THE PATH TO EMPLOYABILITYIT, PROGRAMMING, WEB DEVELOPMENTOur goal is to give students the skills they need to get a job. MindTap provides students with relevant assignments that guide students to analyze, apply, and improve thinking, giving them a way to show employers they have what it takes to succeed in the ever-changing world of technology.

Empower Your Students to Reach Their Potential O Hands-on labs that offer real-life practice in simulated or live, virtual environments. O Students build troubleshooting and creative problem-solving skills that will serve them

well throughout their careers.O De-mystify complex subject matter by helping students visualize the formulation of

concepts with whiteboard video shorts.O A certification test prep app and mock certification exams within the MindTap

Learning Path provides students with the practice needed to succeed in their chosen career.

REASONS FOR GOING TO COLLEGEThe following reasons were “Very Important” in deciding to go to college:

70%

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90%

60%

71.2%To be able to make

more money

72.4%To gain a general

education & appreciation of ideas

77.6%

To get training for a

specific career

82.8%

To learn about things that interest me

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O IT Tech Support/A+O Cyber SecurityO Networking O ProgrammingO Computer ScienceO Web Development

Accelerate your course.Cut down on course prep with MindTap’s preloaded, organized course materials. Interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more employer you to teach more efficiently.

Put the end-of-semester scramble to rest.Easily track progress on quizzes, activities, and more. MindTap records every student’s scores in a single gradebook, keeping you organized and saving you time.

Unite MindTap with your learning management system.Blackboard. Canvas. D2L. Moodle. MindTap integrates with any LMS with secure, single sign-on access, seamlessly syncing scores across systems.

Control your course, completely.Personalize course content to your students’ needs. Only MindTap gives you complete control to add Open Education Resources. You also have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes, embed content of any format, and more.

Impact your students’ success in an instant.When you adjust your course materials in MindTap, your improvements are instantly reflected in your students’ version. Gone are the days in which students guess what information to study; You can show them. And they’ll be more confident because of it.

Create a personal learning experience.Build stronger connections with your students. personalize your course to their needs, offer them notes within their text, and communicate with them directly without ever learning MindTap.

ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE

FLEXIBLE & OPEN Make MindTap your own

OUR SOLUTIONS take a consistent instructional approach and cover all your technology discipline needs by offering MindTap solutions in a variety of areas.

O CompTIA A+ Guide to IT Technical Support, 9e

O CompTIA Network+ Guide to Networks, 7e

O CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals, 5e

O CompTIA Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification, 4e

O Guide to TCP/IP: IPv6 and IPv4, 5e

O Management of Information Security, 5e

O EC-Council Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEH), 2e

O EC-Council Computer Forensics (CHFI), 2e

O Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World, 5e

O Microsoft Specialist Guide to Microsoft Windows 10 (Exam 70-697, Configuring Windows Devices)

O Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense, 3e

O Guide to Operating Systems, 5e

O Hands-on Virtual Computing, 2e

O Principles of Information Security, 6e

O MCSA Guide to Installation, Storage, and Compute with Windows Server 2016, Exam 70-740

O MCSA Guide to Networking with Windows Server 2016, Exam 70-741

O MCSA Guide to Identify with Windows Server 2016, Exam 70-742Aligned to the latest industry certification exams and built to develop the competencies employees are looking for.

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NETWORKING / CYBER SECURITY / IT TECH SUPPORTNow with live virtual machine labs integrated into the Learning Path, MindTap exposes students to real hardware and software labs that not only develop their hands-on skills, but help them contextualize theory-based concepts more easily.

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Live virtual machine labs in MindTap provide students with a live working environment via the cloud, with real servers and networks that they can explore, fail and try again until they succeed.

Nearly 6 out of 10 used the words “HELPED ME.”6/10

10 out of 10 students said they were “ENGAGED” with their MindTap homework.10/10

385 student MindTap users described their experiences. And we quote…

“I love it! It allows me to fully understand the material with the hands on activities and chapter problems.”

“MindTap has helped me get organized more and learn in easier ways with all the different materials it offers! I received an A in my class & I am so thankful for the help of MindTap for helping me receive that grade!”

O Programming Logic & Design, 9e

O Invitation to Computer Science, 7e

O Java Programming, 8e

O C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design, 8e

O Fundamentals of Python: First Programs

O New Perspectives HTML5 and CSS3, 7e

O Web Design: Introductory, 6e

O Microsoft Visual#: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming, 7e

O Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2017, 8e

O Microsoft Visual Basic 2017 for Windows, Web, Windows Store, and Database Applications

Cengage partners with Codevolve, a San Francisco-based educational technology company focused on helping students learn to code.

O Coding labs teach students to code from within the MindTap platform.

O Students write and run programs in an environment designed to provide the hands-on practice and troubleshooting support they needed to learn complex subject matter.

O The MindTap platform provides benefits and support including automatic grading, analytics and LMS integration with full flexibility to tailor a course.

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COMPUTER SCIENCE / PROGRAMMING / WEB DEVELOPMENT

Whether it’s platform stability or performance, we work relentlessly to improve your experience and help you propel your students forward. And we’re transparent about what we’re improving.

A dedicated team, whenever you need them.No matter what you need or when you need it, you have a personalized team to support you. They will help you set up your course, tailer it to your specific objectives, and ensure you’re ready to make an impact from day one. And up to the final day of the term, they’ll be on standby to help you and your students at a moment’s notice.

““Students were telling us they needed an easy way to find help. [Codevolve] provides assistance that beginners can understand.

No technical jargon and it leverages artificial intelligence to create a feedback resource that continually gets smarter.”

Saul CostaCEO of Codevolve

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PARTNERWe won’t let technology get in your way.Count on continuous improvement.

MindTap with Coding Labs