CSC105 SAM Project Assignments

Projects must be done in Office 365 Mac or Windows versions.

First, see the Office Upgrade page to get the most recent version (for free!)

When you have Office 365 installed on your device, you are ready to begin a SAM project or SAM Capstone Project.

A SAM Project gives you experience in the actual software.  You download a starter file, and possibly a few other files to use as part of the project.  You will also download a set of instructions describing what you should do to the starter file.  When you are finished, you submit the file back into SAM for grading and get feedback in just a minute or two.

You have five attempts for each project. The idea here is to get immediate feedback, interpret any error reports, revise your work and resubmit it.  Sometimes just one typo will deduct a lot of points.  Don’t panic.  It’s just part of a larger task.  Review the report, revise the original document, and submit again for regrading. Because this is computer graded, it is essential that your text matches exactly what is expected. It’s not picky, it just can’t reason that you are “close.” It either matches or it doesn’t.  This is why you have multiple attempts.

This YouTube video explains the process of completing and submitting projects and viewing detailed reports:

https://youtu.be/2jY8rDCdJZE