| Name |
Description |
| Computing Practices and Guidelines |
| IT @ TTU |
Ideal for new students, faculty, and staff, this course introduces the various computing resources and services available to the university community. Participants learn about the eRaider account system and how to access mail, software, and technical assistance. In addition, participants are introduced to a myriad of IT services, from network design and consulting to facility reservation. The course highlights additional traditional and electronic training opportunities at TTU. |
| Safe Computing Practices |
In a time of constant network-based attacks, viruses, and worms, safe computing is critical for successful computing. This course details a number of security measures necessary to thwart hackers and intrusion attempts. Course includes an overview of intrusion methods and suggestions for safe and secure desktop computing. Designed for the typical computer user, course materials address desktop security and are part of the CIO's campus Safe Computing Campaign. |
| Graphics and Multimedia |
| Acrobat 8.0 |
Adobe Acrobat lets you create Portable Document Format (PDF) electronic files. When you convert an electronic file into a PDF file, you create a document that can be viewed and printed across a wide range of computer platforms such as Windows, Macintosh OS, UNIX, etc. In this course, we will explore the Acrobat 8.0 work environment, and learn how to create and manipulate PDF files. You will learn how to add access controls and set document permissions and restrictions to protect your files online and offline. You will also learn how to create a digital signature and digitally sign your document. |
| Form Design with LiveCycle Designer |
Adobe LiveCycle Designer is the electronic form creation tool that comes bundled with Adobe Acrobat Professional for Windows. Using LiveCycle Forms, you can drag-and-drop images and other objects, such as list boxes, drop-down lists, and command buttons, onto your forms. You can design a form, define its logic, modify it to match paper counterparts. You can create simple electronic data capture solutions and use Adobe Acrobat Professional to consolidate the data you receive from the people filling the form. This ShortCourse is designed to get you started with Adobe LiveCycle Designer. In this ShortCourse, you will learn how to create and distribute an interactive form in PDF format that users will fill electronically and print. You will learn the basic concepts and procedures that apply to all types of forms, to design your forms for efficient data exchange. You will get the most out of this ShortCourse, if you have the basic knowledge of Acrobat PDF, and database. |
| Illustrator CS3 - I |
This Adobe Illustrator Class will cover the basics of creating vector-based graphics using Illustrator's most common tools and filters. Topics include drawing shapes and paths, the pen tool, typography, brushes, swatches, and many more. |
| Illustrator CS3 - II |
This course will explore more advanced techniques in Illustrator to create more complex graphics. |
| Photoshop CS3 - I |
In this course you will learn about some of the basic tools and palettes in Photoshop. Topics will include selecting; transforming; layers; masking; text, including special effects; and using the gradient tool in making montages. Specific examples will be used in the class to help in the learning process. You will receive all the files and materials you need for the class. |
| Photoshop CS3 - II |
In this advanced course you will learn how to correct torn photos, removed unwanted items, and simple lighting corrections. Some of the tools covered are the patch tool, healing brush, clone stamp, and adjustment modes. You will also learn how to make dull photos "snap!" with some simple adjustments with filters and the curves window. You will receive all the files and materials you need for the class. |
| Microsoft Office 2007 |
| Access- I |
This beginner-level Access ShortCourse will help familiarize you with the fundamentals of Microsoft Access 2007 to help you get started using this program. You will be introduced to the rules and guidelines for creating a relational database. In this course you will learn the foundation of a good database design. This course assums that you are familiar with Microsoft Office 2007 new interface. |
| Access- II |
Access 2007- part II ShortCourse is designed as an intermediate course to Microsoft Access 2007- part I ShortCourse. This course explores viewing, editing, navigating, sorting, finding, and filtering records, in addition to printing data and implementing and maintaining table relationships. This course also covers Expression Builder, and calculated fields. You will learn how to create parameter queries that make a query ask for input. This course assumes that you are familiar with database design basics. |
| Excel |
Topics include navigating within a spreadsheet, using worksheets and workbooks, entering information, using formulas, using functions, formatting information, printing, auto formatting, filling in information, sorting, and filtering. |
| Excel Charts |
In this shortcourse you will learn how to use Microsoft Excel to create many kinds of charts to help you display data in ways that are most meaningful to your audience. |
| Excel Formulas |
In this shortcourse you will learn how to create formulas in Excel. How to use Excel's built -in , predefined formulas, called functions, to make quick work of complex calculations. Several financial, mathematical, and statistical functions will be introduced. |
| Live Meeting/Communicator |
Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 R2 is the client application for real-time (synchronous) communications. In this course, you will learn how to use Communicator to improve your efficiency by communicating quickly and easily using instant messaging (IM), voice, and video. View presence information about other users and initiate real-time communication from within an Outlook 2007 message, avoiding the need to switch applications and search for users. You will also learn how to control incoming communications with alerts, automatic call forwarding and the ability to manually set their status light. This course will also cover Live Meeting's integration with Outlook scheduling, how to share applications, desktop, documents, as well as video & voice - giving you many different ways to communicate with others using a consistent and simple user interface. |
| OneNote |
With an interface that is similar to Microsoft Word's, OneNote is a note-taking tool for gathering, organizing, and using notes more effectively. OneNote accepts typed or handwritten (from a tablet PC) input. With advanced searching capabilities, it is easy to find and recall information that you have collected. This ShortCourse will provide an overview and introduction to Microsoft OneNote. |
| Outlook |
Microsoft Outlook is an electronic planner. In this shortcourse, you will learn the basics of using Outlook: how to move between Outlook folders, how to sort each folder and change your view of it, how to access files through Outlook, and how to use Outlook Today. |
| PowerPoint |
This course introduces the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation using outlining, graphing, and drawing tools and creating a Web page from the presentation. Topics included are ways to deliver a PowePoint presentation including self-running presentation. |
| Word |
Topics will include menu structure, formatting information, working with margins and orientation, editing, managing files, printing, page numbering, columns, creating and using tables, and customizing Word documents. |
| Statistics |
| SAS - I |
SAS (pronounced saas) is a computer application that can be used to perform statistical analyses. This Shortcourse will introduce you to SAS Syntax-based programming in version 9.2. It is intended to familiarize new SAS users with SAS 9.2 for Windows interface, and teach the basic programming skills needed to perform elementary data manipulation and analytical tasks in SAS. This Shortcourse assumes that the users are familiar with elementary statistics. |
| SAS Enterprise Guide -I |
SAS Enterprise Guide (EG) is the most powerful module in SAS. It is a project-oriented Windows application designed to be used by novice SAS users as well as researchers and business decision makers who are already familiar with SAS programming for exporting data and results to other applications and creating reports, queries, and charts. As you access data and build tasks, SAS Enterprise Guide generates SAS code for you. For this ShortCourse, it is assumed that you have completed the Base SAS ShortCourse or already know how to create SAS data sets. It is also assumed that you are familiar with Elementary Statistics. |
| SAS Enterprise Guide -II |
In this ShortCourse, you will learn how to use SAS Enterprise Guide to create Graphs, Reports and Queries. In this ShortCourse, it is assumed that you have completed the Base SAS ShortCourse and SAS Enterprise Guide -I or already know how to create SAS data sets. This ShortCourse also assumes a familiarity with Elementary Statistics and Microsoft Access Queries. |
| SPSS (PASW Statistics) |
PASW Statistics (formerly SPSS Statistics) provides a powerful statistical-analysis and data-management system in a graphical environment, using descriptive menus and simple dialog boxes to do most of the work for you. Most tasks can be accomplished simply by pointing and clicking the mouse. PASW (P - A - S - W) stands for Predictive Analytics Software. This ShortCourse will cover basic statistical procedures with SPSS, the Statistical software for the Social Sciences. |
| Web Development and Publishing |
| Accessibility for the Web |
Accessibility is a key component of any web design. Taking into consideration standards and practices that maximize the usefulness of your site to the widest variety of publics possible is not just a good idea but in many cases it is mandatory. This course will cover some basic information about how to meet accessibility guidelines and keep your web site compliant with various regulations. We will cover who accessibility affects as well as some techniques to create accessible images, tables and layouts. |
| Dreamweaver CS3 - I |
Macromedia Dreamweaver is a powerful Web-building application program. This shortcourse will introduce you to the Dreamweaver environment, which consists of various windows, palettes, inspectors, and tools that you utilize to build your Web pages. In this class, you will learn how to use Dreamweaver to edit and format text, create links, and insert images into your web pages. |
| Dreamweaver CS3- II |
Macromedia Dreamweaver is a powerful Web-building application program. This shortcourse will build on the concepts introduced in the Dreamweaver Basics course. In this class you will receive more advanced information on web page construction, including images, buttons, tables, and best practices for successful web page design. |
| Expression Web |
This course covers the basics of Microsoft Expression Web. Expression Web, code-named Quartz, is a WYSIWYG HTML editor and general web design program by Microsoft, replacing Microsoft FrontPage. It is part of the Expression Studio suite. Expression Web allows authoring of web pages integrating XML, CSS 2.1, ASP.NET 2.0, XHTML, XSLT and JavaScript into sites. It requires the .NET Framework 2.0 to operate. Its sibling is Microsoft SharePoint Designer. |
| Flash CS3 - I |
In this beginning course you will learn how to use Macromedia Flash in your applications to create interactive and animated Web sites and multimedia. You will learn how to create and embed a Flash movie into an HTML page, how to make an object move from one place to another on the screen, how to animate objects, and how to use the Flash objects, tools, layout and timeline. |
| Flash CS3 - II |
This advanced course will take what you learned in the Beginning Flash class and help you to make your Macromedia Flash movies more interactive. You will learn how to create buttons and link them to other places in the movie as well as adding links to other web pages. You will also learn how to add some basic Action Script to your movies. |
| Workshops |
| EndNote X2: Bibliography Tool |
EndNote is an electronic bibliography and manuscript design program. EndNote provides an easy way to search online bibliographic databases and to import the references into a document. Learn to format citations, figures, and tables in Microsoft Word with the Cite While You Write (CWYW) feature, available with Word 2000, XP,2003, and 2007. EndNote is available for both PC and Macintosh platforms, and works with most word processing programs. With EndNote, you can connect to any online data source worldwide. With EndNote X2, you can save your complete library (the *.enl file as well as its associated *.DATA folder and all of its contents) to a single compressed file in order to easily back up your library or send a copy to a colleague. In this ShortCourse, you will learn how to create a bibliography for a manuscript and how to insert citations into a manuscript. |
| Poster Presentation Design |
This basic course outlines quick and easy methods for poster presentation design. Using PowerPoint, learn how to size your page for proper printing, layout your information in a clear, easy to read format, and draw attention during poster presentations. |
