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Academic Computing Short Courses
2006 Fall Short Course Offerings
Academic
Computing Services (ACS) offers short courses each semester.
Short Courses are over for the fall, but the list below is a sample of
the sorts of courses that will be offered for the spring semester
(starting, probably, at the beginning of February). To skip directly to the course listings, click
here.
Registration
Please pre-register to
attend. Please call or send mail to Claudia Lynch (940-565-4068,
lynch@unt.edu ) indicating what
classes you would like to attend.
Eligibility and
Class Size
Faculty and students
have first priority to register for these classes. A maximum of 15
people will be admitted to each of the courses held in ISB 203.
Academic Computing Services reserves the right to cancel any course that
has 5 or fewer people registered 3 days before the course is scheduled.
Hands-on Classes
Course participation may require use of your EUID and password. If
you don't know your EUID and/or you haven't set your password, visit
http://ams.unt.edu/ .
Customized Short Courses
Faculty members can request customized short courses from ACS, geared
to their class needs. Other groups can request special courses also.
Contact ACS for more information (ISB 119, 565-4068,
lynch@unt.edu).
Especially for Faculty and Staff Members
In addition to the ACS Short Courses,
which are available to students, faculty and staff, staff and faculty
members can take courses offered through the
Human Resources Department, the
Center for Distributed Learning, and the UNT
Libraries' Multimedia
Development Lab. Additionally, the Center for Continuing Education
and Conference Management offers a variety of
courses to
both UNT and the general community, usually for a small fee.
EIS Training
Questions or comments relating to EIS training should be sent to the
EISTRN GroupWise account. Upcoming EIS training events may be found at:
GroupWise Training
Information about GroupWise training can be found at the GroupWise
Support site. A list of
GroupWise 7.0 "Tutorial Topics" can be found here:
http://ncs.unt.edu/gw/howto/index.htm See "What's
New in GroupWise 7" here:
http://ncs.unt.edu/gw/howto/info/whatsnew/index.htm also.
GroupWise 7.0 Seminars
If would like to have a Basic GroupWise seminar for your area, please
contact Jason Gutierrez, Network Computing Services,
jasong@unt.edu.
Center for Distributed Learning
The Center for Distributed Learning offers courses especially for
Faculty Members. A list of topics and further information can be found
at
http://cdl.unt.edu/index2.cfm?M=8&SM=9
The center also offers a "Brown Bag" series which meets for lunch the
first Thursday of each month at Noon in Chilton 245. The purpose of this
group is to bring faculty members together to share their experiences
with distributed learning. One demonstration will be made at each
meeting by a faculty member with experience in distributed learning.
More information on these activities can be found at the
Center for
Distributed Learning Website.
Technical Training
Technical Training for campus network managers is available, from
time to time, through the Network Computing Services (NCS) division of
the Computing and Information Technology Center. Check the NCS
site to see if and when they are
offering any training.
UNT Mini-Courses
There are a variety of courses offered, for a fee, to UNT faculty,
staff and students as well as the general public. For additional
information surf over to
http://www.unt.edu/minicourses/
Alternate Forms of Training
Many of the General Access Labs
around campus have tutorials installed on their computers. The Library
has a
Computer Training Resources webpage with lots of resources listed.
The Training website also has
all sorts of information about alternate forms of training. Computer
Based Training (CBT) is one of the alternatives offered.
For further information on CBT at UNT, see the CBT
website.
Note, also, the articles in the November, 2006 issue of
Benchmarks Online,
"'One CBT to Rule Them All': SkillSoft Acquires Thomson NETg" and
"No-Hassle CBT: Library Online Tech Book Resources".
Statistical
Package/Research Courses
(1) Introduction to SAS Programming
-- This is a foundation course that introduces the basic programming
techniques for using SAS to accomplish typical data processing tasks.
This course is a starting point for those who want to use SAS as their
primary research tool. No prior programming knowledge is required
but it is preferable to have background knowledge in file structures and
system commands on one of the following operating systems: DOS, Windows,
or UNIX. Bring an empty, DOS-formatted 3.5" diskette so you can
save your in-class work.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Wednesday, September 27 |
2-5 p.m. |
Patrick McLeod |
(2) Intermediate SAS -- Second in the SAS
series, this course builds on the concepts presented in the
"Introduction to SAS Programming" course with emphasis on running SAS
under different operating systems and environments. Before taking
this course, students should take or understand the concepts covered in
"Introduction to SAS Programming.” Bring an empty, DOS-formatted 3.5"
diskette so you can save your in-class work.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Wednesday, October 4 |
2-5 p.m. |
Patrick McLeod |
(3) Introduction to SPSS Programming
(Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) -- This is a BEGINNING
COURSE that familiarizes users with basic techniques in SPSS for
simple data processing tasks and is a starting point for those who want
to use SPSS as their primary tool for data analysis and data management.
No prior experience with SPSS is assumed, but it is preferable to
have background knowledge in file structures and system commands
commonly used by most operating systems. Bring an empty disk so you can
save your in-class work.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Friday, October 6 |
2-5 p.m. |
Jon Starkweather |
(4) Intermediate SPSS (Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences) -- Second in the SPSS series, this course
builds on the concepts presented in the Introduction to SPSS Programming
Course with emphasis on using SPSS under different operating systems and
environments. It covers the typical SPSS procedures, advantages of
running SPSS in different interface systems, and SPSS programming
skills. Before taking this course, students should take or understand
the concepts covered in "Introduction to SPSS Programming." Bring
an empty disk so you can save your in-class work.
One three-hour
session, held in the SLIS Computer Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Friday, October 13 |
2-5 p.m. |
Jon Starkweather |
(5) Introduction to Stata -- This is a
foundation course that introduces the basic user interface techniques
for using Stata 8 to accomplish typical data processing tasks. Emphasis
will be placed on utilizing Stata 8's GUI interface and the Stata
command box. This course is a starting point for those who want to use
Stata as their primary research tool. No prior programming
knowledge is required but it is preferable to have background knowledge
in file structures and system commands on one of the following operating
systems: DOS and/or Windows. Bring an empty, DOS-formatted 3.5" diskette
so you can save your in-class work.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Wednesday, October 11 |
2-5 p.m. |
Patrick McLeod |
(6) Intermediate Stata -- This course is
designed for experienced Stata users who want to apply Stata programming
skills to their research projects and data analyses or those who have
specific questions about Stata functions. Before selecting this course,
students should complete the "Introduction to Stata" or have previous
experience with Stata. Applicants are encouraged to bring their
own data sets, although sample data will be provided.
Bring an empty, DOS-formatted 3.5" diskette so you can save
your in-class work.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Wednesday, October 18 |
2-5 p.m. |
Patrick McLeod |
(7) New Technologies for Survey Research
I -- First in a two part series, this course aims to introduce
researchers to new technologies for conducting and administering
surveys. This course will focus on creating Web surveys using UNT's Zope
Web application server and the open source Zope package - QSurvey.
Topics will cover good survey construction design practices and
appropriate analysis methods for survey data.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer
Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Friday, October 20 |
2-5 p.m. |
Rich Herrington |
(8) New
Technologies for Survey Research II -- Second in a two part
series, this course will cover advanced use of surveys on UNT's Zope Web
application server. Topics include dynamic web reporting of survey
results; more advanced issues in survey data analysis (e.g. missing
values imputation, bias adjustment; reliability and validity issues).
Before selecting this course, students should complete the "New
Technologies for Survey Research I " or have previous experience with
and/or understanding of the topics covered there.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS
Computer Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Friday, October 27 |
2-5 p.m. |
Rich Herrington |
(9) Introduction to
LaTeX -- This is an introductory course that will expose the student
to the basics of the LaTeX document processing language. Emphasis
will be placed on producing a sample typeset chapter based on the UNT
Graduate School style file. This course is a starting point for those
who want to use LaTeX for theses, dissertations, and for preparing
research papers for classes or conferences. No prior programming
knowledge is required.
LaTeX is a language!
Be prepared to think in programming terms but do not be intimidated; it
is very rewarding. Bring an empty 3.5" diskette so you can save your
in-class work. A bootable Linux CD distribution called Knoppix will be
provided as the teaching platform.
One three-hour session, held in the SLIS
Computer Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Wednesday, October 25
|
2-5 p.m. |
Patrick McLeod |
(10) Workshop in R & S-Plus Programming I
-- First in the R & S-Plus series, this is a foundation course that
introduces the basic programming techniques for using R & S-Plus to
accomplish typical data processing tasks. This course is a
starting point for those who want to use R & S-Plus as their primary
research tool. No prior programming knowledge is required but it is
preferable to have some experience using one of the following operating
systems: Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT. Bring an empty, DOS-formatted
3.5" diskette so you can save your in-class work.
One
three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Monday, October 30 |
2-5 p.m. |
Rich Herrington |
(11) Workshop
in R & S-Plus Programming II -- Second in the R & S-Plus series,
this course builds on the concepts presented in the "Workshop in R &
S-Plus Programming I" course. Experienced R & S-Plus users who want to
apply R & S-Plus programming skills to their research projects and data
analyses should take this class. Before taking this course,
students should take or understand the concepts covered in "Workshop in
R & S-Plus Programming I.” Bring an empty, DOS-formatted 3.5" diskette
so you can save your in-class work.
One
three-hour session, held in the SLIS Computer Classroom (ISB 203):
|
Date |
Time |
Instructor |
|
Monday, November 6 |
2-5 p.m. |
Rich Herrington |
Wide Area Network & Information Systems Courses
Due to recent staff
changes, courses normally offered under the "Wide Area Network &
Information Systems Courses" subheading such as "GettingStarted with
Dreamweaver" and "Moving from FrontPage to Dreamweaver" will not be
taught this fall. We hope to be able to offer courses like these again
in the spring. In the meantime, please consult the computer based training
offerings that are available:
http://www.unt.edu/cbt/cbt_contents.html
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