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Saturday 9 October 2010

10:30
Orientation tour 2 Finished 10:30 - 11:15 Cambridge University Library

The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items - over two million of which you can browse on our open shelves. If that sounds a bit daunting, why not come on a brief orientation tour to help you find your way around? We’ll even tell you what we keep in the famous Library tower ...

14:00
Cabling networks new charged (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

This course will teach cabling Ethernet LANs.

Sunday 10 October 2010

10:00
Gardening for Beginners new charged (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

Beginners Gardening - how to garden

Monday 11 October 2010

09:30
Intro to i-procurement for Buyers new (1 of 2) CANCELLED 09:30 - 15:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 2

iProcurement, or iProc for short, is an internet way of ordering goods and services linked to an electronic Marketplace that contains hundreds and thousands of products. iProcurement is a new application accessed via the Cambridge University Finance System (CUFS). This course is also available on-line.

During the face to face standard course you will:

Set up system defaults Create Requisitions via the Marketplace and Non-Catalogue Approve your own requisitions (if within buying limit) Forward your requisitions for approval (if outside buying limit) Query and extract basic information from the system Make amendments If you are attending the buyers course you will also cover the following:

Suppliers Notifications Month End reports Converting requisitions into orders The course typically consists of small segments of trainer input and demonstration followed by exercises for individuals to work through for practice and to consolidate their understanding.

Web Authoring: Introduction to HTML (Level 1) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

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.

10:15
Guide to Department Funds Finished 10:15 - 13:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 2

Much of the session comprises a case study based on a medium sized University department. Delegates will examine University regulations and procedures and decide the actions for various scenarios and correct anomalies for selected sources of funds.

14:00
Module 6: Spatial Data Analysis (1 of 8) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Geography Dept

Introducing students to methods of data analysis that are relevant to spatial data. Discussing nature of Geographic Information Science (GISc), describing how space is conceptualised and represented in a GIS.

Module 15: Foundations of Qualitative Methods: Introduction and Overview (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 15:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 1

This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research

14:15
Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Hopkinson Lecture Theatre

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming, or who have never been formally taught the principles and basic concepts of programming. It provides an introduction to the basic concepts common to most high level languages (including Python, Java, Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic). The aim of the course is to equip attendees with the background knowledge and confidence necessary to tackle many on-line and printed programming tutorials. It may also help attendees in deciding which programming language is suitable for their programming task.

Knowledge of the concepts presented in this course is a pre-requisite for many of the other courses in the Scientific Computing series of courses (although not for the "Python for Absolute Beginners" course).

16:00
Module 1: Foundations in Statistics (Series 1) (1 of 4) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Titan Teaching Room 2

This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences.

This foundational course is for eligible graduate students who have no prior training in statistics.

It introduces students to the basic general concepts that underlie descriptive and inferential statistics. It is divided into 4 sessions:

  • Session 1: Variables and Measurement
  • Session 2: Describing a Variable
  • Session 3: Populations and Samples
  • Session 4: Statistical Models and Significance Tests

Tuesday 12 October 2010

09:30
Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 2 - LAN Switching and Wireless new charged (2 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

New User Payables new (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 16:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 1

During the course you will:

Process Suppliers' Invoices on the system Match invoices to Purchase Orders and deal with any discrepancies Process Suppliers' Credit notes on the system Process Invoices received from another department Query and extract basic information from the system Become aware of the month-end reports available to you

Intro to i-procurement for Buyers new (2 of 2) CANCELLED 09:30 - 14:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 1

iProcurement, or iProc for short, is an internet way of ordering goods and services linked to an electronic Marketplace that contains hundreds and thousands of products. iProcurement is a new application accessed via the Cambridge University Finance System (CUFS). This course is also available on-line.

During the face to face standard course you will:

Set up system defaults Create Requisitions via the Marketplace and Non-Catalogue Approve your own requisitions (if within buying limit) Forward your requisitions for approval (if outside buying limit) Query and extract basic information from the system Make amendments If you are attending the buyers course you will also cover the following:

Suppliers Notifications Month End reports Converting requisitions into orders The course typically consists of small segments of trainer input and demonstration followed by exercises for individuals to work through for practice and to consolidate their understanding.

10:00
Photoshop (Image/Photo Editing Software): Basic Techniques Finished 10:00 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

Adobe Photoshop is the favourite image manipulation and editing tool of the professional graphics industry. It enables scanned-in photographs, pictures and graphics files to be edited and offers a dazzling array of drawing, special effects and filtering tools. Knowing where to start with such a comprehensive and feature-filled package can be daunting. This presentation aims to equip new users with the basics, using live demonstrations throughout.

14:00
Module 1: Foundations in Statistics (Series 2) (1 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences.

This foundational course is for eligible graduate students who have no prior training in statistics.

It introduces students to the basic general concepts that underlie descriptive and inferential statistics. It is divided into 4 sessions:

  • Session 1: Variables and Measurement
  • Session 2: Describing a Variable
  • Session 3: Populations and Samples
  • Session 4: Statistical Models and Significance Tests
Module 1: Foundations in Statistics (Series 3) (1 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Titan Teaching Room 2

This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods skills that are relevant across the social sciences.

This foundational course is for eligible graduate students who have no prior training in statistics.

It introduces students to the basic general concepts that underlie descriptive and inferential statistics. It is divided into 4 sessions:

  • Session 1: Variables and Measurement
  • Session 2: Describing a Variable
  • Session 3: Populations and Samples
  • Session 4: Statistical Models and Significance Tests
14:15
Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Hopkinson Lecture Theatre

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming, or who have never been formally taught the principles and basic concepts of programming. It provides an introduction to the basic concepts common to most high level languages (including Python, Java, Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic). The aim of the course is to equip attendees with the background knowledge and confidence necessary to tackle many on-line and printed programming tutorials. It may also help attendees in deciding which programming language is suitable for their programming task.

Knowledge of the concepts presented in this course is a pre-requisite for many of the other courses in the Scientific Computing series of courses (although not for the "Python for Absolute Beginners" course).

16:00
Module 5: Further Regression Topics (1 of 4) Finished 16:00 - 18:00 Titan Teaching Room 2

This module is concerned with greater knowledge of regression, through extension of the simple linear model; enabling students to assess the models they use, testing for problems such as collinearity, outliers/leverage, and heteroskdasticity.

Wednesday 13 October 2010

09:00
New User Payables new (2 of 2) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 1

During the course you will:

Process Suppliers' Invoices on the system Match invoices to Purchase Orders and deal with any discrepancies Process Suppliers' Credit notes on the system Process Invoices received from another department Query and extract basic information from the system Become aware of the month-end reports available to you

09:30
AAT Technician Programme (2 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 16:00 Greenwich House: Training Room 2

Students must pass all the Intermediate exams and complete their portfolios/Intermediate simulations before commencing Technician level.

The Technician level is also a day-release programme based at Greenwich House.

Participants must register as an AAT student member to study Intermediate and Technician.

11:00
Modern and Medieval Languages Finished 11:00 - 12:00 Cambridge University Library, Morison Room

An introduction to the wide range of resources available at the MML Library and the UL, both in print and online.

14:00
Module 16: Comparative Historical Methods (1 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 15:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 1

This module is part of the Social Science Research Methods Course programme which is a shared platform for providing research students with a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research

14:15
Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

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Thursday 14 October 2010

09:30
Lecturing and Performance 3 new CANCELLED 09:30 - 16:30 Peterhouse: Lubbock Room

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Web Authoring: Beyond the Basics (Level 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This follows on from the Introduction to HTML and is a practical-based course.

10:00
EndNote for Bibliographies: Introduction (self-paced) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

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
Windows: Keeping Your PC Safe & Secure - Presentation Finished 14:15 - 16:30 Cockcroft Lecture Theatre

"Widespread ignorance about basic computer security is putting millions of people at risk from net-savvy criminals, a study suggests. It found 83% of 1,000 people were not doing enough to protect themselves". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4378186.stm

All Windows users in charge of a PC are STRONGLY advised to attend this course. It explains the essentials of keeping your computer safe, secure and well maintained. This is vital for PCs which are connected to the Internet (via broadband, Ethernet or even dialup). Every virus outbreak results in many PCs being successfully attacked because they are inadequately protected: avoid it happening to you!

Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

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