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University Computing Service: Notice

IT/COMPUTER TRAINING COURSES (SUMMER 1998)

The Computing Service offers the following IT training courses which are free for current students and staff of the University only, although in some cases there is a small charge for materials. Only the most popular courses are held over the summer months, after which no further courses will be held until the Michaelmas Term starting in October, although self-paced 'teach-yourself' modules will be available at all times (see below).

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 take the form of a lecture and demonstration followed by a practical session, while others are entirely practical 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. 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/).

It is essential to register; this may be done in person at Computing Service Reception (New Museums Site, Pembroke Street), by phone (3)34662 or electronically by: completing a Web form (URL as above) using a standard browser or from the Computing Service Information icon on the PWF (Public Workstation Facility), sending an email message to course-admin@ucs.cam.ac.uk, or using the 'courses' command on the Central UNIX Service. Please note that only electronic bookings can be confirmed, and that reminders are only sent when manpower permits. If unable to attend for any reason, please cancel your booking giving as much notice as possible so that someone else may take your place, and to avoid waste of resources such as excess copies of printed notes.

* indicates that some prior knowledge or experience is required (as detailed in the individual course descriptions). In most cases this may be acquired by attending one or more of the introductory courses.

Courses on The Internet Including the World Wide Web and Electronic Mail

MR R. J. STIBBS World Wide Web for Beginners: Introductory Practical 2 July (a.m.)
MR R. J. STIBBS World Wide Web: Further Exploration* 15 July (a.m.)
MR B. LANDY Email using Pine on PCs & UNIX: Introduction 14 July
MR R. J. STIBBS Writing Web Pages Using HTML for Beginners* 13 July
MS H. V. SARGAN HTML 3.2 in More Detail: Intermediate* 20 July
MR R. J. STIBBS Graphics Manipulation for the World Wide Web* 22 June
MR R. J. STIBBS Managing Lightweight WWW Servers (Windows NT)* 26 June
MR R. J. DOWLING Managing a WWW Server on a UNIX System* 18 June

Courses on Word Processing, Desktop Publishing & Related Topics

MISS C. H. NORTHEAST Word 5.1 on Macintosh for Beginners (£3.00; self-paced) 24-26 June (Sidgwick Site)
MISS C. H. NORTHEAST Word for Windows 6.0 for Beginners (£3.50; self-paced) 24-26 June (Sidgwick Site)
28-30 July (a.m.)
DR C. P. BARTLET Desktop Publishing using PageMaker 5.0: Introduction* 17 June
MR R. J. STIBBS PowerPoint For Preparing Foils, Slides & Handouts: Introduction* 8 July

Courses on the UNIX System & Related Topics

MS M. Z. CARR UNIX System: Introduction (practicals start 13.30, lectures 14.00) 29-30 June
MR R. J. DOWLING UNIX Systems: Further Use* 23 June
MR R. J. DOWLING Configuring X on UNIX Systems* 2 July

Courses on Spreadsheets, Databases, Statistical Software & Other Applications

MISS C. H. NORTHEAST Excel & Other Windows Applications (£3.50; self-paced) 24-26 June (Sidgwick Site)
28-30 July (a.m.)
DR C. P. BARTLET OR MS S. C. ROGERS Excel 5.0 (Spreadsheet Package): Introduction* 16 July
MS S. C. ROGERS Excel 5.0/95: Intermediate* 23 July
MS K. J. ROEM Access 7.0 (Database Package) for Windows 95: Intro* (2 sessions) 15-16 June
MR R. J. STIBBS FileMaker Pro 3.0 (Database Package): Practical Introduction* 29 June (a.m.)

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. 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 e.g. on PWF or other networked computer
(http://www.netskills.ac.uk/TONIC/)
Macintosh System 7.0 (2 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
MS Office 4.2 (Word 6/Excel 5/PowerPoint 4) on Mac_ CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 5.0 on Macintosh (3 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 5.1 on Macintosh for Beginners_ Pack may be purchased (£3).
Word 6.0 on Macintosh_ CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 5.0 on Macintosh (3 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
FileMaker Pro 3.0 on Macintosh_ CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
FileMaker Pro 2.1 on Macintosh: Introduction_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
PageMaker 5.0 on Macintosh (3 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
QuarkXPress 3.2/3.3 on Macintosh_ CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Adobe Photoshop 3.0 & 4.0 on Macintosh_ CD-ROMs may be borrowed (deposit).
 
Windows 95 on IBM PC (3 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Windows 3.1 on IBM PC_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Windows 3 on IBM PC Video may be borrowed (deposit).
MS Office 95 (Word 7/Excel 7/Access 7/PowerPoint 7)_ CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word for Windows 6.0 for Beginners_ Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Word 7.0 for Windows 95 CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Word 97 for Windows 95/NT CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
WordPerfect 5.2 for Windows on IBM PC Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
WordPerfect 5.1 [for DOS] on IBM PC Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Excel & Other Windows Applications for Beginners_ Pack may be purchased (£3.50).
Excel 5.0 for Windows (3 levels)_ Workbook and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 7.0 for Windows 95 CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Excel 97 for Windows 95/NT CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Databases for Academic Work Using Access_ Workbook with disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 2.0 for Windows on IBM PC (2 levels)_ Audio tape and disk may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 2.0 for Windows on IBM PC: Introduction Video may be borrowed (deposit).
Access 97 CD-ROM may be borrowed (deposit).
Vista eXceed Introduction_ Leaflet M521 may be purchased (15p).
 
UNIX Text Manipulation Tools Workbook may be purchased (£3).
Programmer Support Tools on UNIX - make Leaflet U60 may be purchased (90p).
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, 17 June 1998
Copyright © 1998 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.