IT Training

Courses on Offer

Operating System: Windows XP
Microsoft Office: Version Office 2007

Course Descriptions

Office 2007 Bridging (1.5 - 2 hrs)
A new short course where you will learn about some of the changes and new features in Word, Excel and Powerpoint introduced to Microsoft Office 2007.

Word I (3 hrs)
Introduction to Word is an introductory word processing course designed for those who have very little or no experience using a word processing application. This course aims to explain the principles and terminology necessary to get you started including how to use menus, shortcut keys, toolbars and the ruler. At the end of the course participants should be able to create, edit and print a document, using a variety of functions.

Intermediate Word
A series of short (2 hour max) courses are available for the more advanced features of Word:

Mail and Label Merge
Tabs and Tables
Headers and Footers and Page Numbering
Styles, Tables of Content, Templates

PowerPoint I (3 hrs)
Give your presentations a more professional look by using PowerPoint - Microsoft's presentation package. PowerPoint allows you to design transparencies (overheads), on-screen slide-shows and 35mm slides.This course provides a hands-on overview of most of PowerPoint's features, including hints on presentation. It includes using colour, graphics and special effects.

PowerPoint II **New course**
If you've attended PowerPoint I, and want to know more, this course shows you more PowerPoint skills. Creating and using your own template, using Word tables, using Excel charts, how to set up hyperlinks, animation, using screenshots to simulate web sites and more.

Excel I (3 hrs)
Excel I is a course designed for those who have had very little or no experience using a spreadsheet application. Topics covered include entering data in a spreadsheet, moving and copying data, using formulas, formatting, creating a chart and printing the final result.

Excel II (3 hrs)
This course is designed for those who have mastered the basics in Microsoft Excel and want to learn more about the capabilities of this program. Topics covered include VH Lookup, IF function, writing macros, creating and using templates, importing data, linking sheets and files, data filters, pivot tables and more. To attend this course you must have completed the Introduction to Excel course or be able to demonstrate that you are a competent user of basic Excel functions.

CMS Web Contributor (3 hrs)
This course is for people who will be responsible for updating web pages for the University using the Content Management System (CMS). You will learn how to update pages, including inserting images and tables, and creating and editing links. Attendance at this course is a requirement for all users who wish to update pages via the CMS.
There is no charge to attend this course but you must register and a cancellation fee will be charged if you cancel your attendance less than 7 working days prior to the course.

CMS Web Site Manager (2 hrs)
This course is for users who will be responsible for managing a sub-site within the University's web site. You will learn how to update your site's navigation and edit your site's homepage. To attend this course you must have completed the CMS Web Contributor Course.
There is no charge to attend this course but you must register and a cancellation fee will be charged if you cancel your attendance less than 7 working days prior to the course.

CUPC/Video Advantage (2 hrs) **New course**
This course is only available to those staff who have moved to the new network and have been provided with the new Cisco phone and additional software. PLease contact the Network Rollout Team on ext 5027 if you are unsure about the status of your department or faculty.

Cisco Unified Personal Communicator (CUPC) and Cisco Unified Video Advantage are products which will allow easy access to frequently used communications applications and services such as voice, video, instant messaging, voice mail, and presence information from a single interface on your PC. This training session includes: Desk phone vs. softphone, Calling people internally , Calling people externally, Calling people in your contacts list , Adding video to a call , Creating a conference call , Adding contacts, Sending instant messages and Viewing presence and specifying your availability. These are all functions that will assist in your day to day work practices and provide business benefits.

There is no charge to attend this course but you must register and a cancellation fee will be charged if you cancel your attendance less than 7 working days prior to the cours

NVivo 8
This is one nine (9) hour course held over 3 separate sessions and you must attend all parts.
Please note that you will need to have collected at least some of your data to work on during this course. Data should be in MS Word format and should be stored on a memory stick - not your own laptop.
While quantitative analysis software e.g SPSS have been in vogue amongst researchers, qualitative analysis software has taken a lot longer to acquire an audience. Appropriate qualitative software such as NVivo can shorten analysis timeframes, provide more thorough interpretation, and provide researchers with enhanced data management. The course will provide the following outcomes:

Overview of NVivo software package from a researcher’s perspective
Advantages of NVivo for Qualitative manipulation and data management
Manipulation and analysis using NVivo
Explore NVivo tools and features
Extract data using NVivo

Introduction to FileMaker Pro
This is one six (6) hour course held over 2 separate sessions and you must attend both parts.
FileMaker Pro is designed to be the easy-to-use relational database. It organizes your information in ways that make sense to you, allowing you to create sophisticated databases that work together. The course explains relational databases including how to plan and design a database, entering data, finding and sorting data, and creating reports to print.

Other Courses:
Periodically the Training Division organises special courses to be presented on campus by external trainers. The cost of these courses depends on duration, trainer, etc and will be advised by the Training Co-ordinator on a case by case basis. Examples of these are:

MS Project - Not available on Apple Macintosh
This is a 2 day course and you must attend both days. This course is run by an external trainer and the cost is currently $520 per person. Please note - cost may vary depending on numbers attending.
The objective of this course is for participants to gain knowledge of the operation and capability of MS Project so that they may more effectively manage projects by monitoring and managing tasks and resources. The course will cover entering data, tasks, different views including GANT, resources, baseline plans, milestones, critical paths and more. User manual provided to each attendee.

MS Access - Not available on Apple Macintosh
This is a 2 day course and you must attend both days. This course is run by an external trainer and the cost is currently $520 per person. Please note - cost may vary depending on numbers attending.
MS Access is a relational database application - similar to FileMaker Pro. MS Access will only run on a PC whereas FileMaker Pro is cross platform (it runs on both Mac and PC). The MS Access course is designed for people who need to use Microsoft Access to create databases. It includes: designing a database structure, creating relational databases and entering data, creating queries and reports, importing data into Access from a variety of sources and more. User manual provided to each attendee.

For further information or to discuss individual tuition please contact ITS on 42213775 or email its-training@uow.edu.au