For introductory courses on alternative application software or to supplement a course on Microsoft Office Applications.
The NEXT Series…making it easy to teach what's next!
New software applications with the potential to transform our everyday lives are constantly emerging onto the market. With this in mind, Introduction to OpenOffice.org provides innovative instructors an opportunity to incorporate more than just the basic Office applications into their course. As part of an academic series written on alternative technology, this text presents key information on OpenOffice.org and encourages hands-on learning throughout the material.
A true academic textbook on OpenOffice.org! Designed for classroom use, this book includes end of chapter material and instructor supplements such as PowerPoint Presentations and a Test Bank.
Learn by doing approach. Students learn by completing Hands-on Exercises in each chapter so they learn by doing, not just reading.
Chapter-opening Case Study. Each chapter begins with a case study that prepares students for what they will learn and helps them to apply it.
Instructor Supplements:
Instructor CD containing:
- PowerPoint Presentations for each chapter: A comprehensive set of PowerPoint slides that can be used by instructors for class presentations or by students for lecture preview or review.
- Test Bank: Featuring several hundred questions, the Test Bank has been written specifically for this edition. Each chapter consists of multiple-choice, true/false, short-answer and matching questions with page references and difficulty level provided for each question.
- Data Files
- Multiple Choice Solutions
- Solution Files
- TestGen: This test-generating program allows instructors to add, edit, or delete questions from the test bank; analyze test results; and organize a database of exams and student results. Available on the online IRC.
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Student Supplements:
Companion Website further enhances the learning experience for students with additional features such as:
- Objectives
- Glossary
- Online Study Guide