Sara Beakley-Mercill

Sara Beakley-Mercill
Resident Faculty
sara.beakley@scottsdalecc.edu
Building
Computer Technology & Mathematics
Room
CM-416
Sara Beakley-Mercill
Office Hours
Office Hours Fall 2024

-- Monday 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm (in person and virtual)
-- Wednesdays 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm (in person and virtual)
-- Friday 9:00 am to 10:00 am (virtual only)

Download my full schedule for access to my virtual office hour space.
Summer Hours
Students can contact me via email to set a meeting as needed:

sara.beakley@scottsdalecc.edu

Biography

Bio

I have taught at SCC for 20+ years in the CIS department. I have built my career around education, business, and technology working in both the public and private sectors. I have been teaching and developing courses (all modalities) in the areas of Computer Information Systems (CIS) for the past 25+ years.

I am a strong and confident teacher with varied experience, teaching people of all ages and abilities. I have been designing and teaching technology classes for college students since 1998. I am very passionate about teaching computer information systems (CIS) classes at Scottsdale Community College.

I love to teach and any opportunity I am given, I seize with enthusiasm. I especially enjoy teaching entry-level students. It is rewarding helping new students achieve success in something they may at first find intimidating.

I have a BS in Industrial Engineering from ASU and a MS in Graphic Information Technology from ASU. You can learn more about me on my LinkedIn profile

My favorite saying to my students is "Do not be afraid to fail. That is where the learning magic happens."

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Courses

Fall 2024

BPC110
11949
Computer Usage & Applications
BPC110
11950
Computer Usage & Applications
CIS120DF
11962
Introduction to Adobe Photosho
CIS235
12459
E-Commerce
CIS290AB
36685
CIS Internship
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Spring 2025

BPC110
29085
Computer Usage & Applications
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BPC110
29086
Computer Usage & Applications
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CIS120DF
29621
Introduction to Adobe Photosho
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CIS220DF
29645
Adobe Photo II: Adv Dig Imging
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