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SAM 2007 (Skills Assessment Manager) contains Assessment, Training, and Project-based
grading solutions offering a real-world approach to learning and applying important
Microsoft Office 2007 skills. This powerful web-based software is designed to
prepare students for real-world use of the most widely-used application software
(Office), operating systems (Windows XP or Vista) and browser (Internet Explorer).
SAM combines high-fidelity, multi-pathway simulations and live-in-the-application
assignments which complement Course Technology's market-leading textbooks on a
chapter-by-chapter basis. These assignments may be hands-on in the application
or from a bank of tens of thousands of objective-based questions (multiple-choice,
true-false, short answer, etc.)
Instructors benefit from SAM being a helpful tool to gauge what students know
and what they don't either on a skills basis or in terms of an entire project.
They simply log into their school-specific SAM database and create class sections,
and assignments, then schedule them at specific dates and times for their students.
If they wish, they may also allow students to print reports based on their performance
on each assignment. Decide whether you want to offer Assessment, Training or
Projects, which are available alone or in any combination.
Students typically purchase access to SAM along with their textbooks. After
creating their user profiles and joining the proper class, they can sort their
assignments by type, by due date and more. A user-friendly navigation panel
in the simulated skills-by-skill exam and training interface makes it easy for
them to learn and be tested upon. The inclusion of SAM Projects expects students
to take their knowledge and apply it to real documents.
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