The basic unit of education in the Manta Technologies System i Training Library is a course. Because computer-based training allows people to take courses at their own pace, the time to complete a course can vary tremendously between students. For example, the average time to complete a typical Manta course is about two hours. However, individual students may take anywhere between one and four hours to compete the same course.

Some System i skills can be covered effectively in a single course. In other cases, more than one course is needed to adequately cover a topic. Related courses are grouped together into a series.

Your entry into a particular course depends on whether you take a course online or purchase a CD-ROM version for installation on your own PC or a local file server. For the locally installed version, after you start the Manta software, you are presented with a menu listing the series and stand-alone courses that your organization has purchased.

If you select a series from this list, you will be presented with a Series Menu that identifies the courses making up this series.

Similarly, if you select a course, you will be presented with a Course Menu.

The Manta Web Store provides several ways to view the available courses, including alphabetically, by subject area, and by audience. Once you select and purchase a course, you will receive a course menu similar to the one shown above.

Be sure to read the Course Overview. It includes a brief course description, the course objectives, the course prerequisites, and a description of the intended audience.

Each course is made up of interactive sessions. On average, each session takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete. We recommend that you take a short break between sessions. At the end of a session, you can select the Forward button to continue with the next session. Or, select the Menu button to return to the session menu.

If you do not have time to finish a course at one sitting, you can set a bookmark to keep track of your place in the course.

If you are not sure which Manta courses you should take, you should examine the Curriculum Recommendations.

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