Authentic Tools. Authentic Practice. Authentic Proof of Learning.
Cengage Intro Computing courses give students hands-on experience with the Microsoft Office tools they’ll use in college and on the job. Through authentic, real-world tasks and application-based practice, students build digital confidence, develop essential Office skills and demonstrate what they can do—preparing them to succeed in the classroom, the workplace and beyond.
Recognize and Celebrate Skill Mastery
Motivate students with digital badges that recognize achievement and reinforce key skills.
Master Microsoft Office for the Real World
Prepare students to use Microsoft Office with the skills and judgment today’s AI-enabled workplace demands, progressing from essential skills to authentic application.
• Simulation to Office: Build confidence with SAM simulations, then apply skills independently in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access.
• AI-Enabled Workplace: Use Microsoft Copilot to evaluate AI-generated work, refine results and make informed decisions beyond what AI can produce alone.
• Power BI: Turn data into meaningful visualizations while building data literacy and decision-making skills increasingly valued across careers.
Download the Introduction to Computing Course Catalog
Discover introduction to computing course materials that build students’ digital confidence and hands-on Microsoft Office skills for success in college, the workplace and beyond.
Featured Introduction to Computing courses
MindTap for Cable/Freund/Hoisington/Kaye/Porter/Sebok/Vermaat/West's The Shelly Cashman Series® Collection, Microsoft® 365® & Office®, 1 term Instant Access
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MindTap for Beskeen/Cram/Duffy/Wermers/Wilson's Illustrated Series® Collection, Microsoft® 365® & Office®, 1 term Instant Access
The Shelly Cashman Series® Microsoft® 365® & Office® 2021 Introductory
New Perspectives Microsoft® 365® & Office® Introductory, First Edition
Illustrated Microsoft® 365® & Office® Introductory, First Edition
Technology for Success: Computer Concepts
Discovering Computers: Digital Technology, Data, and Devices
New Perspectives Computer Concepts Introductory 21st Edition
New Perspectives Computer Concepts Comprehensive
MindTap for Hoisington/Ciampa's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: A Business Perspective, 1 term Instant Access
