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University Computing Service: Notice

IT/COMPUTER TRAINING COURSES (Summer 1999)

The Computing Service offers the following IT training courses which are free for current students and staff of the University only. Most courses start at 14.15 and end by 17.00 and are held at the New Museums Site, but there are exceptions so please check times and venues when registering. Some are entirely practical, while others take the form of a lecture and demonstration followed by a practical session, and a few consist of a lecture only. For all-practical sessions which have a limited number of places, priority will be given to those who have booked in advance and arrive in good time. Self-paced 'teach-yourself' modules are also available (see below). A printed timetable giving times and locations and a booklet containing course descriptions may be obtained from Computing Service Reception; this information is also provided on the World Wide Web (URL http://www.cam.ac.uk/CS/Courses/). Note that only the most popular courses are held at this time of year; the next full programme will be in the Michaelmas Term, starting in early October. The Computing Service also provides documentation on many topics in the form of handouts, information sheets and leaflets (see Web page http://www.cam.ac.uk/CS/Docs/ or request a copy of handout H9 Publications Available).

It is essential to register in one of the following ways (in order of preference):

Please note that only electronic (Web and e-mail) bookings will be confirmed, and reminders only sent if a valid e-mail address is supplied. A standby system is used for oversubscribed courses. If unable to attend for any reason, please cancel bookings giving as much notice as possible so that someone else may take the place, and to avoid waste of resources such as excess copies of printed notes.

* indicates that some prior knowledge or experience is required (either basic computing skills and/or knowledge of the application as detailed in the individual course descriptions). In all cases this may be acquired by attending one or more of the introductory courses.

Courses on the Internet including Electronic Mail, World Wide Web, and HTML

MR B. LANDY Pine Tricks of the Trade (Including Using Attachments)* 13 July
MR R. J. STIBBS World Wide Web for Beginners: Introductory Practical 7 July (a.m.)
MR R. J. STIBBS World Wide Web: Further Exploration* 12 July
MR R. J. STIBBS Writing Web Pages Using HTML: Introduction* 1 July
MS H. V. SARGAN HTML in More Detail: Intermediate* 9 July
MS H. V. SARGAN Advanced HTML & Associated Technologies: Overview* 22 June
MS H. V. SARGAN Advanced HTML Follow-up Practical Workshop* 23 June
MS H. V. SARGAN JavaScript: Introduction * 23 July
MS H. V. SARGAN Designing & Managing a Web Site * 29 June
MR R. J. DOWLING Managing a WWW Server on a Unix System* 6 July

Courses on using Personal Computers

MR V. R. WOODLEY Windows 95/NT4/98: Taking the Basics a Little Further* 17 June

Courses on Word Processing and Related Topics

MISS C. H. NORTHEAST
& MR M. TEN WOLDE		 Word 97 for Beginners (3 sessions; self-paced) 26-28 July (a.m.)
MR V. R. WOODLEY Word 97: Advanced* 21 June
MR M. TEN WOLDE &
MISS C. H. NORTHEAST		 PowerPoint 97 for Beginners: Quick Start (self-paced) 26 July or 27 or
28 July (a.m.)
MR R. J. STIBBS PowerPoint: Advanced Workshop* 28 June

Courses on the Unix System and Related Topics

MS M. Z. CARR Unix System: Introduction (practicals start 13.30, lectures 14.00) 21-22 July
MR R. J. DOWLING Unix Systems: Further Use* 30 June

Courses on Spreadsheets, Databases, Statistical Software, Programming, etc.

MISS C. H. NORTHEAST
& MR M. TEN WOLDE		 Excel 97 for Beginners (3 sessions; self-paced) 26-28 July (a.m.)
MS S. C. ROGERS Excel 97/98 (Spreadsheet Package): Introduction* 14 July
MS S. C. ROGERS Excel 97/98: Intermediate* 18 June (a.m.); 20 July
MS K. J. ROEM Access 97 (Database Package): Introduction* (2 sessions) 15-16 June (a.m.)
MR S. PRIDE Access 97: Further Use* (2 sessions) 24-25 June
MR R. J. STIBBS FileMaker Pro 3.0 (Database Package): Practical Introduction* 24 June
MS S. C. ROGERS Photoshop (Image/Photo Editing Software): Demonstration 15 June

Teach-Yourself Computer Training Courses

In addition to the programme of formal courses, a selection of self-paced training material is provided for loan, or in some cases purchase, from Computing Service Reception, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street. Modules on offer at the time of going to press are listed below, but new ones are added from time to time. As well as duplicating topics covered on the taught courses, for the benefit of those who cannot attend or who prefer this method of learning, they cover other subjects and also more advanced levels. It is advisable to ring (3)34662 to check availability beforehand. A deposit of £50 is required for courses which are borrowed; this usually takes the form of a cheque which is returned when the material is brought back on time and in good, fully usable condition. In most cases it is necessary for the modules to be used on a computer with the correct version of the software installed; in some but not all cases Computing Service facilities may be used. As with most commercial software, there are licence restrictions which forbid copying of courseware, unless expressly permitted. For information about a particular module, see the description either on the World Wide Web (http://www.cam.ac.uk/CS/Courses/) or the booklet which is available on request from Reception.

* Can only be used on a computer with the correct (or compatible) version of the software.

Typing Tutors (for Macintosh and IBM PC) Disks may be borrowed (£50 deposit required).
The Online NetSkills Interactive Course Tutorial accessed with a Web browser
(http://www.netskills.ac.uk/TONIC/).
Creating Effective Web Pages (2 levels) (Mac/PC) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
 
Windows 95 on IBM PC (3 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Windows 98 (4 levels) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Windows 3.1 on IBM PC* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
MS Office 95 (Word 7/Excel 7/Access 7/PowerPoint 7)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 97 (Win95/NT) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 97 (4 levels)* Workbooks and disks may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 97 for Beginners* Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Word 7.0 (Win95) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 6. for Beginners 0 (Win3.1)* Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
PowerPoint 97 (Win95/NT) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
PowerPoint 97 for Beginners: Quick Start (Win95/NT) Workbook may be purchased (£1.00).
PowerPoint 7.0 (Win95) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 97 (Win95/NT) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 97 (Win95/NT) (4 levels)* Workbooks and disks may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 97 for Beginners (Win95/NT)* Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Excel 7.0 (Win95) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 5.0 for Beginners (Win3.1)* Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Access 97 (Win95/NT) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 97 (Win95/NT) (3 levels)* Workbooks and disks may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 2.0 (Win3.1) (2 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 2.0 (Win3.1): Introduction Video may be borrowed (deposit).
Databases for Academic Work Using Access 2.0* Workbook with disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Vista eXceed Introduction* Leaflet M521 may be purchased (15p).
QuarkXPress 4.0 (3 levels) (PC/Mac) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Photoshop 5.0 (2 levels) (PC/Mac) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
 
Macintosh OS8 (3 levels) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Macintosh System 7.0 (2 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
MS Office 4.2 (Word 6/Excel 5/PowerPoint 4) (Mac)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 98 (Mac) (6 levels) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 6.0 (Mac)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 5.0 (Mac) (3 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
EndNote (Mac/WinNT/Win3.1) Workbooks may be purchased (30p).
Excel 98 (Mac) (6 levels) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 5.0 (Mac) (3 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
FileMaker Pro 3.0 (Mac)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
FileMaker Pro 4.0: Relational Databases (Mac)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
FileMaker Pro 2.1 (Mac): Introduction* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
PageMaker 6.5 (Mac) (4 levels) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
PageMaker 5.0 (Mac) (3 levels)* Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
QuarkXPress 4.0 (3 levels) (Mac/PC) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 (Mac)* CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Photoshop 5.0 (2 levels) (Mac/PC) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Adobe Photoshop 3.0 & 4.0 (Mac)* CD-ROMs may be borrowed (deposit).
 
UNIX Text Manipulation Tools Workbook may be purchased (£3).
Programmer Support Tools on UNIX - make Leaflet U60 may be purchased (90p).
SPSS (Statistical Package): Getting Started (Win) Computer-based tutorial within application.
SPSS 8.0 Guide to Data Analysis Book may be borrowed (deposit).
SAS (Statistical Package): Hands-on Introduction* Leaflet U92 may be purchased (30p).
Genstat (Statistical Package) Release 3* Course book may be purchased (£5).
Programming in C (2 levels) Videos may be borrowed (deposit).
C Programming (not for absolute novices) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Programming in C++ Videos may be borrowed (deposit).
C++ Programming for C Programmers CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Java Tutorial (N.B. Covers JDK1.0 not 1.1) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Programming Java Applets: Introduction CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Programming Java & Core Class Libraries CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Visual Café (Symantec Java development tool) CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Programming in Fortran 77* Pack may be purchased (£3).
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Cambridge University Reporter, 16 June 1999
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