Analysis of IT Skills HM665

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Analysis of IT Skills HM665

• At this stage of the degree, where do you rate
  your IT skills?
• Think about your position at your Fieldwork
  placement, Uni, work
• .what do you know, what dont you know? What
  would you like to know more about?

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What programs do you need to know how to use?

• Performance Analysis Pattern Plotter
• http//www.smh.com.au/news/technology/science-on-a
  -winner/2007/03/19/1174152969130.html?page2
• Dartfish
• http//www.tes.co.uk/section/story/?sectionArchi
  vesub_sectionTESTeacherstory_id377161Type0
• Communication within organisations
• eg. Groupwise

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Other programs

• Fitlinxx YMCAs
• learns members programs and coaches them
  individually through their workout to ensure
  better form, safety and confidence during every
  exercise and then tracks their progress over time.

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Organisation is the key

• Learn how to organise your files
• How do they link together in inserting files/clip
  art, hyperlinking.

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MS OFFICE

• MS Office includes
• Word (letters, faxes)
• Access (database, information management)
• Excel (spreadsheets, analysis, lists, project
  plans, records)
• Publisher (desktop publishing)
• PowerPoint
• Outlook (email, communication)
• Frontpage (web page)

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MS Word

• Do you know how to change margins (page setup)?
• Do you know how to use a style sheet?
• Track changes?
• Find and replace?
• Use tables?
• Create a table of contents?
• Create an index?
• Mail merging onto letters/envelopes/labels?

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Excel

• Workbooks, worksheets, cells
• Create sums?
• Sort data fields?
• Freeze panes?

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PowerPoint

• MS PowerPoint
• Put text and pictures on slides.
• Navigate in the PowerPoint window.
• Apply a design template.
• Arrange slide content by using layouts.
• Print handouts and notes.

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Access

• Create a database
• Do you want to information and numbers?
• An access database can help you enter data
  easily, find it quickly, use it to create labels
  or mailings, and provide printed and online
  reports.

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Other programs

• Other MS Office programs..
• Endnote (available from library)
• SPSS
• Other software programs you have used?
  Specific to equipmentdata analysis, performance
  analysis..

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Examples for use

• Have a go/look at these examples.
• Save them onto your drive and manipulate or
  recreate.
• 06178933.mdb (Access)
• ExampleforWeek 6.xls (Excel)

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Training Tutorials

• Excel
• http//office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx
  ?AssetIDRC012005461033
• Word
• http//office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx
  ?AssetIDRC011298761033
• Access
• Microsoft Office Training Audio course Get to
  know Word Create your first document
• Publisher
• Microsoft Office Training Get started designing
  your own professional publications
• PowerPoint
• http//office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx
  ?AssetIDRC011298761033
• Front Page
• Microsoft Office Training Create a Web site with
  FrontPage