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SkillSoft
Computer Based Training Courses
SkillSoft (formerly CBT
or Smartforce) interactive courseware provides training in 260 courses
selected for use at CSM from the SkillSoft catalog of available
courses. Courses cover a wide variety of topics including basic through
advanced use of Microsoft Windows operating systems and Office products
(Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Outlook), Unix, programming (C/C++,
Java), LAN technologies, web authoring and publishing, and other
products and topics. To view the curricula and courses, you need
to follow the setup steps and then connect to the courses. After you
login to the SkillSoft campus system, use the "Help" button to learn
how to use the system, however you should ignore
all references or instructions about downloading the SkillSoft Course
Player. The version we run uses Java applets and does not
require a custom course player. The courses use a graphical
interface that leads students through a subject, simulating the
technology and requiring students to interact with the course. Students
may work through all of the modules in a training course or, if they
have some experience with the application, skip or skim through the
modules that contain material with which they are familiar.
You
can take CSM's SkillSoft courses via the web from on or off campus, or
if you
are connected via the campus modem pool or logged into the campus VPN.
Your web browser must have java enabled.
Please note that
SkillSoft courses move a lot of data back and forth between the server
and your workstation when you start and end course sessions. Be patient
until you become accustomed to the delay.
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