Technology in Action, Introductory - Couverture souple

Evans, Alan; Martin, Kendall; Poatsy, Mary Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0131423940 ISBN 13 : 9780131423947

Editeur : Pearson, 2004

Synopsis

Features

• Part of the GO! Series - this concepts book is super hot!
• TOC is organized in the same way a student would use a computer - keeps students engaged
• Each section starts with a question - students believe they are having a conversation with the authors
• Unique and outstanding multimedia tied to the text can be found at www.prenhall.com/techinaction

Typical Competitors

• Discovering Computers, Shelly Cashman (Course Tech)
• O'Leary (McGraw Hill)
• Computers, Fuller (Paradigm)

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Three professors from Montgomery County Community College traveled with the Prentice Hall Information Technology team for over two years to uncover what students and professors today wanted and needed in an Intro to Computer Concepts text. After meeting with more than 1,000 students and instructors and developed Technology in Action. Due to overwhelming success, they recently published Technology in Action 2/e!

Alan D. Evans, M.S., CPA
Alan is currently the director of computer science for Montgomery County Community College. Alan’s parents instilled in him a love of education at an early age. After a successful career in business, Alan finally realized his true calling was education. He  has been a teacher and an administrator at the collegiate level for the past five years. Alan makes presentations at technical conferences and meets regularly with computer science faculty and administrators from other colleges to discuss curriculum development. Currently, he is researching computer literacy standards for college freshmen.

Kendall E. Martin, Ph.D.
Kendall has been teaching since 1988 at a number of institutions, including Villanova University, DeSales University, Arcadia University, Ursinus College, County College of Morris, and Montgomery County Community College, at both the undergraduate and master’s degree level. Kendall’s education includes a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. She has industrial experience in research and development environments (AT&T Bell Laboratories) as well as experience from several start-up technology firms. At Ursinus College, Kendall developed a successful faculty training program for distance education instructors, and she makes conference presentations during the year.

Mary Anne Poatsy, MBA, CFP
Mary Anne is an adjunct faculty member at Montgomery County Community College, teaching various computer application and concepts courses in face-to-face and online environments. Mary Anne holds a B.A. in Psychology and Elementary Education from Mount Holyoke College and an MBA in Finance from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management. Mary Anne has more than nine years of educational experience, ranging from elementary and secondary education to Montgomery County Community College, Muhlenberg College, and Bucks County Community College, as well as training in the professional environment. Prior to teaching, Mary Anne was a vice president at Shearson Lehman Hutton in the Muncipal Bond Investment Banking department.

• Part of the GO! Series - this concepts book is super hot!
• TOC is organized in the same way a student would use a computer - keeps students engaged
• Each section starts with a question - students believe they are having a conversation with the authors
• Unique and outstanding multimedia tied to the text can be found at www.prenhall.com/techinaction

Typical Competitors

• Discovering Computers, Shelly Cashman (Course Tech)
• O'Leary (McGraw Hill)
• Computers, Fuller (Paradigm)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131423940
• ISBN 13: 9780131423947
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie