Tim Trainor

Tim Trainor is senior Computer Information Systems (CIS) instructor at Muskegon Community College and chairperson of the Faculty Association's Scholarship Committee. Tim received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Western Michigan University and a Doctorate degree from the University of Kansas. He has been teaching Computer Information Systems since 1976 and is the author or a co-author of the books listed below.

Office: Room 142
Office Phone: 231.777.0604
E-Mail: Tim.Trainor@muskegoncc.edu

Classes offered this semester:

• PSYC 102 - Grades
• CIS 100 - Grades
• CIS 110 - Grades
• CIS 257 - Grades

For more information about computer-oriented classes offered at MCC go to CIS in the Departmental pages of this Web site.

These are some of the textbook projects Dr. T. has participated in:

• Computer Concepts and Applications
• Computer Literacy: Concepts and Applications
• Even More Excellent HTML (translated into Italian) with Tim Gottleber
• Visual Basic for Applications with Jeff Stipes
• More Excellent HTML (translated into Italian, Korean and Chinese) with Tim Gottleber
• Computers! (five editions and translated into Korean) with Diane Krasnewich
• Essentials of Personal Computing with Diane Krasnewich
• Introducing Microsoft Office for Windows with Keiko Pitter and Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Microsoft Works for Windows (two editions) with Keiko Pitter and Jeff Stipes
• A Quick Look at Visual Basic with Jeff Stipes
• A Quick Look at QBASIC with Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Access for Windows (translated into Turkish) with Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Paradox for Windows with Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Fox Pro for Windows with Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows with Jeff Stipes
• Introducing Quattro Pro for Windows with Jeff Stipes
• Software Tools in Business with Jeff Stipes
• A Guide to MS/PC DOS with Jeff Stipes

You can hear Dr. T. talk about the classes he teaches and his approach to teaching by listening to an interview (4.5MB) he gave for television in 2007 or watch a short video synopsis (117MB) of Office 2007.