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Wed 12 Aug 2015 – Tue 20 Oct 2015

August 2015

Wed 12	Soccer Skills (1 of 2) Finished 09:15 - 10:15 CPPD Room 2 Would you like to play like Beckham, then this is the course for you!
Thu 13	Soccer Skills (2 of 2) Finished 09:00 - 16:00 CPPD Room 2 Would you like to play like Beckham, then this is the course for you!
Wed 19	Salsa Dancing: An Introduction Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Peterhouse: Lubbock Room Would you like to be able to dance like they do on 'Strictly'? If so then this is the course for you!
Thu 20	Cake Baking Class (1 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 CPPD Basement Room Everyone loves eating cake, but do you know how to make one? What if you get a midnight craving and don't have cake at home? This course will enable you to whip up your all-time favourite cake, whether that be chocolate, coffee or a classic Victoria Sponge. You'll never be caught without cake again!
Thu 27	Cake Baking Class (2 of 2) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 CPPD Basement Room Everyone loves eating cake, but do you know how to make one? What if you get a midnight craving and don't have cake at home? This course will enable you to whip up your all-time favourite cake, whether that be chocolate, coffee or a classic Victoria Sponge. You'll never be caught without cake again!
Mon 31	Salsa Dancing: An Introduction Finished 09:30 - 17:00 Peterhouse: Lubbock Room Would you like to be able to dance like they do on 'Strictly'? If so then this is the course for you!

September 2015

Tue 8	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
Wed 9	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
Thu 10	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
Wed 23	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
Thu 24	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.
Fri 25	Excel 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (3 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced hands-on course gives an introduction to spreadsheets, databases and charting using Excel 2007. There is emphasis on short cuts and other efficient ways of working.

October 2015

Thu 8	Scientific Computing: Introduction Finished 14:15 - 16:30 Cockcroft Lecture Theatre This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. There is a very wide variety of tools available for scientists using computers. This variety can be daunting at first glance. This talk will unpick the maze of programming languages and other tools to provide some guidance on what might be appropriate to use for various purposes.
Mon 12	Web Authoring: Introduction to HTML (Level 1) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1 This is a practical-based course for people new to writing Web pages. Only the basics of HTML (hypertext markup language) will be covered, but there are other courses for those wishing to extend their knowledge. By the end of the course participants will have created three personal linked web pages.
	Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Hopkinson Lecture Theatre This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. This course is aimed at those new to programming, or who have never been formally taught the principles and basic concepts of programming. It provides an introduction to the basic concepts common to most high level languages (including Python, Java, Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic). The aim of the course is to equip attendees with the background knowledge and confidence necessary to tackle many on-line and printed programming tutorials. It may also help attendees in deciding which programming language is suitable for their programming task. Knowledge of the concepts presented in this course is a pre-requisite for many of the other courses in the Scientific Computing series of courses (although not for the "Python for Absolute Beginners" course).
Tue 13	Photoshop (Image/Photo Editing Software): Basic Techniques Finished 10:00 - 13:00 Balfour Macintosh Room Adobe Photoshop is the favourite image manipulation and editing tool of the professional graphics industry. It enables scanned-in photographs, pictures and graphics files to be edited and offers a dazzling array of drawing, special effects and filtering tools. Knowing where to start with such a comprehensive and feature-filled package can be daunting. This presentation aims to equip new users with the basics, using live demonstrations throughout.
	Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Hopkinson Lecture Theatre This course is part of the Scientific Computing series. This course is aimed at those new to programming, or who have never been formally taught the principles and basic concepts of programming. It provides an introduction to the basic concepts common to most high level languages (including Python, Java, Fortran, C, C++, Visual Basic). The aim of the course is to equip attendees with the background knowledge and confidence necessary to tackle many on-line and printed programming tutorials. It may also help attendees in deciding which programming language is suitable for their programming task. Knowledge of the concepts presented in this course is a pre-requisite for many of the other courses in the Scientific Computing series of courses (although not for the "Python for Absolute Beginners" course).
Wed 14	Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room « Description not available »
Thu 15	Web Authoring: Beyond the Basics (Level 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1 This follows on from the Introduction to HTML and is a practical-based course.
	EndNote for Bibliographies: Introduction (self-paced) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Phoenix Teaching Room An introduction to the bibliography package EndNote and its interface with Microsoft Word. EndNote is a program that stores bibliographic references, and notes about those references, in an EndNote Library. EndNote then interfaces with MS Word to help you create a bibliography and bibliographic citations while you type a document. The style (contents and layout) of the citations and bibliography can then be formatted in an Output Style of your choice; this can easily be changed without retyping.
	Windows: Keeping Your PC Safe & Secure - Presentation Finished 14:15 - 16:30 Cockcroft Lecture Theatre "Widespread ignorance about basic computer security is putting millions of people at risk from net-savvy criminals, a study suggests. It found 83% of 1,000 people were not doing enough to protect themselves". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4378186.stm All Windows users in charge of a PC are STRONGLY advised to attend this course. It explains the essentials of keeping your computer safe, secure and well maintained. This is vital for PCs which are connected to the Internet (via broadband, Ethernet or even dialup). Every virus outbreak results in many PCs being successfully attacked because they are inadequately protected: avoid it happening to you!
	Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room « Description not available »
Fri 16	Windows: Keeping Your PC Safe & Secure - Laptop Workshop Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room Windows laptop owners are STRONGLY advised to attend this practical workshop which offers an opportunity for them to put into operation practical security measures to keep their PC safe & secure, with demonstrators present to assist if needed.
Mon 19	Macintosh: Getting to Grips with Mac OS X Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Balfour Macintosh Room This course offers a basic introduction to Mac OS X, the latest version of the Mac operating system. It also gives an overview of some of the more advanced functions offered by the operating system, and the core applications, which both an office or PWF user would find useful to use e.g. Microsoft Word.
Tue 20	Word 2007 for Beginners (self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 2 This self-paced practical course covers the most commonly used features of Microsoft Word 2007. It is not suitable for experienced users of other versions of Word wanting to find out about the new features in Word 2007. Those needing basic Windows training may also attend this course and do relevant exercises under supervision.