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UIS In Person Face to Face Digital Literacy 2022-2023 Training

Programme of events provided by University Information Services - Digital Literacy Skills
(Wed 9 Nov 2022 - Thu 19 Oct 2023)

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Wed 9 Nov 2022 – Wed 19 Apr 2023

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Wednesday 9 November 2022

09:30
Word 365: Beginners and Improvers (In Person Face to Face) CANCELLED 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course is to help you get to grips with word processing basics using Microsoft Word. It will be taught in a small group and no previous knowledge is assumed. Following on, we offer further courses that build on these fundamentals to extend your skills including Skills for Document Layout.

Please Note: To add this event to your calendar, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar .

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Tuesday 22 November 2022

09:30
CHRIS - An Introduction (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is an introduction to the CHRIS system and will cover an overview of key elements of the system that you will interact whilst undertaking HR tasks.

Prior to attending please check that you can log into the CHRIS system successfully.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online CHRIS Introduction course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Thursday 24 November 2022

10:00
Drupal: An Introduction (In Person Face to Face) Finished 10:00 - 12:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course will cover the most essential features and concepts of Drupal through demonstrations and hands on activities.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Drupal: Introduction course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Thursday 22 December 2022

09:30
Word 365: Beginners and Improvers (In Person Face to Face) CANCELLED 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course is to help you get to grips with word processing basics using Microsoft Word. It will be taught in a small group and no previous knowledge is assumed. Following on, we offer further courses that build on these fundamentals to extend your skills including Skills for Document Layout.

Please Note: To add this event to your calendar, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar .

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Wednesday 25 January 2023

09:30
CHRIS - An Introduction (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course is an introduction to the CHRIS system and will cover an overview of key elements of the system that you will interact whilst undertaking HR tasks.

Prior to attending please check that you can log into the CHRIS system successfully.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online CHRIS Introduction course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further
10:00
Drupal: An Introduction (In Person Face to Face) Finished 10:00 - 12:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course will cover the most essential features and concepts of Drupal through demonstrations and hands on activities.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Drupal: Introduction course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Wednesday 1 February 2023

09:30
Excel 365: Managing Data & Lists (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

Want to make it easier and more efficient when working with data in Excel? You'll e surprised how much you can do with Excel when managing your data. You will learn tips and tricks that will save you time over the course of your studies/career which can be transferred to home live too.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Excel: Data & Lists course.

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 365: For Beginners and Improvers course which comes in 2 forms:

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Wednesday 8 February 2023

09:30
Excel 365: Analysing & Summarising Data (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This is an essential course if you carry out data analysis in Excel. You will work with tools and learn new skills that saves time when analysing and summarising data and plotting this on Charts.

This hands-on course is a follow up from the Excel 365: For Beginners and Improvers course which comes in 2 forms:

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Excel Analysing and Summarising course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Thursday 9 February 2023

11:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 11:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with and the time slot that you are able to attend within the two hour window. This will enable us to prepare before the session and group attendees accordingly.

Wednesday 15 February 2023

09:30
Excel 365: For Beginners and Improvers - (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This is course will help you get to grips with spreadsheet basics using Microsoft Excel. It will be taught in a small group and no previous knowledge is assumed, however those that use Excel at a basic level will also learn new tricks and tips which will serve them well in saving time day to day and increasing knowledge.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Thursday 16 February 2023

11:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 11:00 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with and the time slot that you are able to attend within the two hour window. This will enable us to prepare before the session and group attendees accordingly.

Thursday 23 February 2023

09:30
Excel 365: Functions (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course covers some of the more challenging functions such as IF, SUMIFS and VLOOKUP. Not all chapters will be taught in full due to time constraints but are included for self-study.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of our Live Online Excel: Functions course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Tuesday 28 February 2023

15:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 15:00 - 17:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with and the time slot that you are able to attend within the two hour window. This will enable us to prepare before the session and group attendees accordingly.

Tuesday 7 March 2023

09:30
Excel 365: Pivot Tables (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course offers an introduction to the power and time-saving value of PivotTables and will appeal to anyone who analyses data in Excel, come and explore their magic. People who get Pivot Table under their belt cannot imagine the usage of Excel without them. If pivot tables and their capacity are a mystery to you, this course is for you.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Excel: Pivot Tables course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Wednesday 22 March 2023

09:30

The University of Cambridge welcomes Google for a talk about Accelerating Research with Google Cloud.

"At Google, we are passionate about supporting researchers driving scientific breakthroughs with Google Cloud and the great impact it could have on social sciences, life sciences and physical sciences.

In this session we would like to share our public dataset efforts in supporting the research community and how researchers from different fields of study can access & collaborate on large datasets using easy to use tools.

This workshop will introduce researchers to datasets and interactive big data tools that will allow researchers to ask questions, interact and develop solutions for their papers.

The Talk will also touch upon some AI/ML tools around training AI models that could benefit your research pursuit and how Cambridge University could make use of Google research credits program to explore these tools."

Please Note: This will be a hybrid event with places for people to attend in person or the option of watching online. See joining instructions in the booking confirmation email for online Teams link.

This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online same course.

Please note: The event will be recorded to permit sharing for anyone unable to attend live.

10:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 10:00 - 10:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

10:30
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 10:30 - 11:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

11:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new CANCELLED 11:00 - 11:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

11:30
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new Finished 11:30 - 12:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

Tuesday 4 April 2023

09:30
Relational Database Design (In Person Face to Face) Finished 09:30 - 13:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 2

This course gives a simple introduction to organizing your data in a relational database. It aims to explain the arranging of your data. It does not deal with specific relational databases systems such as Access, Oracle or SQL Server, or the technical tools that you would or could use to set up your database. The course aims to provide you with enough information to sit down and design your database, regardless of the database product that you intend to use. Exercises will be done on paper, without using computers.

Please Note: To add this event to your calendar, on your booking confirmation page, click Add to Calendar .

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further
14:00
Recruitment Administration System (RAS) (In Person Face to Face) Finished 14:00 - 16:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

This course is for those who are new to the Recruitment Administration System (RAS) or those who wish to have a refresher.

  • This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online RAS course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

  • See Related Courses below to take your skills further

Tuesday 18 April 2023

10:00
CCWS: Transitioning undergraduate examiners and assessors to CCWS, and how to use the calculator spreadsheet new Finished 10:00 - 12:00 Student Services Centre, Exams Hall, Room AG03a

This session will provide:-

10.00 - 10.30 - a presentation from Trish Gallagher (Student Services Centre Support Team Manager) about the fees paid to examiners, how they should be determined (including use of the calculator) and an opportunity to ask questions.

10.30 - 11.00 - a presentation from Michelle Batty (HR Manager, Casual Worker Team) about CCWS, covering registration, making a booking and approving a timesheet with particular emphasis on undergraduate examiners and assessors.

11.00 - 12.00 - an opportunity for individual 1:1 support or questions with members of the HR Systems Helpdesk and Casual Worker HR Team

Attendees may wish to participate in the whole session or follow the timings above if they have a particular interest/request for support.

Wednesday 19 April 2023

13:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new CANCELLED 13:00 - 13:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

13:30
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new CANCELLED 13:30 - 14:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

14:00
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new CANCELLED 14:00 - 14:30 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.

14:30
CCWS Drop in Clinic: Half Hour - For Departmental Staff to Work Through Their CCWS Queries (In Person Face to Face) new CANCELLED 14:30 - 15:00 University Information Services, Roger Needham Building, Ely Training Room 1

These drop-in sessions provide an opportunity for department staff to work through live scenarios on the Cambridge Casual Worker System (CCWS) with the assistance of members of the project team and to ask questions.

This is an In Person Face to Face drop in which will help departments to complete a specific task they choose which will be done in the live system.

To make the most of this session, please come prepared with the information required to complete the task(s) you require assistance with

Please use the special requirements section of the booking to detail the topics you require assistance with. If you can also do this after making the booking , please see Topics section below on to do this. This will enable us to prepare before the session.