill.
Companion Website: www.pearsonhighered.com/exploring
An interactive website featuring self-study tools to help you succeed in this course
· Online Study Guide enables you to practice what you’ve learned by answering auto-graded questions.
· Glossary of key terms reinforces terminology as you learn the language of computing.
· Chapter Objectives Review for a quick overview.
· Web Resources include links to Microsoft® Office Online Help and How-To documents.
· Student Data Files needed to complete the projects in the book.
