Spring 2014

IT TRAINING
Online training schedule

Grow your skills in everything from Microsoft Office to Adobe Creative Suite and more with UITS IT Training

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES

Simplifying technology, enhancing productivity and skills

Table of contents
Design & media .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 IU systems .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..2 Productivity. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..3 Technical skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Web development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Testimonials .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6 IT Training Certificate Series . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..6

The training you need to succeed

UITS IT Training teaches hundreds of instructor-led workshops and webinars every semester online and in the classroom.

New topics

Constituent relationship management/Talisma campaigns Creating web graphics in Illustrator Data center monitoring HTML5 and CSS for web development Oncourse communication and assessment tools SharePoint 2010

Read descriptions and register at: ittraining.iu.edu Questions? Contact us. ittraining@iu.edu (812) 855-7383

New self-paced training pilot

UITS IT Training has partnered with Pluralsighta provider of video-based training on advanced technical topics to offer a pilot program to the statewide IU community this spring. Learn more at ittraining.iu.edu/itpilot, or email itpilot@iu.edu.

Other options to learn on your own

Prefer to study on your own? You can: View award-winning training videos from lynda.com Download workshop materials and exercise files Watch recordings of webinars you missed Read and comment on the IT Training Tips blog Take self-paced training from Skillsoft and Microsoft

Learn on your own with lynda.com

IU faculty, staff, and students can take video courses from lynda.com on design, media and other topics. Learn more at lynda.iu.edu or take the following webinar:

Personalize your learning with lynda.com

Tues Jan 28 5:30pm6:30pm

Online

Design & media

Desktop publishing
Illustrator
Illustrator CS6: The basics
Tues Tues Feb 11 Feb 18

Fireworks
Fireworks CS6: The basics
Mon Mar 10 1:304:30pm Online

Whether youre creative in print, graphics, presentations, or the web, we have the training you need to design it better.

HTML
HTML5 & CSS: The basics
Thurs Mon Feb 13 Mar 24 9:00am12:30pm 1:305:00pm Online Online

1:304:30pm 1:304:30pm

Online Online

Adobe CS6: Pen tool basics for advanced graphic design

Illustrator
Illustrator CS6: The basics
Tues Fri Feb 11 Mar 7 1:304:30pm 9:00amnoon Online Online

InDesign
InDesign CS6: The basics
Tues Tues Tues Tues Mar 11 Mar 25 Apr 15 1:304:30pm 1:303:30pm Online Online Online Online

Illustrator CS6: Creating graphics for the web

InDesign CS6: Using page masters for efficient design Digital magazine publishing with InDesign
1:302:30pm

Photoshop
Photoshop CS6: The basics
Tues Weds Jan 28 Mar 12 1:304:30pm 5:308:30pm Online Online

Desktop publishing project lab

Apr 22

1:304:30pm

Page design
Page design & layout basics
Tues Feb 25 1:304:30pm Online

Photoshop
Photoshop CS6: The basics
Tues Weds Jan 28 Mar 12 1:304:30pm 5:308:30pm 5:307:30pm Online Online Online

Photoshop CS6: Restoring old photos

Weds Mar 26

Presentations
PowerPoint
PowerPoint 2013: The basics
Weds Feb 19 10:00am12:30pm Online

Prezi
Prezi: The basics
Weds Feb 26 10:00amnoon Online

Presenting data effectively

Effectively presenting data in Office applications
Weds Mar 12 11:00amnoon Online

Screen capture
Captivate
Captivate 6: The basics
Weds Mar 5 9:00am12:30pm Online

Web design
Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver CS6: The basics
Mon Mon Mon Feb 24 Mar 3 1:305:00pm 1:302:45pm Online Online Online

Dreamweaver CS6: Using templates to standardize your site Web site development project lab
Mar 31 1:304:30pm

IU systems
Oncourse

Research computing & resources

High Performance Computing
Introductory parallel programming for supercomputers
Thurs Apr 10 9:00am 5:00pm Classroom

Learn to use IU administrative systems in the office, Oncourse to teach classes and collaborate, or IU tools to conduct research.

Academic systems
Getting started with Oncourse
Fri Thurs Tues Fri Jan 10 Jan 16 Jan 21 Feb 7 Noon1:00pm 1:002:00pm 2:003:00pm 10:0011:30am Online Online Online Online

Statistical applications
SAS
SAS: The basics
Thurs Apr 10 9:00amnoon Online

Oncourse communication tools Oncourse assessment tools

SPSS
SPSS: The basics
Thurs Apr 3 9:0011:30am Online

Administrative systems
BI (Business Intelligence)
Business Intelligence for report analysts
Weds-Thurs Feb 12-13 9:00am4:00pm IUPUI Classroom

CRM (Constituent Relationship Management)

CRM/Talisma: Campaigns
Check ittraining.iu.edu for an up-to-date schedule

IUIE (IU Information Environment)

Excel 2010: Formatting & analyzing IUIE data
Tues Mar 11 1:304:30pm Online

SharePoint
SharePoint: What SharePoint can do for you
Thurs Mar 27 1:302:30pm Online

SharePoint 2010 for end-users

Tues Apr 1 2:003:30pm Online See SharePoint administration training in technical skills section

SharePoint 2010: Workflows with Nintex

Thurs Apr 10 1:305:00pm

Online

WCMS (Web Content Management System)

Cascade Server: Contributors, approvers, and publishers
Tues Apr 1 9:00amnoon Online Online

Cascade Server: Site managers

Tue.-Wed. Apr 8-9

9:00am5:00pm

Cloud computing
Tues Jan 21

Cloud computing at IU: IUanyWare, Box, & Cloud Storage

5:306:30pm Online

Communication tools
Outlook
Outlook 2013: Calendar essentials
Thurs Thurs Feb 20 Feb 27 2:004:00pm 2:004:00pm Online Online

Outlook 2013: Managing your email

UniCom
UniCom: Using Lync for collaboration
Weds Apr 16 1:002:00pm Online

Productivity
Microsoft Office
Access
Access 2013: The basics
Tues Tues Tues Tues Tues Jan 28 Feb 4

Word
Word 2013: The essentials
Fri Fri Feb 28 Mar 7 9:00amnoon 9:0010:30am Online Online

Well teach you the skills and tools you need to be more productive in the office or in your coursework.

Word 2013: Advanced features

Project management
Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online

9:00amnoon 9:00am12:30pm 9:00amnoon 9:00am12:30pm 9:00amnoon 9:00am12:30pm 9:00am12:30pm 11:00amnoon

Project
Microsoft Project 2010: The basics
Thurs Mar 6 9:00am3:00pm Online

Access 2013: Database relationships Access 2013: Queries

Feb 11

SharePoint
For End-Users
SharePoint: What SharePoint can do for you
Thurs Tues Mar 27 Apr 1 1:302:30pm Online Online

Access 2013: Forms

Feb 18

Access 2013: Reports

Feb 25 Weds Tues Tues Feb 26 Mar 4

SharePoint 2010 for end-users

Access 2013: Designing & packaging databases Access 2013: Project lab
Mar 11

2:003:30pm

See SharePoint administration training in technical skills section

Excel vs. Access for data storage

Statistical Applications

See SAS and SPSS training options in IU systems section

Excel
Excel 2013: The basics
Thurs Tues Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs Thurs Tues Tues Feb 6 Mar 4 5:308:30pm 1:304:30pm 5:308:30pm 5:308:30pm 5:307:00pm Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online Online

Cloud Computing
Tues Jan 21

Cloud Computing at IU: IUanyWare, Box, & Cloud Storage

5:306:30pm Online

Communication tools
Unicom
UniCom: Using Lync for collaboration
Weds Apr 16 1:002:00pm Online

Excel 2013: Charts & graphics

Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Mar 6

Excel 2013: Data management

Excel 2013: Basic automation using macros

5:308:30pm 5:308:30pm 5:307:00pm 5:309:00pm 1:304:30pm

Excel 2013: Analyzing data with pivot tables

Mar 27 Apr 3 Apr 10 Mar 11 Mar 11

Excel 2013: Using VLOOKUP & conditional functions

Excel 2013: What-If Analysis & named scenarios

Excel 2013: Advanced macros & user-defined functions Excel 2010: Formatting & analyzing IUIE data Excel vs. Access for data storage
11:00amnoon

Outlook
Outlook 2013: Calendar essentials
Thurs Thurs Feb 20 Feb 27 2:004:00pm 2:004:00pm Online Online

Outlook 2013: Managing your email

PowerPoint
PowerPoint 2013: The basics
Weds Feb 19 9:00am12:30pm Online

Presenting data effectively

Effectively presenting data in Office applications
Weds Mar 12 11:00amnoon Online

Technical skills
EdCerts
CompTIA Project+
Jan 17Feb14

Take EdCerts to learn advanced IT skills that can help you earn professional certification.

5 Fridays

Classroom IUPUI classroom and Online

CompTIA Network+

Jan 2731 5 days

Installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 (MOC 20410)

Feb 37 5 days

IUPUI classroom and Online

EdCert certification
Technical support providers, LSPs and others interested in learning advanced skills can take EdCert courses on  advanced topics and use them as a launching pad to earning industry-recognized professional certifications. Learn more at ittraining.iu.edu/edcert.

Administering System Center 2012 Configuration Manager (MOC 10747)

Feb 1721 5 days Mar 37 5 days Mar 1014 5 days IUPUI classroom and Online IUPUI classroom and Online IUPUI classroom and Online

CompTIA Security+

Administering Windows Server 2012 (MOC 20411)

Data center monitoring with System Center Operations

Manager (MOC 10964) Mar 31Apr 3 4 days IUPUI classroom IUPUI classroom and Online

Installing and Configuring Windows 7 Client (MOC 6292)

Apr 810 3 days

XML
XML: The basics
Weds Weds Mar 26 Apr 2 1:30pm4:30pm 1:30pm4:30pm Online Online

XML: Transforming content with XSLT and XPath

SharePoint
Administration
SharePoint 2010: Workflows with Nintex
Thurs Apr 10 1:30pm5:00pm Online

Web development
Web design
Web basics
See schedule in design & media section

Photoshop
Photoshop CS6: The basics
Tues Weds Jan 28 Mar 12 1:304:30pm 5:308:30pm 5:307:30pm Online Online Online

Let us teach you how to build basic or dynamic websites that look great and are easy to use.

Photoshop CS6: Restoring old photos

Weds Mar 26

Web development tools

Web publishing: An overview of tools & resources
Weds Jan 15 5:307:00pm Online

XML
XML: The basics
Weds Weds Mar 26 Apr 2 1:304:30pm 1:304:30pm Online Online

CSS
HTML5 & CSS: The basics
Thurs Mon Weds Weds Feb 13 Mar 24 Feb 19 9:00am12:30pm 1:305:00pm 1:304:30pm 1:304:30pm Online Online Online Online

XML: Transforming content with XSLT and XPath

Cascading Style Sheets: The basics

Feb 26

Cascading Style Sheets: Layout & design

Dreamweaver
Dreamweaver CS6: The basics
Mon Mon Mon Feb 24 Mar 3 1:305:00pm 1:302:45pm Online Online Online

Dreamweaver CS6: Using templates to standardize your site Website development project lab
Mar 31 1:304:30pm

HTML
HTML5 & CSS: The basics
Thurs Mon Feb 13 Mar 24 9:00am12:30pm 1:305:00pm Online Online

HTML5: Using geolocation, local storage, canvas, and video

Tues Mar 4 Feb 5 1:303:00pm 1:304:30pm 1:304:30pm Online Online Online

XHTML: The basics

Weds Weds Feb 12

XHTML: Structure & description

WCMS (Web Content Management System)

Cascade Server: Contributors, approvers, and publishers
Tues Apr 1 9:00amnoon Online Online

Cascade Server: Site managers

Tues- Weds Apr 8-9

9:00am5:00pm

Web Graphics
Fireworks
Fireworks CS6: The basics
Mon Mar 10 1:304:30pm Online

Illustrator
Illustrator CS6: The basics
Tues Fri Feb 11 Mar 7 1:304:30pm 9:00amnoon Online Online

Illustrator CS6: Creating graphics for the web

Testimonials
I liked being able to take it from my office. Going across campus takes a lot of time.
Participant, online workshop

IT Training Certificate Series

IT Training Certificate Series enable you to earn a certificate, while learning technologies in depth across a series of related workshops.

Ive been using Photoshop for years with no real training and Ive probably only been using about 10% of what it can actually do. Im excited to have some new skills.
Participant, Photoshop CS6: The basics

Office 2013 productivity

Learn how to use multiple Microsoft Office applications and make them work together. This series covers core features of all of the main Office applications.

I was already familiar with MS Word, but this workshop showed me different features that I never came across before that will be useful in many of the documents that I create.
Participant, Word 2013: The essentials

Access 2013 end-user

Get to know the most important features necessary for work with Access databases. Participants will learn how to build relational databases that incorporate queries, forms, and reports. This series concludes with a project lab where you will apply what you learned to independently create a complete Access database using pre-existing data.

Great instructor - very enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Attending this workshop has helped my overcome my fear of Sharepoint.
Participant, SharePoint: The basics

Excel 2013 end-user

Gain an understanding of the most commonly used features in Excel, and build upon that foundation to learn charting, data tracking, and analysis skills. Macros are also introduced to teach participants how to automate basic routine tasks.

The pace was good and the material was relevant to my job at IU.
Participant, EdCert course

It taught me more about website designing and how  to use Dreamweaver than my academic class did. Everything was explained very clearly.
Participant, Dreamweaver CS6: The basics

Excel 2013 advanced end-user

Learn how to: compare data scenarios and predict future trends; use pivot tables to summarize data in flexible ways; look up related data from other worksheets; use conditional logic to summarize, count, or format specific data; use the data table, Goal Seek, and Solver tools to solve complex data analysis problems; and automate complex tasks.

Excellent webinar - it provided me with several readily available Outlook options for time management needs.
Participant, Outlook 2013: Calendar essentials

Desktop publishing fundamentals

Create print-ready and digital publications by learning how to modify photographs in Photoshop, create logos and line art in Illustrator, and pull it together with text into a layout using InDesign. The series concludes with a project lab where you will apply what you learned to independently create a newsletter.

Ive worked on websites for years on my own, and almost everything that I learned in this certificate series was new to me.
Participant, Website development fundamentals

I have completed two certificate series this winter. They have all been really good. The instructors have  all been top notch.
Participant, IT Training Certificate Series

Website development fundamentals

Develop visually compelling websites by learning how to use Dreamweaver, HTML/CSS, and Fireworks in an integrated way. This series concludes with a project lab where you will apply what you learned to independently create a basic website with graphics.

Learned some good stuff I will be able to go right back to the office and use.
Participant, workshop

You guys were great! I will be recommending this to  all of my IU friends very informative. Thanks!
Participant, workshop

Learn more

To learn more about UITS IT Trainings certificate series and certification options, go to ittraining.iu.edu/certification.