Over the next fortnight, IT Learning and Development are running a series of IT Training courses via Zoom, to support staff or postgrad students outside the Dunedin campus.

Qualtrics - Surveys (session via Zoom)

Prepare surveys and work with the results. This is an online training session delivered via Zoom.

When: Thursday 1st October, 10:00am - 11:00am

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students / $45.00 for Others

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/14915/date/202010/

Excel PC - Organising Quantitative Data (session via Zoom)

Get the categorisation of your data correct, do data entry with minimum typing, fix organisation easily when you realise it is wrong, put numbers into ranges, and make rapid summaries of data. Have your data well arranged for subsequent work in any quantitative analysis program.

This is an online training session delivered via Zoom. To do the exercises you will need Excel on your computer.

When: Thursday 1st October, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students

Platform: Windows

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/14934/date/202010/

Making Posters (session via Zoom)

Present results of studies and experiments at conferences and within departments. This is an online training session delivered via Zoom. To do the exercises you will need Inkscape on your computer.

When: Friday 2nd October, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students / $90.00 for Others

Platform: Windows but works the same on Macintoshes

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/14954/date/202010/

Inkscape - Drawing Figures (session via Zoom)

Use this free, open source drawing program (Mac, PC, and Linux) to produce diagrams, figures, and maps. This is an online training session delivered via Zoom. To do the exercises you will need Inkscape on your computer.

When: Tuesday 6th October, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students

Platform: Windows but works the same on Macintoshes

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/14974/date/202010/

R - Data Analysis Walkthrough (session via Zoom)

Go through the steps of a data analysis using sample data. Set up and modify data files, run analyses, and plot graphs. As this is an online training session delivered via Zoom, participants should have R and RStudio installed on the machine they are practicing on.

When: Wednesday 7th October, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students

Platform: Windows but works the same on Macintoshes

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/13854/date/202010/

R - ggplot graphs (session via zoom)

Exploring the options for making graphs with ggplot2 in R. As this is an online training session delivered via Zoom, participants should have R & R Studio already installed on the machine they are practicing on.

When: Thursday 8th October, 10:00am - 12:00pm

Cost: Free for Staff / Free for Students / $45.00 for Others

Platform: Macintosh but works the same on Windows

Book Online: https://corpapp.otago.ac.nz/training/its/course/14534/date/202010/

Ngā mihi,

David Hood, IT Learning and Development