Heather Cannon

COSC 1301 is replacing COSC 1401 starting Fall 2014

ITSC 1301 is replacing ITSC 1401 starting Fall 2014

Required Material – starting Fall 2014:

• SAM 2013 with eBooks, this will include the following eBooks:
  • Discovering Computers Enhanced (eBook)
  • Microsoft Office 2013: Introductory (eBook)
• 180 day trial of Office 2013 (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) – comes with your SAM 2013 bundle
• Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome
• USB drive
• Headphones (for use with SAM 2013)

More Textbook Information

You do not have to have physical books for this course. You can choose to use the eBooks only.

If you want physical books, you may purchase a “print” version of the Discovering Computers and Office 2013 books from Cengage. Your instructor can provide you with a link for purchasing this at a discount.

Purchasing SAM 2013 with eBooks

You can purchase SAM 2013 with eBooks from either of the following places – prices will vary:

LSC-CyFair Bookstore

http://www.bkstr.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?storeId=10491&langId=-1&catalogId=10001

Directly from Cengage

http://www.cengagebrain.com/micro/LSCintrocomputing

If you purchase from any other location (including other campus bookstores), we cannot guarantee you have purchased the correct bundle and you may not have all of the required materials or the correct versions/books.

Additional Information

SAM 2013

You must purchase a SAM 2013 account

• You may not use a SAM 2010 account.
• You may not share SAM 2013 accounts (each student must have their own account).
• You may not purchase a used SAM 2013 account or use a friend’s SAM 2013 account.

Office 2013

You must use Office 2013 for this class (Office 2007, Office 2010, Office 2011 for Mac, Open Office, Google Docs will not be accepted). If you do not have Office 2013 on your computer (or on a computer you have consistent access to), you can:

• Use the 180-Day trial CD that comes in your SAM 2013 bundle
• Purchase Office 2013 from Microsoft (Office 365 will give you the most current version of Office) – they offer student pricing (you need Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint) – not all versions have Access, please be aware of this when purchasing
• Purchase Office 2013 from another store (you need Word, Excel, Access & PowerPoint)
• You can use the computers on the school campus to work in Office 2013