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Mon 4 Aug 2014 – Wed 17 Sep 2014

August 2014

Mon 4	Laser Safety for Class 3B and 4 Laser Users and Research Supervisors Finished 14:00 - 16:30 8 Mill Lane, Lecture Room 1 This course is an essential component of training for new laser users, which should be backed up by practical training in departments. It will provide you with an introduction to laser safety and the relevant regulations and standards that apply to laser use.
Tue 5	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Wed 6	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Thu 7	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Mon 11	Home Design Masterclasses (Special reqs) (2 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:00 Revans Room Through this series of Home Design Masterclasses you will lean the fundementals of good home design. Session 1 will take a look at colours and will guide you as to how to use complementary colours in you home. In session 2, prepare to get your hands dirty as you learn the basics of furniture restoration and upcycling. Session 3 will allow you talk to the experts and generate some mood boards for your home. Soft furnishing are the topic for session 4 where you will get to grips with fabric and learn some basic sewing techniques. Finally, in session 5 you will take a look at the garden and how to make the best of your outdoor space.
Sun 17	David Beckham's Soccer Skills (Book on to multi-session event and add event to theme) (2 of 2) Finished 09:15 - 10:15 Meeting Room 9 Would you like to play like Beckham, then this is the course for you!
Wed 20	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Thu 21	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Fri 22	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Mon 25	Home Design Masterclasses (Special reqs) (3 of 3) Finished 09:00 - 17:00 Revans Room Through this series of Home Design Masterclasses you will lean the fundementals of good home design. Session 1 will take a look at colours and will guide you as to how to use complementary colours in you home. In session 2, prepare to get your hands dirty as you learn the basics of furniture restoration and upcycling. Session 3 will allow you talk to the experts and generate some mood boards for your home. Soft furnishing are the topic for session 4 where you will get to grips with fabric and learn some basic sewing techniques. Finally, in session 5 you will take a look at the garden and how to make the best of your outdoor space.

September 2014

Mon 8	Web Authoring: Introduction to HTML (Level 1) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Austin Lecture Theatre 1 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.
	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).
Tue 9	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.
	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).
Wed 10	Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room « Description not available »
Thu 11	Soccer Skills 6 (1 of 3) Finished 09:15 - 10:15 Meeting Room 9 Would you like to play like Beckham, then this is the course for you!
	Soccer Skills 6 (2 of 3) Finished 09:15 - 10:15 Meeting Room 9 Would you like to play like Beckham, then this is the course for you!
	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.
	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.
	Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room « Description not available »
	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!
Fri 12	Windows: Keeping Your PC Safe & Secure - Laptop Workshop Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room Windows laptop owners are STRONGLY advised to attend this practical workshop which offers an opportunity for them to put into operation practical security measures to keep their PC safe & secure, with demonstrators present to assist if needed.
Mon 15	Macintosh: Getting to Grips with Mac OS X Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room This course offers a basic introduction to Mac OS X, the latest version of the Mac operating system. It also gives an overview of some of the more advanced functions offered by the operating system, and the core applications, which both an office or PWF user would find useful to use e.g. Microsoft Word.
Tue 16	Word 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.
Wed 17	Vi Editor: Introduction (Self-paced) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room This self-paced hands-on course gives a quick introduction to the Vi text editor, a widely available text editor for Unix (and other) systems. Participants work at their own pace using provided notes and exercises, with a demonstrator on hand to help.
	Word 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 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.