Library and IT training

Supported Self Study sessions allow you to get help with your IT training tailored to your work or studies. You can:

*Work through online materials at your own pace

*Get advice on how to set up your work in Microsoft Office software, Adobe Creative Suite, Endnote, SPSS and we will help you in learning how to use the software to solve your particular query.

*You may drop in , and use the online training provision, but face to face support is on a first come first served basis to 1 hour

You can also book a one-to-one session with your IT Training Specialist

From Monday 30 April 2012
Location: Training Room 2 (New Cavendish Street Library)

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) demonstrates basic, entry-level skills with Adobe digital media software. Adobe certification is an industry standard qualification and is recognised globally.

ACA certification at the University of Westminster consists of blended learning either as a self supported study programme using Adobe authorised courseware or attending our hands-on scheduled classroom sessions for students.

If you take and pass an exam you will have an Adobe Certified Associate Certificate in that particular application an industry-recognized certification great for your CV!

The training and testing is absolutely free.
Location: Training Room 2 (New Cavendish Street Library)

Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) intensive course

Photoshop: 10 - 13 April or 12 - 15 June

DreamWeaver: 17 – 20 April or 26 - 29 June

Full attendance is recommended for the full duration of the intensive courses. 

Limited places available. Book Now

Further courses will be available in July.

BiteSize sessions last one hour and focus on a specific aspect within the software.
The BiteSize sessions we currently offer are:

• Slide Management
• Excel Pivot Tables
• Excel Formula & Functions
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• Word Long Documents
• Word Mail merge
• Macros
• Database design - Tables
• Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
• Introduction to Dreamweaver
  
  Download the BiteSize Training resources
  
  

  Location: Training Room 2 (New Cavendish Street Library)

  Managing Long Documents in Word	Tues 1 May 3pm - 4pm
  Pivot tables in Excel	Tues 8 May 3pm - 4pm
  Mail Merge	Tues 15 May 3pm - 4pm
  Tables in Access	Tues 22 May 3pm - 4pm
  Formulas and Functions in Excel	Tues 29 May 1pm - 2pm

EndNote helps you organise your references and create bibliographies.
EndNote is most useful for researchers and staff. It has more powerful features than RefWorks, but takes longer to learn how to use.

EndNote software is available on all networked University computers.
You can also buy EndNote at a reduced price to use on your home computer or personal laptop.

To find out more, visit the Adept Scientific webpage. Make sure you log in using your Institutional Login to get your discount!
EndNote is not available online. If you need to access your stored references from different computers, you may prefer to use RefWorks which is available online.

Visit the EndNote website for guides and tips.

For an overview of Endnote, download the Endnote Quick Start Guide

Endnote Training

Location: User Room 1, New Cavendish Street Library

IT Crash Courses last two hours and focus on demonstrating the potential of a variety of useful features within software available on the University's computers.
The IT Crash Courses we currently offer are:

• InDesign (page layout)
• Introduction to Twitter
• SPSS (statistical analysis)
  
  Location: Training Room 2 (New Cavendish Street Library)
  
  

  Introduction to Flash	Thur 3 May 3pm - 5pm
  Introduction to SPSS	Thur 10 May 3pm - 5pm
  Introduction to InDesign	Thur 17 May 3pm - 5pm
  Introduction to Photoshop	Thur 24 May 3pm - 5pm
  Introduction to Illustrator	Thur 31 May 3pm - 5pm

Microsoft IT Academy offers the opportunity to gain Microsoft Office Certifications in Office 2010 software packages through self study courses. Each Microsoft Office Specialist certificate is a qualification in its own right and you can take just one, or as many as you like.
The Microsoft Office Specialist Qualifications are:

• Microsoft Office Word 2010
• Microsoft Office Excel 2010
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010
• Microsoft Office Access 2010

You must complete the Microsoft Office Word 2010 qualification before undertaking any of the other modules.
To register for the course you will need to come along to an induction session held on Fridays in User Support Room 2, Cavendish Library or email: it.training@westminster.ac.uk

The course is a combination of e-learning and training sessions. You can work through the e-learning software at your own pace and/or attend classes throughout the academic year.
All revision and testing sessions take place on Fridays between 10am and 7pm in User Support Room 2, Cavendish Library. The examination lasts for 50 minutes and takes place online. You will need to pass a mock test with a minimum pass score of 70 per cent, as a pre-requisite to taking the examination.

For more information about the IT Training Academy sessions, please contact the IT Training team.
T:+44 (0)20 7911 5000 ext 66235
E: lawleyk@westminster.ac.uk

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) intensive courses 23 - 27 April or 18 - 22 June

Location: Training Room 2 (New Cavendish Library)

The April and June intensive courses are now fully booked.

Further courses will be available in July.

NVivo data analysis software is different to statistical or quantitative software like SPSS, which helps to analyse numerical data. NVivo helps you to access, organize and analyse unstructured information in material like documents, pictures, audio, video, spreadsheets and database tables.

Tutorials are provided via the NVivo web-pages and have been designed to let you work at your own pace

• Importing sources  (YouTube 4.39min)
• Where are my case nodes gone and how do I connect them to my attributes (YouTube 5.07min)
• Example of auto coding (YouTube 4.22min)
• Coding audio files (YouTube 4.39min)
• Uncoding content incorrectly coded in NVivo 9 (YouTube 2.07min)
• Preparing data

RefWorks helps you to gather, store and manage your references, and use them to create bibliographies. Using RefWorks you can:

• Store your references online, so you can access them from any computer
• Automatically insert them into your work to create bibliographies
• Use RefShare to share your references with others

RefWorks is available online

Log in through your institution (Shibboleth users)

If you are logging in for the first time you will be asked to register. You will receive an email confirming your registration.

How to use RefWorks

Currently there are two versions of RefWorks, the default version is RefWorks 2.0. You can choose to use the older version, RefWorks Classic within the top menu.

You can access tutorials and help guides on RefWorks.

Training Sessions

There will be a series of RefWorks training sessions running in Cavendish Library. So if you want to know how to create an account, manage your references and create a bibliography please contact Aaron Shakespeare - shakesa@westminster.ac.uk  - to book a place as places are limited. The session will last approximately an hour.

Location: Training Room 1 (New Cavendish Library)

SPSS is a statistical package that can perform complex data manipulation and analysis. Below is a list of links to training resources to help you use SPSS. Students and Staff can visit www.westminster.ac.uk/spss  (login required) for a free download of SPSS 19 and the required serial numbers for 2011 - 2012.

• PASW statistics 18 brief guide SPSS guide -(PDF 2.28MB)
• Survey tips
• Basic statistics - links to StatSoft website
  
• Guide to selecting a statistical test
• Statistics glossary
• Video tutorials
• Spss introduction  - (PowerPoint presentation 0.99MB)
  
• Spss opening data files - (PowerPoint presentation 1.35MB)
  
• Transform and sort variables - (PowerPoint presentation  622kb)
  
• Basic analysis - (PowerPoint presentation  534kb)
• Frequencies and charts - (PowerPoint presentation  569kb)

(IBM) ACE Training materials

• Introduction to PASW (SPSS) Statistics - (PDF 16.4MB)
• Data Management and Manipulation - (PDF 33.44MB)
  
• Introduction to Statistical Analysis - (PDF 9.32MB)

For SPSS training please see - IT Crash Courses above