Title: Course Materials
Course: DEPT MC - PERSONAL COMPUTER HARDWARE > Section: Start Here

Textbook & Online Labs

Required Text:

A+ Guide to Managing & Maintaining You PC, 9th Edition

Jean Andrews
ISBN-10: 1-305-26643-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-305-26643-8

IT Lab Simulations

Below are tutorials for TestOut Labs the virtual lab exercises used in this course. Please closely read and review the following about TestOut before attempting to complete any Lab Activities.

- TestOut Quick Start Guide for Students
  - More Tutorials:
    - How to create an account
    - Navigation
    - Resetting Passwords

Other required course materials

 | PC Toolkit (minimum-Phillips Head screwdriver). The PC Toolkit can be purchased at Amazon online or Best Buy.
Flash Drive - It is strongly suggested to purchase a 8GB flash Drive to save your course work on. This will help you to keep your latest files with you at all times.

The Flash Drive can be purchased at Amazon online or Best Buy.

Ways to learn in this course:

- Follow the Course Navigation
- Use the Chapter Review Quizzes for practice or reinforcement of what you learned in readings and in class.
- Summative assessment - This course will evaluate student learning at the end of each module and the course through online exams in Canvas. Actual Practice Exams for the CompTIA Certification test are available AND TestOut is recognized by many businesses as an acceptable Hardware Certification Exam.
  - Your Text, the Quizzes and Homework, and the TestOut Labs will be your study guides for Exams
  - The skills are cumulative, they build on one another
  - Each Quiz provides 3 attempts to mastery, and Exam provides 1 attempt
  - Have your reference materials handy during a Quiz and for the F2F Hands-On Labs
- Interactive Activities are completed though the TestOut Lab simulation site.
  - You will have multiple attempts in the Virtual Lab environment
  - Make sure you have your reference materials handy
  - Be aware that the small details need to be adhered to (example: is your virtual computer plugged in?)
  - Peer Learning - Student will give and receive feedback from their peers via the teams activities as assigned by your instructor.
- Your Instructor
- You can learn through course communication with other students and your instructor. See the NCTC Online Student Conduct page.
- For FAQ in this course, see the Get Help & FAQ discussion.
- Hands-On Meetings and EXAM Sessions are mandatory- Please see the calendar for meeting dates.
- A PRACTICUM will demonstrate overall course mastery by completing a project of your own design (to be approved by the instructor) which clearly demonstrates competencies acquired or enhanced through completion of this course