Information Technology Services Te Ratonga Parongo me te Hangarau IT Training For further information and course application forms contact: IT Reception [email protected] monthly (03) 479 8559 www.otago.ac.nz/its/training Information about IT Training courses at the University of Otago IT Training Monthly: February 2012, Issue 122 R - Statistics Software R is an open source mathematical language used in many of the places that statistical programs like SPSS or SAS are used. Because it is a free, open source program it can be installed on any machine without needing to worry about license agreements. To use the full power of R, one writes a series of commands telling R what to do. These can either be one at a time or as a set of commands in a text file. For example, to load in a file of results, pick out the results from particular days, get a random subset of a million of the samples, then do a scatter plot of two variables in these million observations, you might write the instructions: > mydata <- read.csv(“results.txt”) > mysubset <- subset(mydata, mydata$days==16 | mydata$days==18 | mydata$days==20 | mydata$days==22 | mydata$days==24 | mydata$days==26 | mydata$days==28) > myrandommillionsubsample <- mysubset[sample(1:dim(mysubset)[1], size=1000000, replace=FALSE),] > qplot(myrandommillionsubsample$green, myrandommillionsubsample$red, shape = myrandommillionsubsam ple$substance, method = ‘lm’, colour = myrandommillionsubsample$substance) R (continued) However, when coming to grips with R, some people prefer to use GUI with windows and menu commands. This is similar to getting the full power of SPSS by typing your own commands, or using what is available via the menu options. In R, a GUI called R Commander gives easy access to most of the R commands. Because it is open source, interested people can develop it in a number of different ways, one of which is the version Red-R. In Red-R, you clip together the steps you want to perform on the data as a flowchart, which you can save for future use. If you would like to find out more about how R works you should book a place on the session later this month R - Statistics Overview Tuesday 21 February 9 am - 11 am IT TRAINING COURSES COMING UP IN FEBRUARY 2012 PC, Word Processing, Graphics and DTP, Database, Email/Communication and Teaching Tools courses ... PC Courses Windows 7 - Introduction Learn about files and folders, searching, Internet Explorer 9, desktop gadgets, and personalisation settings. Thursday 23rd February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others word processing Courses Word PC - Tabs, Tables and Lists Align text with built-in or custom tab stops; insert and modify tables; create bulleted and numbered lists, and document outlines. Friday 3rd February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Word Mac - Tabs, Tables and Lists Align text with built-in or custom tab stops; insert and modify tables; create bulleted and numbered lists, and document outlines. Tuesday 21st February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Word PC - Inserting Text and Graphics Work with Word’s spelling, thesaurus, and grammar features; find and replace text; create SmartArt diagrams; insert and modify pictures and charts; draw and modify shapes. Wednesday 1st February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Word Mac - Inserting Text and Graphics Work with Word’s spelling, thesaurus, and grammar features; find and replace text; create SmartArt diagrams; insert and modify pictures and charts; draw and modify shapes Thursday 9th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others GRAPHICS AND DEsktop publishing Courses Editing Image Sizes Make use of various free software programs to adjust the dimensions and file size of images to use in documents or web pages. Wednesday 29th February, 2pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for the Macintosh Cost: Free for University staff iMovie - Overview database Courses Access PC - Introduction Learn database terminology; plan and create a database; define fields and data types. Tuesday 7th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Endnote - Referencing Create and edit references. Import references from other sources. Use in-text citations in Word to compile a bibliography automatically. Thursday 16th February, 9am-12noon Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $125 for others FileMaker - Report Preparation Create and print reports as lists, summary reports, letters, labels, certificates, or emails. Thursday 9th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh, but the techniques and software are the same for Windows Cost: $90 email/communication Courses Macintosh - iCal Meetings Manage calendar items. Set up meetings using iCal and Mail (using Snow Leopard operating system and the university Exchange server). Wednesday 22nd February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: $90 Outlook Mac - Calendars, Meetings, and Tasks Create and colour-code appointments and events, and set recurrence intervals. View availability when creating meetings. Share calendars. Create contacts. Set up tasks. Monday 13th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Outlook PC - Contacts and Tasks Create contacts; create & share contact groups; set up, sort & manage tasks. Wednesday 8th February, 2pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $45 for others TEACHING TOOLS Courses Clicker - Introduction Deliver video for teaching via CD/DVD ROM and the Internet. Turn digital photos, music and video into movies. Edit digital video content. Tuesday 14th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: $125 Learn how to use this student response system available now in lecture theatres on campus. Tuesday 28th February, 2pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for Macintosh Cost: Free for University staff InDesign - Overview Otago Connect - Demo Set up a publication, import and manipulate text and graphics, format text and print documents. Wednesday 8th February, 9am-12noon Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh, but the techniques and software are the same for Windows Cost: $125 Inkscape - Overview Use this free, open source drawing program (Mac, PC, and Linux) to produce figures and posters, and edit pages from PDFs. Thursday 2nd February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for Macintosh Cost: $90 This 45-minute demonstration covers setting up a meeting room for a web conference. Bookings are not necessary, but we recommend that anyone planning later training attend the demo first. Monday 13th February, 1pm-2pm Platform: This class is taught on Adobe Connect uses Flash via a Web browser, so works in the same way on most computers that support Flash. Cost: Free for Staff/ $45 for others Otago Connect - Running Meetings Learn how to run virtual meetings. Please attend Demo first. Wednesday 22nd February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Otago Connect uses Flash via a Web browser, so works in the same way on most computers that support Flash. Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others IT TRAINING COURSES COMING UP IN FEBRUARY 2012 Security, Presentation, Spreadsheet and Statistics, Blackboard, and Technical courses security Courses Information Security - Overview *** NEW *** Protect your information through a mix of exercises and guidelines. Wednesday 29th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others presentation Courses PowerPoint PC - Creating a Presentation Work with outlines and layouts, text, graphics and design themes. Explore printing and slideshow delivery options. Thursday 2nd February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others spreadsheet and statistics Courses Excel PC - Introduction Add data, navigate through spreadsheets, insert and delete cells, and save data. Wednesday 1st February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Excel Mac - Introduction Add data, navigate through spreadsheets, insert and delete cells, and save data. Friday 10th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Excel PC - Formatting and Filtering Format cells, rows and columns; set cell styles; manage lists and filters. Tuesday 14th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Excel Mac - Formatting and Filtering Format cells, rows and columns; set cell styles; manage lists and filters. Monday 20th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Excel PC - Introduction to Formulas Learn the basics of creating formulas and working with functions. Thursday 1st March, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Excel Mac - Introduction to Formulas Learn the basics of creating formulas and working with functions. Monday 27th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others R - Statistics Overview *** NEW *** Set up and modify data files, run analyses, and plot graphs. Tuesday 21st February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh, but the principles apply equally to Windows and Linux versions Cost: $90 SPSS - Statistics Overview Get an introduction to SPSS (PASW). Learn the essentials of setting up a data file, modifying data and doing a simple statistical analysis. Wednesday 15th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: $90 BLACKBOARD Courses Blackboard - Demonstration A 45-minute demonstration of key features of Blackboard, from the point of view of a student and a tutor. Bookings are not necessary, but we recommend that anyone planning to attend a hands-on course attend the demo first. Thursday 23rd February, 1pm-2pm Platform: This class is taught on the Web, so works in the same way on most web browser programs Cost: Free Blackboard - Getting Started Hands-on practice from the perspective of student and tutor. Login, work with announcements, course documents, tasks, calendar events, and communication. Wednesday 15th February, 9am-11am or Tuesday 28th February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on the Web, so works in the same way on most web browser programs Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Blackboard - At a Distance Techniques for preparing and distributing documents. Set document formats, and learn best practices for readability and easy downloading. Thursday 16th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on the Web, so works in the same way on most web browser programs Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Blackboard - Anti-Plagiarism The University has made the SafeAssign system available for checking student work for indications of plagiarism. This system is available via Blackboard, but you do not have to use Blackboard to use SafeAssign. This course provides an overview of SafeAssign. Friday 3rd February, 9am-11am Platform: This class is taught on the Web, so works in the same way on most web browser programs Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Audacity - Preparing Podcasts Use this free program (Mac, PC or Linux) to improve audio files for distribution: cut unwanted pauses, decrease background noise, and save file in various formats. Monday 20th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows, but the techniques and software are the same for Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others Garageband - Preparing Podcasts Use this Mac program to improve audio files for distribution: cut unwanted pauses, decrease background noise, and save the file in various formats. Tuesday 7th February, 1pm-3pm Platform: This class is taught on Macintosh Cost: Free for Staff/ $90 for others TECHNICAL Courses 6451- Planning, Deploying and Managing Microsoft Systems Centre Configuration Manager 2007 This course is a five-day instructor-led course providing students with the knowledge and skills to plan, deploy, and manage Configuration Manager 2007. The course focuses on planning and deploying sites and clients, configuring software distribution, deploying operating systems, and managing software updates. It also focuses on remote tools and managing mobile devices. Monday 20th February - Friday 24th February, 9am-4pm Platform: This class is taught on Windows Cost: $3,400
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