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Tue 25 Oct 2016 – Tue 8 Nov 2016

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Tuesday 25 October 2016

09:30
Web Authoring: HTML - Advanced Topics & Photo Optimisation (Level 3) CANCELLED 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This is a practical-based course for people familiar with coding simple HTML and CSS. By the end of the course participants will have adapted three personal linked web pages to introduce some advanced features. Additionally, course participants will learn how to optimise graphics and photos for web use and have the opportunity to publish their finished website using DS-Web.

14:00
Adobe InDesign CC: Introduction to Desktop Publishing new Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site
  • Adobe InDesign CC is the industry leading page design and layout application. You will build up a publication from ready-prepared text, images and graphics in the same way as QuarkXpress and PageMaker.

Wednesday 26 October 2016

09:00
Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 2 - Routing and Switching Essentials (Series 9) (2 of 14) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This is the second module of the CCNA series, should you wish to book on the series please book on Module 1 Introduction to Networks.

This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. You will learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

09:30
Falcon Further Topics: Clinic Session new CANCELLED 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

The clinic session for people to come to with any queries and they will receive hands-on advice. The instructor will email the participants before the course to collate your queries.

14:00
Zotero: Introduction to a Reference Management Program (Self-paced) Finished 14:00 - 16:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is an introduction to reference management using the free, open-source program, Zotero. Zotero is a free plug-in for the Firefox web browser which allows you to collect and store references from online sources; add your own annotations and finally use your stored references to insert correct citations into a Word, Open Office, or LaTeX document.

Thursday 27 October 2016

09:30
Excel 2016: Analysing and Summarising Data Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site

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

10:00
LaTeX: Introduction to Text Processing (1 of 2) Finished 10:00 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site

LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents.

14:00
LaTeX: Introduction to Text Processing (2 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site

LaTeX is a powerful document description language built on top of TeX. It is available on Unix, Windows and Macintoshes. It can be used for the presentation of plain text (including accented characters and letters outside the English alphabet), the typesetting of mathematics, the generation of tables, and producing simple diagrams. It is particularly suited for the writing of theses, papers and technical documents.

Friday 28 October 2016

09:00
High Performance Computing: Programming GPU using Open ACC (1 of 2) Finished 09:00 - 12:30 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course aims to provide a basic knowledge of GPU programming using OpenACC directives. The course is very hands-on oriented, aiming to give to you the opportunity to practice and experiment from the very beginning.

13:30
High Performance Computing: Programming GPU using Open ACC (2 of 2) Finished 13:30 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course aims to provide a basic knowledge of GPU programming using OpenACC directives. The course is very hands-on oriented, aiming to give to you the opportunity to practice and experiment from the very beginning.

Monday 31 October 2016

09:30
Microsoft SharePoint 2013: Beginners CANCELLED 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is designed to introduce Microsoft SharePoint features as a user. It covers basic understanding of SharePoint components, navigation, and site content handling.

There is a follow on course for site owners Microsoft SharePoint for More Advanced Users

Tuesday 1 November 2016

09:30
Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database (1 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This is an introduction to the popular database package Microsoft Access. The course is aimed at those who have never used the package before or have just started using it. There is an Access Fast Track course that is a shortened version of this course for those who learn at a faster pace.

Adobe Photoshop CC: Advanced (Level 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site

Following on from the Photoshop CC: Introduction (Level 1) course, this course covers some of the more advanced features of Adobe Photoshop CC, which is the latest version of the popular image manipulation and editing tool for graphics and design professionals and photographers. 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.

UTBS: New Provider Training Administrator Training Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is designed for Training Administrators of a new provider on the University Training Booking System (UTBS) and it will take them through theory and practicals on how to administer their training programme on the UTBS.

Wednesday 2 November 2016

09:00
Cisco CCNA for IT Supporters: Module 2 - Routing and Switching Essentials (Series 9) (3 of 14) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This is the second module of the CCNA series, should you wish to book on the series please book on Module 1 Introduction to Networks.

This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. You will learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. By the end of this course, you will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks.

09:30
Access 2016: Creating a Simple Database (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This is an introduction to the popular database package Microsoft Access. The course is aimed at those who have never used the package before or have just started using it. There is an Access Fast Track course that is a shortened version of this course for those who learn at a faster pace.

Thursday 3 November 2016

09:30
UTBS: New Provider Training Manager Training Finished 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course is designed for the Training Manager(s) of a new provider on the University Training Booking System. (UTBS) and it will take them through theory and practicals on how to manage their training programme on the UTBS

14:00
Office 2016: Excel, Word and PowerPoint Top Ten Tips (1 of 3) Finished 14:00 - 15:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

Haven't had the time to fully explore all that Excel, Word and PowerPoint 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, Word and PowerPoint if you know a few tricks and shortcuts.

15:00
Office 2016: Excel, Word and PowerPoint Top Ten Tips (2 of 3) Finished 15:00 - 16:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

Haven't had the time to fully explore all that Excel, Word and PowerPoint 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, Word and PowerPoint if you know a few tricks and shortcuts.

16:00
Office 2016: Excel, Word and PowerPoint Top Ten Tips (3 of 3) Finished 16:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

Haven't had the time to fully explore all that Excel, Word and PowerPoint 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, Word and PowerPoint if you know a few tricks and shortcuts.

Monday 7 November 2016

09:30
ATLAS.ti: An Introduction for Qualitative Research new Finished 09:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course will introduce ATLAS.ti a Computer Aided Qualitative Data Analysis Software (CAQDAS) which supports qualitative and mixed methods research. It provides a means to collect, organise and analyse content from interviews, focus group discussions, surveys and audio.

14:00
Excel 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (1 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Macintosh and PC. This is a self-paced Excel Beginners course for those who prefer to learn at their own pace, there is an instructor present to support you if you have questions. The same course is taught as instructor-led for those who prefer this approach to learning Excel Introduction .

Excel 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (2 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Macintosh and PC. This is a self-paced Excel Beginners course for those who prefer to learn at their own pace, there is an instructor present to support you if you have questions. The same course is taught as instructor-led for those who prefer this approach to learning Excel Introduction .

Word 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This self-paced practical course covers the most commonly used features of Microsoft Word and is suited to complete beginners or those with limited experience of using a word processor.

Tuesday 8 November 2016

14:00
Excel 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (3 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Macintosh and PC. This is a self-paced Excel Beginners course for those who prefer to learn at their own pace, there is an instructor present to support you if you have questions. The same course is taught as instructor-led for those who prefer this approach to learning Excel Introduction .

Excel 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (4 of 4) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Macintosh and PC. This is a self-paced Excel Beginners course for those who prefer to learn at their own pace, there is an instructor present to support you if you have questions. The same course is taught as instructor-led for those who prefer this approach to learning Excel Introduction .

Word 2016: Introduction (Self-paced) (2 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This self-paced practical course covers the most commonly used features of Microsoft Word and is suited to complete beginners or those with limited experience of using a word processor.