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About IT Services Short Courses

IT Services offers free classes on various computer technology topics for School of Information students, faculty, and staff. Subjects range from operating systems like Unix to instruction in basic HTML and specific applications such as Adobe Dreamweaver and Microsoft PowerPoint.

Fall 2009 Short Course Schedule

All courses will be one hour and held in the IT Lab Annex (UTA 1.210C) unless otherwise noted. After each course, PDFs of slides and handouts will be posted to this site.

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Courses will be added to to the sign-up page as dates are confirmed.

Upcoming Courses

XML (Instructors: Daniel and Jessica)
Dates: Monday, October 19, 4-5:30 PM in UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

OR Tuesday, October 27, 6-7:30 PM in UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

This class will cover both conceptual and practical aspects of XML, and will run slightly longer than our usual short courses.

XML: What is it, why is it so universal, its connection to metadata
What makes XML different than XHTML or HTML, introduction to XML schemas and DTDs
Introduce XML editing programs:

Oxygen, Notepad, Notepad++ (open-source)
Pros and cons of programs

Basic rules of using XML markup
Creating a simple XML document and DTD
Troubleshooting
Validating

Handout | Slides

Tentative additional course offerings for this semester include:

Capstone Posters

If you'd like to request a class that isn't listed here, contact us by email. We may add additional courses if there is demand, and we'd be happy to help you one-on-one as well.

Older Courses from Fall 2009:

IT Lab and iSchool accounts (Instructor: Rebecca)

Lab Intro (Slides) | SSH and FTP (Handout)

Date: Wednesday, September 2, 2 PM in UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

iSchool account (email and webspace setup)
Policies (printing, quiet room, etc.)
Equipment (what's available, checkout policy)
Instruction (short courses, one-on-ones)

Adobe Basics (Instructor: Liz)
Date: Thursday, September 10, 6 PM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

When to use which product
Vector vs raster/bitmap images (scalability/pixellation)
Differences from MS products ("place" and not "insert")
Navigating the workspace

Common tools
Images for web vs. print (dpi, "save for web")
Software alternatives

Microsoft Office Basics (Instructor: Kathryn)
Date: Friday, September 11, 11am-12pm UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

Handout

Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Navigating the workspace
Common tools
Software alternatives

Web I: Intro to HTML and CSS (Instructors: Stephen and Yongyi)
Date: Thursday, September 17, 1 PM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

OR Thursday, September 17, 6 PM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

Handout

Introduce editor options
What is HTML, what are the key elements
What is CSS, how does it relate to HMTL
Using templates
Site architecture
Site validation

Excel I (Instructor: Emily)
Date: Thursday, September 17, 4 PM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

Handout

Basic formatting, formulas and functions
Filters
Charts (Gantt chart, customize a stacked bar chart)
Header/footer
Working with multiple tabs and views (freeze pane and windows)
Print options (print gridlines, repeat row/column)
Software alternatives

Word I (Instructor: Kathryn)
Date: Friday, September 18, 10 AM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

Handout

Header/footer
Tabs and columns
Page and section breaks
Insert and format images
Create and format tables
Software alternatives

Web II: HTML and CSS (Instructors: Doug and Yongyi)
Dates: Tuesday, September 22, 6 PM in UTA 1.210C (Annex)

OR Wednesday, September 23, 6 PM in UTA 1.210C

Introducing CSS
Beginning to intermediate styling and page layout
Important CSS tricks
Div centering
Working with floating elements

Excel II (Instructor: Rebecca)
Date: Thursday, September 24, 6 PM in UTA 1.210C (annex)

Handout

Advanced formulas/functions (using formulas on text, date, and time, in financial scenarios, etc., etc., etc.)
Conditional functions (different values are returned when specific conditions are met "if...then")
Conditional formatting (different text or cell formatting is applied when specific conditions are met "if...then")
Drop-down menus

Adobe Basics (Instructor: Liz)
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2 PM in UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

This class will focus on Acrobat and InDesign.

When to use which product
Vector vs raster/bitmap images (scalability/pixellation)
Differences from MS products ("place" and not "insert")
Navigating the workspace

Common tools
Images for web vs. print (dpi, "save for web")
Software alternatives

Glifos (Instructors: Stephen and Daniel)
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 3:30 PM in UTA 1.210C (Annex)

Intro to Glifos
Cleaning your transcript
Syncing
Adding places with Google Earth
Troubleshooting problems

PowerPoint (Instructor: Kathryn)
Date: Friday, October 2, 10-11 AM in UTA 1.210C (Annex)

How to create a basic presentation
How to add media content to your presentation
How to upload the presentation for display on the web
Best practices for slide presentations
Available alternatives to Microsoft

Illustrator I (Guest Instructor: Chris Latham)
Date: Wed., October 7, 3-4:30 PM in UTA 1.210A (computer classroom)

An introduction to Illustrator; possible topics:

Raster/vector, demo
new doc: color mode, size
workspace: artboard, guides, grid, snapping, smart guides, ruler, zoom, pan
interface: palettes, tools
basic shapes
path tools: pen, anchor points, curves
fill and stroke: color palette, swatches, stroke, brushes, gradients
pathfinder, placing graphics, align, transform
type: single line, text box, on curve, paragraph/character/opentype, manipulate
layers

Web III: Using Templates (Instructors: Stephen and Jessica)
Dates: Thursday, October 8, 2-3 PM in UTA 1.210C (Annex)

OR Friday, October 9, 11 AM - Noon in UTA 1.210C (Annex)

This class assumes that you have a basic familiarity with HTML and CSS, perhaps from taking Web II.

Picking a template that suits your needs
Cherry-picking code/modifying templates
Incorporating your content into existing HTML
CC & copyright issues
Validation

Previous Courses

Boot Camp Basics

Boot Camp Web

HTML and Templates (Handout | Slides)
an introduction to HTML and templates. HTML is a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document. Templates are a tool to separate the content from the presentation in Web design. Templates are a quick and dirty way to get a Web site up fast; great for Web portfolios.

HTML and Dreamweaver (Handout | Slides)
An introduction to HTML and Adobe Dreamweaver. HTML is a means to describe the structure of text-based information in a document. Adobe Dreamweaver is a web design and site management program. Dreamweaver is an easy way to build sites without knowing a lot of code, and great for long-term site building and maintenance.

HTML and Intro to CSS (Handout | Slides)
An introduction to HTML and CSS. HTML is a means to describe the structure of text based information in a document. CSS is a stylesheet language used to describe the presentation of a document written in a markup language. CSS is a great way of changing the look of an entire site without having to change each page individually.

Other courses

Getting Your Vision on Big Paper: Poster Sessions and You (Handout | Slides)
Resources for students creating a poster for a presentation session and tips for poster creation and presentation. Materials also cover information and expectations for the iSchool's Capstone Poster Session, a mandatory graduation requirement.

Introduction to Macs for PC Users
Advanced Searching With Google
Using RSS
Converting VHS Tapes to DVD
Introduction to Morae
How to Create and Post a Web Page
How to Use Your School of Information Account
Introduction to PowerPoint
Introduction to Photoshop
Introduction to Fireworks
Introduction to Illustrator
Introduction to Microsoft Word
Introduction to Dreamweaver
Advanced Dreamweaver
Introduction to HTML
Introduction to XML
How to Use Cascading Style Sheets
Introduction to iLife (iPhoto, iMusic, iMovie, iDVD)
Usability Testing with Morae
Using Linux

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