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UCS Training Programme Easter 2012

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(Wed 4 Jan 2012 - Mon 26 Nov 2012)

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Tue 8 May 2012 – Mon 21 May 2012

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Tuesday 8 May 2012

09:30
Screen Recording: Create Video Tutorials using Camtasia new Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

Want to know how to create online dynamic tutorials, how-tos, faqs and many more? This course is for you. Using Camtasia Studio v 7 you will record your onscreen activities or presentation, edit into a polished video, and be shown how to publish it to the web.

You will learn how to capture audio while you are recording - or add narration and music later. Learn how to cut out the sections of your video that you don’t want and rearrange the sections that you do. Add, cut, splice, join and move sections of video or audio until you have a finished screencast.

Although this course will be run on Windows, the skills learnt can be appled to the Mac version of Camtasia.

14:15
Python: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 3) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with significant programming experience. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others.

As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

09:30
Excel 2007: Analysing and Summarising Data (Self-paced) (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

14:15
Photoshop: Further Techniques Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

Following on from the "Photoshop: Basic Techniques" course, this course covers some of the more advanced feature of Adobe Photoshop, the popular image manipulation and editing tool for graphics and design professionals. The course will explore some of the more advanced features of Photoshop. Techniques will be explained and demonstrated, and participants will then be given the opportunity to practice these for themselves.

Thursday 10 May 2012

14:15
Python: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (3 of 3) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with significant programming experience. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others.

As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.

Friday 11 May 2012

09:30
Excel 2007: Analysing and Summarising Data (Self-paced) (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

14:00
SPSS: Beyond the Basics charged Finished 14:00 - 17:00 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.

Monday 14 May 2012

09:30
Mathematica: Graphics (Self paced) (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Room GL.04 (CMS, Wilberforce Road)

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.

Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 1 - Network Fundamentals new charged (1 of 15) 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 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 first module of four modules in CCNA.

1. Networking Fundamentals 2. LAN Switching and Wireless 3. Routing Protocols and Concepts 4. Accessing the WAN

13:00
Mathematica: Graphics (Self paced) (2 of 2) Finished 13:00 - 17:00 Room GL.04 (CMS, Wilberforce Road)

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 15 May 2012

09:30
Cabling networks new charged (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

This course will teach cabling Ethernet LANs.

10:00
Python: Introduction for Programmers Finished 10:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This full-day course introduces the Python programming language to programmers who are already familiar with another high level programing language such as C/C++, Fortran, Java, Perl or Visual Basic. The aim of this course is to give such programmers sufficient familiarity with Python that they can attend any of the more advanced Python courses organised by the Computing service and easily follow any of the widely available Python tutorials on the more complex aspects of the language.

This course covers all the material contained in the "Programming: Python for Absolute Beginners" course, but in a more abbreviated fashion suitable for those who already have significant programming experience. This course does NOT cover the more complex aspects of the language (for such topics see the other Computing Service Python courses), nor is there much explicit discussion of the object oriented features of Python.

12:00
EndNote: Customising Output Formats (Styles) - Self-paced Finished 12:00 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is intended to build on the introductory EndNote course and give attenders practical experience of editing EndNote output styles.

EndNote output styles control the way EndNote sets out references and their citations in printed documents. By editing these, you can achieve precise control of the way your bibliography is set out.

14:15
Web ("lite") version of EndNote (Self-paced) Finished 14:15 - 16:15 Balfour Macintosh Room

An introduction to the browser-based bibliography program EndNote Web and its interaction with Microsoft Word to produce documents containing formatted reference citations. EndNote Web is a “lite” version of the stand-alone EndNote program. It is free to use to members of the University as part of the UL's subscription to the Web of Knowledge database of references.

The Computing Service also runs several termly introductory courses on EndNote Desktop and on more advanced use of EndNote Desktop.

EndNote Web enables you to search for relevant books and articles and store their citation details online. You can modify your copies of these references and add some notes. The program can later work as a “helper” application with Microsoft Word so that you can add consistently laid-out citations to a document that you are creating and create a sorted bibliography at its end.

EndNote Web does not provide advanced features such as customisation of output formats (styles) , these are only available with EndNote for Bibliographies

Wednesday 16 May 2012

09:30
Excel 2007: Analysing and Summarising Data Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 2007 Introduction course.

12:00
Web Skills for Researchers: Web of Knowledge Finished 12:00 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

ISI Web of Knowledge contains over 13,000 journals with over 40 million cited references added annually. It enables the researcher to identify the prolific authors for a topic, identify the institutions that have published most in a specific field and gain insight into key publication trends.

14:15
Access 2007: Further Use (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

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.

RSI: Prevent Repetitive Strain Injury new Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room

The rise of Work Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD - formerly known as RSI) results in varying degrees of pain and discomfort in the upper limbs, back and neck. Ergonomic workstation setup is often overlooked but is a critical part of healthy computing and is often one of the root causes of a WRULD. This course will introduce the user to the common workstation problems and show some basic alterations that can be made to create an ergonomic environment that is less stressful to the body.

Web Skills for Researchers: Why Not to Google Finished 14:15 - 15:15 Cockcroft Lecture Theatre

Google is unarguably the world's most used search engine - but how good is it for academic research? This session aims to demonstrate how to make best use of Google and Google scholar for research purposes, whilst outlining some of the pitfalls of over-relying on them!

Thursday 17 May 2012

10:15
Word 2007: Top Ten Tips new Finished 10:15 - 10:45 Phoenix Teaching Room

No matter how long you've been using Microsoft Word, you can always learn new techniques to help you work faster and smarter. Here are a few lesser known tricks for Word 2007 that can speed up your production of documents or are just fun to use, and if you have a good tip to share please free to do so!

11:00
Excel 2007: Top Ten Tips new Finished 11:00 - 11:30 Phoenix Teaching Room

Haven't had the time to fully explore all that Excel has to offer? If so, now's your chance to pick up a few handy tips that you may not have discovered yet. You can save a lot of time and effort working with Excel if you know a few tricks and shortcuts.

11:45
PowerPoint 2007: Top Ten Tips new Finished 11:45 - 12:15 Phoenix Teaching Room

Most of us don't use PowerPoint often enough to learn its many time saving tricks. The good news is that you don't have to be an expert to get more mileage out of PowerPoint features. Take a look at some of the shortcuts and tricks you can use to work faster and better.

14:15
Access 2007: Further Use (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

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.

Friday 18 May 2012

09:00
IT Skills new Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

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Monday 21 May 2012

09:30
Web Site Management: Creating and Managing a Web Site (Level 3) (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

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.

Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 1 - Network Fundamentals new charged (2 of 15) 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 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 first module of four modules in CCNA.

1. Networking Fundamentals 2. LAN Switching and Wireless 3. Routing Protocols and Concepts 4. Accessing the WAN

14:15
Stata for Regression Analysis (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is for new users who have learnt how to get data into Stata, and know how to operate basic syntax having completed the Basics course or through self-study with the student version or manuals. Emphasis will be on examples of running applied analyses of regression models for continuous, binary and ordinal outcomes using standard Stata procedures. Guidance will also be provided on further addons that may be of interest.

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