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Wed 21 Nov 2012 – Wed 28 Nov 2012

Wednesday 21 November 2012

09:30	Excel 2007: Advanced Part 1 Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This course which is a follow up from the Excel Further Use course, covers some more advanced features of Excel 2007. The course will be taught using Excel 2007 on PCs (Windows XP) but Macintosh users of Excel 2008 should also find it useful.
10:30	Word 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This self-paced practical course covers the most commonly used features of Microsoft Word 2007. It is not suitable for experienced users of other versions of Word wanting to find out about the new features in Word 2007. Those needing basic Windows training may also attend this course and do relevant exercises under supervision.
	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
14:15	Python: Regular Expressions Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. This course explains how to construct and use regular expressions in Python (using the re module). It does not discuss how to construct complex regular expressions, nor does it cover regular expressions themselves in much detail, rather it focuses on how to use regular expressions in Python. For a detailed discussion of regular expressions see the "Pattern Matching Using Regular Expressions" course.

Thursday 22 November 2012

09:30	Matlab: Basics (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Room GL.04 (CMS, Wilberforce Road) Matlab is a software package for numerical computation with high quality graphics facilities. This course is for beginners and new users of the package and describes basic concepts and use of Matlab, but not any other optional 'Toolboxes' available from the developers of Matlab.
	Excel 2007: Advanced Part 2 Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This course which is a follow up from the Excel Further Use course, covers some more advanced features of Excel 2007. The course will be taught using Excel 2007 on PCs (Windows XP) but Macintosh users of Excel 2008 should also find it useful.
10:00	Understanding Cambridge University Finished 10:00 - 13:00 Revans Room This course will teach you how to get through your stressful time at Cambridge University. If you're new to Cambridge, this is ideal for you; it will help you find your way around all the strange systems and processes which underpin the administration bla bla bla bla bla bla
10:30	Word 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This self-paced practical course covers the most commonly used features of Microsoft Word 2007. It is not suitable for experienced users of other versions of Word wanting to find out about the new features in Word 2007. Those needing basic Windows training may also attend this course and do relevant exercises under supervision.
	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
14:15	Relational Database Design Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room This course gives a simple introduction to organizing your data in a relational database. It aims to explain the arranging of your data. It does not deal with specific relational databases systems such as Access, Oracle or SQL Server, or the technical tools that you would or could use to set up your database. The course aims to provide you with enough information to sit down and design your database, regardless of the database product that you intend to use. Exercises will be done on paper, without using computers.

Friday 23 November 2012

09:30	Ballroom Dancing: Introduction Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Peterhouse: Lubbock Room Would you like to be able to dance like they do on 'Strictly'? If so then this is the course for you!
14:15	Matlab: Graphics Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room Matlab is a software package for numerical computation with high quality graphics facilities. This course follows on from an earlier course entitled "Matlab: Basics".

Saturday 24 November 2012

09:30	Time Management 2 Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Safety Office, Seminar Room 2 Would you like to be in control of your day, enhance your reputation and gain more job satisfaction? Then this is the course for you.
	Time Management 3 Finished 09:30 - 17:00 CPPD Room 2 Would you like to be in control of your day, enhance your reputation and gain more job satisfaction? Then this is the course for you.

Sunday 25 November 2012

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Time Management 4 Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Chemistry

Would you like to be in control of your day, enhance your reputation and gain more job satisfaction? Then this is the course for you.

Monday 26 November 2012

09:30	Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 2 - LAN Switching and Wireless (11 of 11) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room The Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) programme is open to University IT Supporters. It covers network technology, protocols and theory at deeper levels reflective of university practices. There is a fee to attend this course. You will learn the basics of routing, switching, and advanced technologies to acquire the skills required to provide a robust and secure network in your institution's and it prepares you for CCNA certification. We offer this program as instructor led with remote access to the curriculum and an online networks laboratory called NETLAB. There is a mix of lecture, demonstrations and a heavy emphasis on practical activities using live lab equipment and a simulation package. Further details and pricing information are available. This is the second module of four modules in the CCNA programme. 1. Networking Fundamentals 2. LAN Switching and Wireless 3. Routing Protocols and Concepts 4. Accessing the WAN
	PowerPoint 2007 for Presentations: Fast Track Introduction Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Phoenix Teaching Room This course will introduce the use of PowerPoint in the production of presentation for use with slides, foils and direct projection.
	Access 2007: Further Use (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 2 This course is intended for those already using Microsoft Access 2007 to store and retrieve data who wish to explore queries, forms and reporting. Those who have attended the Access Intro course will find this follows on seamlessly from where that course ended.
14:15	Mathematica: Graphics Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. Mathematica is a software package for numerical computation, symbolic manipulation and the production of graphics from mathematical functions and data. This course examines Mathematica's graphical capabilities in more detail than the "Mathematica: Basics" course.

Tuesday 27 November 2012

09:15	SPSS: Beyond the Basics Finished 09:15 - 12:15 Phoenix Teaching Room This session follows on from SPSS: Basic Parts 1 and 2 and continues to introduce useful techniques for data analysis with SPSS. Working with sensitive data types will be covered and a basic introduction to SPSS command language.
09:30	Access 2007: Further Use (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 2 This course is intended for those already using Microsoft Access 2007 to store and retrieve data who wish to explore queries, forms and reporting. Those who have attended the Access Intro course will find this follows on seamlessly from where that course ended.
14:15	Linux: Installation (Demonstration) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Hopkinson Lecture Theatre This is a simple demonstration of the installation of a reasonably modern Linux distribution (currently OpenSuSE 10.3) on a standard, low end PC. There is an opportunity for extensive questions and answers during the software installation phase.
	Web Site Management: Creating and Managing a Web Site (Level 3) (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 2 This two-part course will describe good-practice aspects of designing, building and running a web site, and providing information on a web server. The requirements for providing accessible web pages, utilising the site-wide search engine on your web pages and liaising with a web design company are also covered. In addition, Helen Sargan runs an "access/site design clinic" with information providers on a one-to-one basis: please contact her directly to make an appointment.

Wednesday 28 November 2012

09:30	Web Authoring: Introduction to HTML (Level 1) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This is a practical-based course for people new to writing Web pages. Only the basics of HTML (hypertext markup language) will be covered, but there are other courses for those wishing to extend their knowledge. By the end of the course participants will have created three personal linked web pages.
10:00	EndNote for Bibliographies: Introduction (self-paced) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site An introduction to the bibliography package EndNote and its interface with Microsoft Word. EndNote is a program that stores bibliographic references, and notes about those references, in an EndNote Library. EndNote then interfaces with MS Word to help you create a bibliography and bibliographic citations while you type a document. The style (contents and layout) of the citations and bibliography can then be formatted in an Output Style of your choice; this can easily be changed without retyping.
14:15	Python: Operating System Access Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. This course will introduce methods in Python for accessing the operating system environment (e.g. standard input, standard output, environment variables, etc). The course will cover topics such as command-line parsing in more detail than the "Python Introduction for Absolute Beginners" or "Python Introduction for Programmers".
	Web Site Management: Creating and Managing a Web Site (Level 3) (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 2 This two-part course will describe good-practice aspects of designing, building and running a web site, and providing information on a web server. The requirements for providing accessible web pages, utilising the site-wide search engine on your web pages and liaising with a web design company are also covered. In addition, Helen Sargan runs an "access/site design clinic" with information providers on a one-to-one basis: please contact her directly to make an appointment.