Technical Courses
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This course focuses on the principles of 2-dimensional communication within the digital page format. There are two sessions. You may opt to take Digital Art and/or Digital Art II. You will need to sign up for them individually on Sept. 16 and 23. 2-D communication is concerned with the . . .
- Location: Scales Fine Arts Center 202
- Open to: Alumni, Community, Faculty, Family of Faculty/Staff, Graduate Students, Staff
Zotero is a powerful open-source citations manager and reference tool that integrates directly into Firefox. Participants will learn how to install and start using Zotero to take notes and generate bibliographies in a matter of minutes, including “capturing” citations from . . .
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Faculty
Learn the fundamentals of good database design. This class covers learning basic database terminology and concepts, planning and creating tables and relationships, and entering and maintaining data in your database. Topics include: Introduction to databases Database concepts Create . . .
- Location: Information Systems 225
- Open to: Faculty, Staff
Learn how to save countless hours of calculating and recalculating information by tapping the power of Excel formulas. This class covers comparison functions, lookup functions, and complex “what if” scenarios. Topics include: Understanding Relative, absolute, & mixed . . .
- Location: Information Systems 225
- Open to: Faculty, Staff
EndNote is the powerful reference management software that is now included on the standard load. Participants will learn how to input bibliographic information and then output it in any citation format you choose. We will also use EndNote to search WFU Library Databases and import the results as . . .
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Faculty
Need a web site? Don't want to master Dreamweaver or find a host for your website? Google Sites offers 100MB of space for your site and easy editing via a web browser. Come to this class to learn the basics of Google Sites and get your new website up in no time!
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Students
Google now has numerous tools for collaboration. Google Docs allow users to collaborate in a web-based word processor, spreadsheet or presentation editor, Google Groups allow users to create a collaboration space, and Google Calendar allows users to view or edit a shared calendar. Join us for this . . .
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Students
Google is more than a search engine. Google offers tools for research that include not only Google Scholar, but also Google Reader for RSS feeds and Google Books for full-text of some works. Come to this workshop to learn how to leverage these tools to benefit your and your student's scholarly . . .
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Students
Learn to manage long or complex documents with ease. This class covers working with sections, utilizing references, and troubleshooting common formatting issues. Topics include: Sections & section formatting Columns Headers & footers Page numbering . . .
- Location: Information Systems 225
- Open to: Faculty, Staff
Google is more than a search engine. Google offers tools for research that include not only Google Scholar, but also Google Reader for RSS feeds and Google Books for full-text of some works. Come to this workshop to learn how to leverage these tools to benefit your and your student's scholarly . . .
- Location: ZSR Library Room 204
- Open to: Faculty