About the Courseware
Copyright: 2020
Author: Denise Seguin, Fanshawe College
This courseware helps students learn skills they can apply immediately to accomplish projects and assignments for school and to organize, schedule, record, plan, and budget for their personal needs.
Seguin’s COMPUTER Concepts, Third Edition, provides instruction in achieving a basic understanding of the components that comprise computer hardware, system software, application software, internet connectivity and resources, social media, and the security and privacy issues related to technology.
Complete course content is delivered within Paradigm’s new Cirrus learning environment.

About Cirrus
Cirrus is the next-generation learning solution for developing skills in Microsoft® Office and computer concepts. Cirrus seamlessly delivers complete course content in a cloud-based learning environment that puts students on the fast-track to success.
Students can access their content from any device anywhere, through a live internet connection. Cirrus is platform independent, ensuring that students get the same learning experience whether they are using PCs, Macs, or Chromebook computers.
Cirrus provides access to complete course content, delivered in a series of scheduled assignments that report to a grade book to track student progress and achievement.
Additional Courseware Features
- An interactive glossary provides definitions for key terms.
- Infographic visual graphics reinforce key concepts to aid in student learning and are followed by a short quiz.
- Crossword Puzzle games for each chapter aid in student learning and are followed by a short quiz.

Instructor Support
Cirrus tracks students’ step-by-step interactions, giving instructors visibility into students’ progress and missteps.
With Exam Watch, instructors can remotely join a virtual, live, skills-based exam with students—a helpful option for struggling students who need one-to-one coaching, or for distance learners.
