Superior Platform & Usability
SAM is the premier proficiency-based assessment and training environment for Microsoft® Office 2007.
Reliable web-based software along with an inviting user interface provide maximum teaching and learning flexibility. SAM builds students’ skills and confidence with a variety of real-life simulations, and SAM Projects’ assignments prepare students for today’s workplace. Detailed reports provide helpful insight on both individual and class-wide performance.
The SAM “system” includes Assessment, Training and Projects, featuring page references and remediation for Course Technology's Office 2007 textbooks. While students succeed most often from using all of the components, different combinations are available for sale.
Interested in adopting SAM for your classes? Contact your sales representative for access to SAM.
Already using SAM, and looking for helpful resources? Please note the documents posted at the bottom of this page for your convenience. Also, be sure to visit the "Get Trained" link at the top of this page, where you will find additional information on SAM in the form of webinars, self-training videos, detailed guides, and much more.
The SAM 2007 System: Assessment, Training & Projects
SAM Assessment
helps evaluate students' proficiency at Microsoft® Office 2007 applications. Instructors can build custom exams with SAM to address how students will use Office 2007 beyond the classroom.
- Content for these hands-on, performance-based questions includes Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer 7 and Outlook
- Includes tens of thousands of objective-based questions from many Course Technology texts
SAM Training
uses rich, engaging interactive learning methods to allow students to learn in the way that works best for them by reading, watching, or receiving guided help. Visual indicators let students know which tasks they've completed, allowing for hands-on training tailored specifically for them.
- Observe mode allows the student to watch and listen to a task as it is being completed
- Practice mode allows the student to follow guided arrows and hear audio prompts to help visual learners know how to complete a task
- Apply mode allows the student to prove what they've learned by completing a task using helpful instructions
SAM Projects
is an online, live-in-the application productivity tool that assesses a student’s ability to use Microsoft Office effectively. SAM Projects evaluate proficiency at completing Word, Excel, Access, or PowerPoint projects to effectively communicate, solve a problem, or make a decision. Students receive detailed feedback on their project within minutes. Instructors save time by not hand-grading projects and SAM ensures consistency of grading.
- Additionally, teaches proper file management techniques
- Ensures that academic integrity is not compromised, with unique anti-cheating detection encrypted into the data files
Now that you have seen what the SAM 2007 system contains, contact your sales representative for access to SAM.
SAM 2007 Documents
Word Doc – Creating IC3 Practice Exams with SAM 2007 – Updated November 2010
System Requirements *Updated for SAM 2007 v6.0
SAM 2007: Latest News
Still Using SAM 2007?: You’re not alone! A large portion of our overall customer base is still in 2007, although we expect a significant shift in the near future. By taking advantage of our webinar offerings, you can learn even more about SAM 2007, and familiarize yourself with the new features of SAM 2010.
Have a Mixed Classroom? Perhaps students with new laptops?: With the integration of "new to Office 2010" features that are included in SAM 2007, instructors are able to share Office 2010 information with their students even before their campuses migrate to the new version. This is a GREAT feature if your campus isn’t moving to Office 2010 until next fall, but you want your students to see what the new software is all about.
