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Campbell, J., Carey, P., Shaffer, A. (2022). New Perspectives Microsoft Office 365 & Office 2021:
Introductory. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning. ISBN: 9780357672006 (Cengage - MindTap for
Cengage's New Perspectives Collection, Microsoft® 365® & Office® 2021, 1 term Printed Access
Card)
Lab: SAM Trainings and SAM Projects. SAM Trainings are interactive activities that
allow the student to observe, practice, and apply hands-on tasks that accomplish the necessary activities
to learn how to use the application. These are designed to demonstrate the student’s capability at using
the application. SAM Projects challenge the student to accomplish tasks they practiced in the SAM Trainings to
accomplish common tasks without explicit directions and assistance as in the Trainings.
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