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Thu 10 Aug 2017 – Thu 18 Apr 2019

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August 2017

Thu 10
Salsa Dancing: Advanced 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!

Sat 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!

Sun 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!

Sat 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!

Sun 20
Cake Baking Class new (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!

Sun 27
Cake Baking Class new (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!

Thu 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!

October 2017

Sun 22
Cake Baking Class new (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!

Sun 29
Cake Baking Class new (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!

November 2017

Thu 9
Ballroom Dancing: 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!

December 2018

Tue 11
Seasons: Winter Introduction new Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Revans Room

Winter training

January 2019

Thu 10
Seasons: Winter Introduction new Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Revans Room

Winter training

April 2019

Mon 8
Web Authoring: Introduction to HTML (Level 1) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 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.

Tue 9
Web Authoring: Beyond the Basics (Level 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Titan Teaching Room 1

This follows on from the Introduction to HTML and is a practical-based course.

Thu 11
Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Cockcroft 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).

Fri 12
Programming Concepts: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Cockcroft 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).

Mon 15
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 16
Access 2007 Fast Track: Creating a Simple Database Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This is a fast paced and shortened version of the 2-session Access 2007: Creating a Simple Database course and thus is more suitable for those who are quick learners. This course will be taught using Access 2007 on PCs (Windows XP) - note that this version is quite different from previous version.

Excel 2007 for Beginners (Self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1

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.

Word 2007 for Beginners (Self-paced) (1 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1

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.

R: Regression Analysis in R (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is for new users who have learnt how to get data into R already, and know how to operate basic syntax. Emphasis will be on examples of running applied analyses of regression models for continuous, binary and ordinal outcomes using standard R procedures. Guidance will also be provided on further addons that may be of interest.

Wed 17
R: Regression Analysis in R (2 of 2) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

This course is for new users who have learnt how to get data into R already, and know how to operate basic syntax. Emphasis will be on examples of running applied analyses of regression models for continuous, binary and ordinal outcomes using standard R procedures. Guidance will also be provided on further addons that may be of interest.

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.

Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (Self-paced) (1 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

The course is designed to take someone from having no knowledge of the Unix command line to being able to navigate around directories, and doing simple file manipulation. Then some of the more basic commands, will be introduced, including information on how to get more help from the system itself. Finally accessing remote computers by ssh and the most basic of shell scripts will be introduced.

Thu 18
Excel 2007 for Beginners (Self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1

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.

Word 2007 for Beginners (Self-paced) (2 of 3) Finished 10:30 - 12:30 Titan Teaching Room 1

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.

Unix: Introduction to the Command Line Interface (Self-paced) (2 of 2) Finished 14:15 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room

The course is designed to take someone from having no knowledge of the Unix command line to being able to navigate around directories, and doing simple file manipulation. Then some of the more basic commands, will be introduced, including information on how to get more help from the system itself. Finally accessing remote computers by ssh and the most basic of shell scripts will be introduced.

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