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CIW Courseware

The Official CIW Curriculum coursebook includes narrative instruction, technical term definitions, exam objective callouts, hands-on labs, study and assessment resources, application projects and real -world case studies. You can choose CIW courseware in printed format or electronic format (PDF).

CIW Pre-Assessment (online)

We offer an online pre-assessment test that mirrors the number of questions and distribution of exam objectives covered on the high-stakes CIW certification exam. The CIW Pre-Assessment helps students determine their existing skill levels and their preparedness to take the CIW training courses. It also helps identify knowledge areas in which students need to focus their studies in order to pass the certification exam.

The CIW Pre-Assessment allows students to:

• Practice time management, because the test’s time limit mirrors the certification exam’s time limit
• Exit the test at any time (they must start over on their next attempt)
• Skip a question, flag it for review and return to it later
• Review all answers before getting the final score
• See which questions they missed, with correct answers and explanations
• Repeat the test as many times as needed within the subscription period
• See their scores in My Progress at the top of the page

Hands-On Labs

Hands-On labs give students the opportunity to reinforce their learning and demonstrate their new skills. Hands-on labs are completed on the student's machine with the provided lab files. Students will need to obtain the necessary software for these labs.

CIW Supplemental Materials (online)*

For each CIW course we provide supplemental materials, some of which are required for coursework and some of which are optional but of interest for further study.

These materials include:

Instructor Online Supplemental Materials (Academic, Learning Center/Corporate)

• Example syllabi for 10-week and 16-week instruction periods
• Example Implementation Table for Learning Center/Corporate accelerated pace
• Slide presentation for the CIW course
• Files used to perform many of the labs in the coursebook, when appropriate
• Completed lab files, when appropriate
• Answers to Pre-Assessment, Labs, Lesson Reviews, Activities, Optional Labs and Lesson Quizzes in the book
• Handout versions of all Pre-Assessment, Labs, Lesson Reviews, Activities, Optional Labs and Lesson Quizzes
• Appendix listing the CIW certification exam objectives and location in the coursebook.

Student Online Supplemental Materials (Learning Center/Corporate)

• Files used to perform many of the labs in the coursebook, when appropriate
• Completed lab files, when appropriate
• Answers to Pre-Assessment, Labs, Lesson Reviews, Activities, Optional Labs and Lesson Quizzes in the book
• Handout versions of all Pre-Assessment, Labs, Lesson Reviews, Activities, Optional Labs and Lesson Quizzes
• Appendix listing the CIW certification exam objectives and location in the coursebook.

Academic Student Online Supplemental Materials (Academic)

• Files used to perform many of the labs in the coursebook, when appropriate
• Handout versions of all Pre-Assessment, Labs, Lesson Reviews, Activities, Optional Labs and Lesson Quizzes
• Appendix listing the CIW certification exam objectives and location in the coursebook.

Self-Study Student Online Supplemental Materials

• Lab files required to complete the course labs
• Handouts
• Answers to exercises and quizzes
• Appendixes with related information

CIW Practice Exams (online)

The CIW Practice Exams consist of a variety of tests designed to assess the students’ knowledge of specific exam objectives.

CIW Practice Exams consist of the following:

• Objective Reviews and Quizzes - We provide one Review and one Quiz for each CIW exam objective. Each Review and Quiz consists of a collection of randomly selected questions. The Objective Reviews allow students to check their answers while taking the test.
• Practice Exams - Each of these time-limited tests consist of a random selection of questions covering all learning objectives. The Practice Exams most closely simulate the experience of taking the high-stakes certification exam.

CIW Exam Study Guide (Self-Study only)

CIW Exam Study Guides provide focused study for individuals preparing to take high-stakes CIW certification exams. Each CIW Exam Guide features:

• Information about taking CIW certification exams.
• A table listing CIW exam objectives, including knowledge domains and individual exam objectives.
• Enumerated content sections that summarize each exam objective.
• Sample exam questions.

CIW Exam Vouchers and eCredits**

Exam vouchers and eCredits are good for one take of the high-stakes CIW certification exam. There are a variety of exam delivery methods:

Instructor-led/Academic/Student

CIW operates the CTC Online proprietary system, and offers this service to our academic customers, for testing students in the classroom. A CTC Proctor will provide instructions on how to register in this system. If you are part of an academic organization, contact your Account Manager for more information on this program.

Self-Study

Certification Partners is pleased to announce a new partnership with PSI, who is offering the Atlas Cloud service (formerly known as Innovative Exams) for remote video proctoring of CIW exams. This service lets you take CIW exams from the comfort of your own home or office. This testing service requires a quiet location, an active webcam and stable high speed Internet connection. A live proctor will visually monitor you and your exam during the entire testing session.

Note: You can purchase Instructor-Led and Self-Study kits with or without a CIW Exam voucher or eCredits.