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Friday 6 July 2018

09:30
Python 3: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (2 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with programming experience, even if it is just in shell scripting or Matlab-like programs. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others.

As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.

Visio 2016: Organisational, Gantt and Flowcharts Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is designed for users new to the software who need to create various types of chart including Organisational charts, Gantt charts and Flow charts. The skills and knowledge acquired in this course are sufficient to be able to use and operate the software at an efficient level and covers from beginners to intermediate skills. It is fast paced.

Monday 9 July 2018

09:30
Excel 2016: Introduction Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

Microsoft Excel is the chosen spreadsheet package as it is a popular choice, both on Apple Mac and PC. This is an instructor-led course for absolute beginners. There is a self-paced Excel Beginners course for those who prefer to learn at their own pace.

Tuesday 10 July 2018

09:30
Falcon: Further Functionality for Site Managers (Part 3) CANCELLED 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course will cover the use of Falcon Content Management Service for site managers and is a follow on course from Falcon: An Introduction for Content and Site Managers (Part 1 and Part 2).

UTBS: New Provider Training Administrator Training POSTPONED 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is designed for Training Administrators of a new provider on the University Training Booking System (UTBS) and it will take them through theory and practicals on how to administer their training programme on the UTBS.

Wednesday 11 July 2018

09:00
UTBS: New Provider Training Manager Training Finished 09:00 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is designed for the Training Manager(s) of a new provider on the University Training Booking System. (UTBS) and it will take them through theory and practicals on how to manage their training programme on the UTBS

09:30
Python 3: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (3 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with programming experience, even if it is just in shell scripting or Matlab-like programs. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others.

As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.

Friday 13 July 2018

09:30
Python 3: Introduction for Absolute Beginners (4 of 4) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Titan Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

This course is aimed at those new to programming and provides an introduction to programming using Python, focussing on scientific programming. This course is probably unsuitable for those with programming experience, even if it is just in shell scripting or Matlab-like programs. By the end of this course, attendees should be able to write simple Python programs and to understand more complex Python programs written by others.

As this course is part of the Scientific Computing series, the examples chosen are of most relevance to scientific programming.

Introduction to Lean in HE (Equivalent to Yellow Belt Level) new Finished 09:30 - 16:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Norwich Auditorium

The course is designed to give participants an overview of Lean six sigma thinking as applied within Higher Education, and an explanation of some of the basic tools used to improve business processes.

Tuesday 17 July 2018

09:00
Advanced OpenMP new (1 of 6) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.
09:30
UTBS: New Provider Training Administrator Training Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course is designed for Training Administrators of a new provider on the University Training Booking System (UTBS) and it will take them through theory and practicals on how to administer their training programme on the UTBS.

14:00
Advanced OpenMP new (2 of 6) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.

Wednesday 18 July 2018

09:00
Advanced OpenMP new (3 of 6) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.
09:30
Adobe InDesign CC: Introduction to Desktop Publishing Finished 09:30 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 2, New Museums Site
  • Adobe InDesign CC is the industry leading page design and layout application. You will build up a publication from ready-prepared text, images and graphics in the same way as QuarkXpress and PageMaker.
14:00
Advanced OpenMP new (4 of 6) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.
Launch of LinkedIn Learning for the IT Community new Finished 14:00 - 15:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Norwich Auditorium
  • University Information Services (UIS) invites all University IT staff to celebrate the launch of LinkedIn Learning for the IT Community. View a whistle stop tour of the product, discover the benefits, hear user stories from the IT community and indulge in a celebratory cake.
  • LinkedIn Learning is an online eLearning resource which provides expert led courses developed by industry experts using Lynda.com content, topics include:
- Cloud Computing
- Software Development (C++, Java, PHP, Python, etc.)
- Cybersecurity
- Leadership and Management
- Network and Systems Administration
- Design and Creative Themes
- Data Science
- ITIL and IT Help Desk
- Project Management
- Web Design and Development

Thursday 19 July 2018

09:00
Advanced OpenMP new (5 of 6) Finished 09:00 - 13:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.
09:30
Analysing Business Processes: Where Do I Start? new Finished 09:30 - 11:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Huntingdon Room

This short session will provide an understanding of the principles, tools and techniques involved in Process Analysis with a view to improving business process effectiveness and efficiency. Delegates will have the opportunity to practice using the techniques that they learn via exercises designed to be enjoyable and thought provoking.

The course refers to the methodology used in conjunction with Triaster process mapping software available to users across the University of Cambridge.

14:00
Advanced OpenMP new (6 of 6) Finished 14:00 - 17:00 Phoenix Teaching Room 1, New Museums Site
  • Please note that although this course is being hosted at Cambridge, it is being organised and run by EPCC at the University of Edinburgh.
  • OpenMP is the industry standard for shared-memory programming, which enables serial programs to be parallelised using compiler directives.
  • This 3-day course will cover topics including nested parallelism, OpenMP tasks, the OpenMP memory model, performance tuning, hybrid OpenMP + MPI, OpenMP implementations, and new features in OpenMP 4.0/4.5. Hands-on practical programming exercises make up a significant, and integral, part of this course.
  • Access will be given to appropriate hardware for all the exercises, although many of them can also be performed on a standard Linux laptop.
  • To book a place on this course please complete their online registration form which can be found here along with a full description of the course.

Wednesday 25 July 2018

12:00
The Future of Falcon: Presentation and Q&A Session new Finished 12:00 - 13:00 New Museums Site, Hopkinson Lecture Theatre

A presentation and Q&A session to discuss the development of Falcon-on-Drupal – a new version of the Falcon website content management system (CMS) service based on the Drupal platform – and the migration of sites to the new service.

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions about the development, service features and how the migration may affect their current Falcon site.

14:15
TechLink Community Seminar: Managing Apple Devices in 2018: Apple IDs? Where we're going we don't need no Apple IDs new Finished 14:15 - 16:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Norwich Auditorium

Apple's Enterprise Programmes are becoming more important with every Apple OS release. Discover what DEP (Device Enrollment Program), VPP (Volume Purchase Program) and MDM (Mobile Device Management) are, and how we can make them work in the University.

The recent Oxford IT Forum Conference <https://www.ictf.ox.ac.uk/event/ictf-conference-2018> was another excellent combination of talks and workshops, with selective vendors focussing on key IT developments. We will briefly review highlights of the day and consider ways we might respond to the invitation to expand our collaborative IT efforts with Oxford.

This will be the final seminar of this academic year, and as usual there will be some light refreshments to celebrate the end-of-year!

Monday 30 July 2018

10:30
Drupal: Migration from Falcon On Plone- An Introduction Finished 10:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course has been designed for web editors of institutions that are migrating from the Falcon on Plone content management system to the new Falcon on Drupal Content Management Service.

Friday 24 August 2018

09:30
Introduction to Lean in HE (Equivalent to Yellow Belt Level) new Finished 09:30 - 16:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Huntingdon Room

The course is designed to give participants an overview of Lean six sigma thinking as applied within Higher Education, and an explanation of some of the basic tools used to improve business processes.

Monday 10 September 2018

09:30

This instructor-led fee based course has been commissioned by the UIS through a third party company.

You will receive hands-on instruction and practice networking Windows Server 2016 in this Microsoft Official Course.

This course is part two in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2016 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2016 environment.

Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course primarily covers the networking tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure such as planning and implementing an IPv4 network, Ipv6, DHCP, DNS, Implementing and managing IPAM, remote access, DirectAccess, and VPN's in Windows Server 2016 environments.

This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Networking with Windows Server 2016: Exam 70-741, which is the second of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification.

NOTE: Labs in this course are based on the General Availability release of Windows Server 2016.

For those who wish to commence with the MTA entry-level credential from Microsoft there are a number of Online courses listed in Related courses below that would be relevant.

View a Microsoft IT Academy Roadmap

13:00

This instructor-led fee based course has been commissioned by the UIS through a third party company.

You will receive hands-on instruction and practice networking Windows Server 2016 in this Microsoft Official Course.

This course is part two in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2016 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment. The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2016 environment.

Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course primarily covers the networking tasks necessary to maintain a Windows Server 2016 infrastructure such as planning and implementing an IPv4 network, Ipv6, DHCP, DNS, Implementing and managing IPAM, remote access, DirectAccess, and VPN's in Windows Server 2016 environments.

This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Networking with Windows Server 2016: Exam 70-741, which is the second of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2016 certification.

NOTE: Labs in this course are based on the General Availability release of Windows Server 2016.

For those who wish to commence with the MTA entry-level credential from Microsoft there are a number of Online courses listed in Related courses below that would be relevant.

View a Microsoft IT Academy Roadmap