The Network Academy of the Business and Information Systems
Department is a Microsoft IT Academy, and this provides the department an
MSDN Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) membership. The membership allows the department
to keep academic labs, faculty, and students up-to-date on
the leading edge of software technology.
One of the benefits includes access to software titles such as MS Windows, MS Project, MS Visio,
and Visual Studio, which includes Visual Basic, C#, and C++. Many of
the required textbooks in our courses include the required software for students to work at home.
The combination of these resources provides students with the latest versions of the software in
the classroom and at home. If the textbook does not include the required software, students
may obtain software through our MSDN Academic Alliance membership.
Obtaining Software
Some software titles may be downloaded for free, and others may be purchased on CD/DVD.
Prices of software available on CD/DVD range
from $19.95 - $24.95, plus shipping and handling which begins at $8.95. Software is obtained online
through the ELMS (e-academy License Management System) Store,
and payments are made using a credit card.
Before attempting to order, students must request an ELMS account through their instructor as instructed below.
Microsoft IT Academy Student Pass
In addition to software, students are able to complete 12 to 22 hours of free e-learning courses
to extend their IT or developer skills with Microsoft technologies. Student Pass is a perfect entry point to five different certification paths.
Most tracks will require you to take additional e-learning courses to complete all of the topics you need to succeed on the certification exam.
The five certification paths are:
- Windows Developer
- Web Developer
- Database Developer
- Windows Server IT Professional
- Windows Client IT Professional
For additional information visit:
www.microsoft.com/education/MSITAcademy/itastudentpass.mspx
To gain access to the e-learning courses, students must request an ELMS account through their instructor as instructed below.
To Qualify for an ELMS Account
To get an ELMS account students must meet the following:
- Must be a Business and Information Systems student.
- Must be enrolled in a course that requires the software.
- Must activate your maricopa.edu email account.
- After the semester begins, send an email to your instructor with the following:
- Student's full name
- MyMaricopa student id (8 digit MEID)
- Maricopa.edu email address
- Course and section number of course enrolled in
- Instructors should compile a list of requests and after the 2nd week of the semester send an email to
bistech@mcmail.maricopa.edu.
Processing an ELMS Account
- Your instructor will request an account for you after the 2nd week of the semester.
- You will receive a confirmation in your maricopa.edu e-mail account from MSDNAA after the account is created.
- The account will remain active throughout the semester. Students with existing accounts will have their accounts updated with the new expiration date.
- If you should have other questions about ELMs, contact bistech@mcmail.maricopa.edu.
Register ELMS Account
- After receiving the email message with your ELMS username, register your account:
Account Registration Procedure (web page load can be slow)
- Downloaded software in will be img or iso format, and these files need to be burned to
a CD or mounted as volume so that the software can be installed:
Downloading Sofware Procedures
ELMS Store
- The ELMS Store is located at: msdn02.e-academy.com/mesacc_netacad/
- Click on the Software button to see the software available.
- The ELMS Store front features the most popular software titles.
- Students may use the Search textbox to search for a specific software title to see if it is available.
- Students may elect a title from the comprehensive list under the Search By Product Title.
- Click on the Get Your Personal CDs Here! link to quickly get a list of software that is available on CD/DVD.
- Students will need to login with the username and password provided to order software.
- After selecting the desired software and adding it to the cart, students proceed through checkout
which includes additional information on acquiring the software.
For additional information on MSDN Academic Alliance visit
www.msdnaa.net.
For additional information on MS IT Academy Program visit
www.microsoft.com/education/msitacademy/
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