Description

The Microsoft Windows Vista Business program is an in depth, performance-based certification preparation course designed to verify your business computer skills with Microsoft Windows Vista Business software. Our Microsoft Windows Vista Business training is an interactive online program that will prepare you to take the Microsoft Certification Exam 77-600. Participants in this course will not only gain knowledge of basic skills on Vista Business software, but will also learn how to manage network connections, manage files, configure local user accounts, and much more. The Microsoft Windows Vista Business course offers ongoing assessment for goal-based learning and contains three teaching modules with multiple lessons in each module. Students in the Microsoft Windows Vista Business course will be required to achieve 70% of all possible points in order to continue to subsequent modules. This course also includes a final project demonstrating proficiency in various areas of the Microsoft Windows Vista Business software which will be submitted to the instructor. Students will need to have Microsoft Windows Vista installed on their computer prior to taking this course. There is simply no more convenient or affordable way to get the training you need at a pace that suits your schedule than with Microsoft Windows Vista Business training from Gatlin International.

Outline

The following course outline highlights topics covered in the Microsoft Windows Vista Business course.

I. Level 1- Getting Started
a. Getting Started with Windows Vista
b. Tech Talk: Got Hardware?
c. Start on the Right Foot
d. The SandBox: Learn from the Start

II. Level 2-Mice and Men
a. Why is My Mouse an Elephant?
b. Tech Talk: Farewell, O Faithful Mouse
c. The Administrator: Amazing Properties
d. The SandBox: There's a Mouse

III. Level 3-WYSIWYG
a. Take Control: Making a Good Impression
b. Tech Talk: What Do You See?
c. The Administrator: I Can't See A Thing!
d. The SandBox: 3D Video

IV. Level 4-Back Up the Truck
a. Take Control: Save and Save Often
b. Tech Talk: Safe and Sound
c. The Administrator: Back Up The Truck
d. The SandBox: The Rainy Day Fund

V. Level 5-Open for Business
a. Take Control: Business Start Ups
b. Tech Talk: If You Have A Lot Of Drive
c. The Administrator: The Business System
d. The SandBox: Take It Into Overdrive

VI. Level 6-Be My Neighbor
a. Take Control: The Lights Are On
b. Tech Talk: Is Anybody Home?
c. The Administrator: Who Invited You?
d. The SandBox: Meet Me At The Hub

VII. Level 7-Charlotte's Website
a. Take Control: Surf's Up!
b. Tech Talk: Using Your Connections
c. The Administrator: Along Came A Spider
d. The SandBox: Ride the Wave

VIII. Level 8-The Paperless Office
a. Take Control: Save A Tree
b. Tech Talk: Making It Count
c. The Administrator: Hot Off The Presses
d. The SandBox: Take It With You

IX. Level 9-What Time Is It?
a. Take Control: What Time Is It?
b. Tech Talk: Does A Computer Keep Time?
c. The SandBox: The Need For Speed

X. Level 10-Sound Advice
a. Take Control: Sound The Trumpets
b. Tech Talk: Can You Hear Me, Now?
c. The Administrator: Wait For The Beep
d. The SandBox: What Did You Say? VoIP

XI. Level 11-Get Smart
a. Take Control: Power Management
b. Tech Talk: Power Supplies
c. The Administrator: Power to the People
d. The SandBox: Feel the Power

XII. Level 12-Good, Bad and Really Ugly
a. Take Control: Clues for the Clueless (Search)
b. Tech Talk: The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
c. The Administrator: Using the Event Viewer
d. The SandBox: As Good As It Gets

XIII. Level 13-Reach for the Stars
a. Take Control: Blast Off!
b. Tech Talk: Rocket Fuel
c. The Administrator: Galactic Control
d. The SandBox: Warp Speed, Mr. Scott

XIV. Level 14- Show Me!
a. Take Control: Picture This!
b. Tech Talk: Adding a scanner and using OCR
c. The Administrator: Remote Control
d. The SandBox: Beyond Basic Commands

Demo

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Additional Info

Languages

English

Course Length

35.00 hours

Duration of Access

3 months

Instructor

Elizabeth Ann Nofs
Elizabeth Ann Nofs is co-founder and the Creative Director for Comma Project, LLC. Her research on how men and women approach computer learning provided the foundation for the Comma Method of training, as well as The Computer Mama Show, a pilot produced with WFUM/TV28 (PBS), Flint, Michigan.

Elizabeth is the designer and developer of the Complete Computer Guide series. The teaching methodology incorporated into the Guide is a breakthrough in producing gender balanced training with outstanding student completion, retention, and mastery rates.

She is the author of 38 computer certification Guides including: The Complete Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 (2007), The Complete Computer Guide (2005), The Comma Method of Computer Training (2003), and The Comma Teachers Edition (2003).

Elizabeth received her B.A. degree in Biology from the University of Michigan., Ann Arbor. She is a Microsoft Certified Professional.

Clair E. Dickson, Student Services
Clair earned her BS in Secondary English at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan and is certified to teach English and History at the high school level. She also met all of the standards for teaching with technology as outlined by COATT (Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology.) Clair is considered "highly qualified" to teach computer courses, including Microsoft Office® 2003 and 2007, Windows XP® and Windows Vista®.

Clair Dickson is currently working on a Master's Degree in Educational Media and Technology through Eastern Michigan University's online distance learning program. The program explores ways to infuse technology into the learning experience so that learning is interactive.

Prerequisites/Audience

Students enrolling in the Microsoft Windows Vista Business course should possess a basic understanding of computer skills and an Internet connection, and emailing capabilities are required.

This course is intended for students who want to learn how to effectively use Microsoft Windows Vista Business.

Requirements/Materials Included

The Microsoft Windows Vista Business training course cannot be taken on a Mac computer. Technical requirements include but are not limited to having internet access with a 56K modem, but it is highly recommended that you have DSL or High Speed Cable Internet Access; 64 MB system RAM; 200 MB free hard disk space memory or sufficient storage; reliable email account access, CD-ROM/DVD capabilities, and a reliable Internet provider.

You will need the following Microsoft products already installed on the computer in order to take this course: Windows Vista Business edition, Microsoft Word 2007, Adobe Acrobat Reader (free version), and Flash Player.

Gatlin Education Services will include the following materials:
• The Complete Guide to Microsoft Windows Vista