Computing Short Courses Schedule
Summer 2009
Overview:
The courses listed below are offered free of charge to faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Registration is required for the instructor-led courses. Online courses do not require registration.
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Register for a course:
- OSU-affiliated individuals: If you are new to OSU, please activate your OSU Internet username and password before attempting to register as you will be prompted for your lastname.# during the process.
- Non-OSU individuals: If you are not affiliated with Ohio State, you will be directed to a separate online registration form to complete.
Please: If you register for a class and then cannot attend, it is very important that you email trngnotif@osu.edu to cancel your registration. This will make your space available for another attendee. Alternatively, you may cancel online via the course registration site.
Curriculum:
Courses available are divided into the following categories:
- Microsoft Applications and Operating Systems.
- Statistical Applications.
- Web Design.
- Online Learning.
| Name | Description | Audience | Session Information | Supplemental Materials |
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| Excel 1 (2003) | Covers the basic features and capabilities of the software. Topics include: understanding toolbars and navigation; entering data; working with rows, columns, and cells; using basic formulas and functions; and printing worksheets. |
Beginning level course for those with little or no previous knowledge of Excel. Familiarity with Windows XP or better is recommended. | Hands-on 08/05/09 |
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| Excel 2 (2003) | Offers an extension of the Excel 1 course. Topics include: inserting worksheets and additional formatting; adding comments, formulas and functions; using the Chart Wizard; filtering, sorting and manipulating data; and advanced printing options. |
Intermediate to advanced level course for those with experience using Excel or those who have taken Excel 1. | Hands-on 08/12/09 |
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| PowerPoint 1 (2003) | Covers the basic features and capabilities of the software. Topics include: navigation; creating a new presentation; using templates; adding color schemes; using views; entering notes; setting up a slide; adding images; and using basic drawing tools. |
Beginning level course for those with little or no previous knowledge of PowerPoint. Familiarity with Windows XP or better is recommended. | Hands-on 07/15/09 |
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| PowerPoint 2 (2003) | Offers an extension of the PowerPoint 1 course. Topics include: using additional drawing tools; grouping objects; inserting movies; linking Excel charts; adding backgrounds; adding headers and footers; adding animations; and using slide masters. |
Intermediate to advanced level course for those with experience using PowerPoint or those who have taken PowerPoint 1. | Hands-on 07/22/09 |
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| Windows XP/MS Office Overview | Introduces the basics of the Windows XP Pro OS and selected Office 2003 applications. Topics include: XP Desktop and Start Menu plus enough to get you started using Excel, PowerPoint and Word. |
Beginning level course for those with little or no experience using Windows XP Pro or Office 2003. | Hands-on 07/08/09 |
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| Windows XP System Management | Covers advanced Windows XP skills. Topics include: installing system updates; using Device Manager; setting up network connections; securing your system; setting up personal networking; and troubleshooting/improving system performance. |
Advanced level course for those with working experience using Windows XP. | Hands-on 07/21/09 |
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| SAS for Windows 1 | Provides an introduction to SAS in a three-day class. Topics include: performing data steps (reading, writing, and subsetting files, plus creating new variables and merging files); working with missing values; and finding and correcting common SAS programming errors. |
Beginning level course; no SAS experience is necessary. | Not offered summer quarter |
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| SPSS for Windows 1 | Focuses on easy ways to do statistical analysis in the Windows environment in a three-day class. Topics include: navigating the Data and Variable View windows; defining a variable; entering data; saving and printing data; merging Class files; opening an Excel or tab-delimited file; generating frequency and descriptive statistics; recoding and computing new variables; splitting a file; and selecting cases. |
Beginning level course; familiarity with Windows XP or better is recommended. | Hands-on (2 hrs. per session) 08/03/09, 08/05/09 and 08/07/09 |
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| FrontPage 1 (2003) | Covers the basics of building web pages without knowing HTML code. Topics include: creating and manipulating text and adding a theme, graphics, links, and tables using the FrontPage WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. |
Beginning level course for those with little or no web design experience or knowledge of HTML code. Familiarity with Windows XP or better is recommended. | Hands-on 07/09/09 |
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| Web Design 1 | Provides an opportunity to learn basic XHTML commands and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) for creating web pages using the Windows Notepad editor. Topics include: adding text, lists, links, tables and images and applying styles to change the appearance of page elements. |
Beginning level course for those with little or no experience working with web pages. General computer and knowledge of how to use a web browser are required. Typing skills helpful. | Hands-on 08/04/09 |
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| Office 2007 Overview | Provides an overview of the new look and feel of the Office 2007 suite of programs, as well as information about new file formats and compatibility packs. |
Intended for those who would like to become familiar with the Office 2007 interface. | Online; take course | n/a |
| Xpedio Consumers | Provides an overview of the Xpedio Document Management system and includes details on specific software functionality. |
Intended for those who only need to find, view, or print documents using Xpedio. | Online; take course | n/a |
| Xpedio Contributors | Provides an overview of the Xpedio Document Management System and includes details on specific software functionality. |
Intended for those who need find, view, or print documents as well as create, revise, or collaborate on documents using Xpedio. | Online; take course | n/a |
