Computers Terms 1 and 2 2010

Touch Typing

Judith Milne

Learn to touch type using a computer keyboard and build up your speed and accuracy. No prior experience needed.

6105

11 February- 18 March

$125

Room: Com1A

Thursday

7.30-9.30

6 weeks

6106

16 March - 1 April

$125

Room: Com1A

Tues/Thursday

5.30-7.30

3 weeks

6107 6 May - 10 June

$125

Room: Com1A

Thursday

5.30-7.30

6 weeks
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Confidence with Computers

Anne Haddon/Carolyn Bates

A hands-on introduction to personal computers (PCs) for beginners using Windows. Covers mouse and keyboard practice, working with files, word processing, printing and basic spreadsheeting. No previous computer experience needed.

6099

9 Feb - 2 March

$95

Room: Com1A

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

4 weeks

6100

10 - 31 March

$95

Room: Com1A

Wednesday

6.00-8.00

4 weeks

6101

6 - 27 May

$95

Room: Com1A

Thursday

7.30-9.30

4 weeks

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MS Word - Beginners

Anne Haddon/Carolyn Bates

An introduction to word processing with MS Word. Touch typing and Windows skills essential.

6126

CANCELLED

$95

Room: Com3

Wednesday

7.30-9.30

4 weeks

6127 20 March $95

Room: Com3

Saturday 9.00-4.30 1 day

6128

22 May

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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MS Word - Intermediate

Anne Haddon

Build on your basic MS Word skills. For those who have completed the Beginners' course or equivalent.

6131

27 March

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6132 12 June

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday 9.00-4.30

1 day

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MS Word - Advanced

Anne Haddon

Develop your skills using mail merge, macros, templates, tables, columns, styles and outlining. For those who have completed the Intermediate course or equivalent.

6134

26 June

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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MS Excel - Beginners

Anne Haddon

An introduction to this popular package which you can use to create spreadsheets. You will learn how to enter and edit data, use cell references, ranges and built-in functions. Windows skills essential - this is not a course for absolute beginners to computing.

6136

10 Feb - 3 March

$95

Room: Com3

Wednesday

5.30-7.30

4 weeks

6137

6 March

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6138 1 May

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday 9.00-4.30 1 day
6139 3  - 24 June

$95

Room: Com3

Thursday 6.00-8.00 4 weeks
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MS Excel - Intermediate

Carolyn Bates

Extend your skills with data management and analysis, setting up and using charts and creating reports. For those who have completed the Beginners' course or equivalent. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6143

8 May

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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MS Excel - Advanced

Carolyn Bates

The next step for those wishing to learn advanced features (e.g. pivot tables, validate data and formatting features). You will need to have completed the Intermediate course or equivalent and be competent using Excel formulas and functions for analysing data.  Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6146

19 June

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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Making Graphs with MS Excel

Emma Roylance

Learn how to create simple spreadsheets, present data using formatting and create graphs using the Graph Wizard.

6198

23 February

$35

Room: Com3

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

6199

15 June

$35

Room: Com3

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

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Data Management with MS Access

George Sutton

An overview of the core concepts, principles and methods involved in creating an Access database, including defining suitable tables for information, creating forms for data entry, performing calculations, querying and organising information in reports. Windows skills essential.

6152

13 - 20 February

$130

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-3.30

2 weeks

6153

4 May - 8 June

$130

Room: Com3

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

6 weeks

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Create a Web Page

Carolyn Bates/Lian Hathaway

Learn how to create a simple, attractive web page with text, graphics and links using HTML. Basic computer and keyboarding skills essential and a knowledge of file management and directory structures helpful.

6110

CANCELLED

$95

Room: Com2

Thursday

7.30-9.30

4 weeks

6111

27 February FULL

$95

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6112

27 March

$95

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6113 15 May $95 Room: Com2 Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day
6114 2  - 23 June $95 Room: Com2 Wednesday 5.30-7.30 4 weeks
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Dreamweaver

Lian Hathaway

Make website maintenance much easier with this "drag-and-drop" programme. Basic HTML skills required. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6119

22 May

$65

Room: Com2

 Saturday

9.00-12.30

1 day

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TradeMe - How To!

Anne Haddon

Learn the basics of TradeMe - how to register, buy and sell, place a picture, write a description, optimise time, work out a reserve, arrange payments and delivery, handle a default trade, follow bidding, read the statistics, build credibility and communicate with other traders.

6122

CANCELLED

$65

Room: Com1A

Saturday

9.30-12.30

1 day

6123

8 May

$65

Room: Com1A

Saturday

9.30-12.30

1 day

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Internet Shopping

Emma Roylance

Find out how to shop on the Internet and order goods, book tickets and organise flights. Basic computer and Internet skills essential.                                               

6190

16 February

$35

Room: Com3

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

6191

18 May

$35

Room: Com1A

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

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Powerpoint for Presentations

Anne Haddon

Create basic presentations with graphics and tables and learn how to run a slide show with simple transitions and animation. Windows skills essential. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6156

15 May

$95

Room: Com3

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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Cards and Calendars with MS Publisher

Emma Roylance

Create cards and calendars for a range of occasions. Bring family photos on a memory stick if you want to personalise your creations. MS Office skills essential.

6194

9 March

$40

Room: Com3

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

6195

1 June

$40

Room: Com1A

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

1 day

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InDesign - Introduction

Paul Messervy

An introduction to Adobe's page layout and design programme, covering setting preferences and individual workspace; understanding the frame-based approach through exploration of frame creation, properties and use; placing and editing text (with styles); placing graphics; defining and applying colour and print considerations. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6158

13 February

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-5.00

1 day

6159

6 March

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-5.00

1 day

6160

1 May

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-5.00

1 day

6161

29 May

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-5.00

1 day

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InDesign - Intermediate

Paul Messervy

Following on from the introductory course, build on skills to consider master pages, nested masters and sections; typographic controls; graphic links and libraries; books (long documents) with tables of content and a demonstration of data merge. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6164

8 May

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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Photoshop

Paul Messervy

A comprehensive introduction to the basics of Photoshop, including selections, layers, painting tools, colour systems, masks and channels. Good computer skills essential.

6167

10 February - 3 March FULL

$120

Room: Com2

Wednesday

5.30-7.30

4 weeks

6168

20 February

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6169 FULL

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30 1 day
6170 4 - 25 May

$120

Room: Com2

Tuesday 6.00-8.00 4 weeks
6171 12 June

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30 1 day
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Photoshop - Intermediate

Paul Messervy

Build on the skills acquired in the introductory course including advanced layers (including adjustment layers and clipping groups), image editing and correction and further channel options. Bring your lunch and a cup for tea or coffee.

6178

20 March

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

6179

19 June

$120

Room: Com2

Saturday

9.00-4.30

1 day

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Computer Graphics - Illustrator

Derek Bunting

Learn how to use the basics of Illustrator to produce your own artwork, covering drawing, layering, typography and special effects. Basic computer and keyboard skills essential.

 6182

9 February - 16 March

$130

Room: Com2

Tuesday

5.30-7.30

6 weeks

 6183

5 May - 9 June

$130

Room: Com2

Wednesday

7.30-9.30

6 weeks

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Digital Storytelling

Mark Sweeney

Everyone has a story to tell and technology now allows anyone to tell it in their own way.  Digital stories are short films made by people like you, using computers and personal photographs.

6186

CANCELLED

$165

Room: Com5

Thursday

7.30-9.30

8 weeks 

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MYOB - Accounting

Carolyn Bates

Simplify your home or small business accounts with an introduction to this ultra-friendly package. For businesses which invoice, manage stock and/or record creditors. This course is also suitable for BusinessBasics students. Basic computer skills essential.

6148

9 Feb - 30 March

$165

Room: Com2

Tuesday

7.30-9.30

8 weeks

6419

6 May - 24 June

$165

Room: Com2

Thursday

7.30-9.30

8 weeks

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MYOB - Stage 1 (Newlands College)

Nadine Haines

Learn about this popular accounting programme and manage accounts for the home and small business. Basic computer skills essential.

N7050

CANCELLED

$95

Room: B13

Sunday

9.30-1.30

2 weeks

N7051

9 - 16 May

$95

Room: B13

Sunday

9.30-1.30

2 weeks

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MYOB - Stage 2 (Newlands College) 

Nadine Haines

For the confident MYOB user or if you have completed the Stage 1 course.

N7054

CANCELLED

$95

Room: B13

Sunday

9.30-1.30

2 weeks

N7055

13  - 20 June

$95

Room: B13

Sunday

9.30-1.30

2 weeks

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Xero Basic (Newlands College)

Bruce Earle

Learn about this new web-based accounting package which is growing rapidly in use in the small business sector.

N7058

10 - 24 February

$75

Room: B14

Wednesday

7.00-9.00

3 weeks

N7059

5 May - 19 May

$75

Room: B14

Wednesday

7.00-9.00

3 weeks

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