Using XLMiner in the Classroom
AS an instructor, you have several very affordable options for using XLMiner in the classroom:
OPTION 1: Site license for lab use by an entire class ($1299 per year, up to 60 users). This includes a license for you (the instructor) to install the program on your office, home and laptop computers.
For option 1, please click here to order online, or here for a printable order form.
Note 1: If you do not need the license for a full year, a six-month license is available for $649 online, or via the printable order form.
Note 2: After you purchase a site license for your institution, you can arrange for students to download copies to their computers at no extra charge. Please click here for a request form to set up download arrangements for your students. (Please do not actually submit the form until all your students are ready to download the software.)
OPTION 2: Individual student purchase for $49 apiece (min. 8).
Option 2 works as follows: You purchase your own 1-year license for XLMiner for $99, and we will give you a special url where your students can pay for and download a 6-month student copy of XLMiner. The complete user guide is provided in electronic form. We work with each individual student to get XLMiner onto their computer; you do not need to be involved.
For option 2, please click here for a request form to set up purchase arrangements for your students. Click here to purchase your own copy of XLMiner for $99.
OPTION 3: Adopt the book Data Mining for Business Intelligence: Concepts, Techniques and Applications in Microsoft Office Excel with XLMiner, by Shmueli, Patel and Bruce. XLMiner comes bundled with this book. To get a deskcopy, call Wiley at (800) 225-5945 (choose option 3). Or, send an email to ccopy@wiley.com, mention your name, institution, course title and expected enrollment, address, phone number, email address, and book ISBN (0-470-08485-5).
Note: Book adopters can also purchase a six-month XLMiner license for classroom exposition purposes for just $299. Click here to order online -- this license is multi-user but includes tech support for only one installation, is only for book adopters, and can only be purchased online; checks, PO's, wire transfers, etc. cannot be used. After you order, fax copy of book adoption to 703-522-5846.
USER GUIDE: XLMiner comes with the complete user guide in electronic form. To purchase a hard copy of the user guide for a minimal fee, click here and search for the title "XLMiner User Guide."
DATA SETS AND CASES: XLMiner comes with sample data sets for all users. If you adopt XLMiner for your course, we can also provide additional cases, along with data and solutions.
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