2008 Woodie Awards
ITS offers training to students
Evan Jarrold
Issue date: 3/2/06 Section: News
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Students who want to improve their computer skills but lack the time to take lengthy and costly classes now have a quick, inexpensive opportunity on campus.
Information Technology Services (ITS) has, for some time, provided in-house classes for its employees; recently, the classes have been extended to students in an abbreviated, hour-long format. These short yet comprehensive software training programs are taught by the TechInterns and are designed to assist students in areas ranging from computer basics to specific software utilities.
Eight classes are offered Monday through Thursday at both 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Each course is specific to some area of computer usage, spanning from Microsoft Office programs to information management.
Along with courses on Microsoft Access, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, students can learn more about viruses and spyware (blocking threats and troubleshooting). Other classes discuss e-mail, covering etiquette and productivity and gateway.slu.edu, exploring its different tools and options.
Information management is a class designed to help students increase efficiency and effectiveness in organizing and creating file systems. The courses are taught by professional development coordinator Matthew Lakebrink and training assistant Matthew Dougherty.
Taking a class improves students' skills for both personal and school work.
"If [students] have questions about any of the utilities used in their coursework, these classes will equip them with the skills they need to solve their problems," said Lakebrink.
Fitting all of the information into an hour may not provide for full retention, but the TechInterns have the answer for that too.
"These classes provide the students with a training manual that they can keep, which will help jog their memory after the class is complete," said Dougherty.
The training manuals are also specific to each class and were drawn up by the TechInterns themselves. The manual is included as part of the class fee.
The manuals are an excellent alternative to the abundance of expensive handbooks and do-it-yourself guides. In addition to the inexpensiveness of the classes, Lakebrink said that they are quite thorough.
"We provide information that you won't find in any book," said Lakebrink.
All classes are held in Des Peres Hall, room 114, and cost $5 each. Students are encouraged to attend as many as possible.
Registration has been made quick and easy online: the Web site boasts an upcoming class schedule and descriptions of each course, and students can sign up with a SLU e-mail account and password.
To sign up or learn more about individual classes, visit the TechInterns' Web site at http://www.slu.edu/its/techinterns/training/.
Information Technology Services (ITS) has, for some time, provided in-house classes for its employees; recently, the classes have been extended to students in an abbreviated, hour-long format. These short yet comprehensive software training programs are taught by the TechInterns and are designed to assist students in areas ranging from computer basics to specific software utilities.
Eight classes are offered Monday through Thursday at both 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Each course is specific to some area of computer usage, spanning from Microsoft Office programs to information management.
Along with courses on Microsoft Access, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, students can learn more about viruses and spyware (blocking threats and troubleshooting). Other classes discuss e-mail, covering etiquette and productivity and gateway.slu.edu, exploring its different tools and options.
Information management is a class designed to help students increase efficiency and effectiveness in organizing and creating file systems. The courses are taught by professional development coordinator Matthew Lakebrink and training assistant Matthew Dougherty.
Taking a class improves students' skills for both personal and school work.
"If [students] have questions about any of the utilities used in their coursework, these classes will equip them with the skills they need to solve their problems," said Lakebrink.
Fitting all of the information into an hour may not provide for full retention, but the TechInterns have the answer for that too.
"These classes provide the students with a training manual that they can keep, which will help jog their memory after the class is complete," said Dougherty.
The training manuals are also specific to each class and were drawn up by the TechInterns themselves. The manual is included as part of the class fee.
The manuals are an excellent alternative to the abundance of expensive handbooks and do-it-yourself guides. In addition to the inexpensiveness of the classes, Lakebrink said that they are quite thorough.
"We provide information that you won't find in any book," said Lakebrink.
All classes are held in Des Peres Hall, room 114, and cost $5 each. Students are encouraged to attend as many as possible.
Registration has been made quick and easy online: the Web site boasts an upcoming class schedule and descriptions of each course, and students can sign up with a SLU e-mail account and password.
To sign up or learn more about individual classes, visit the TechInterns' Web site at http://www.slu.edu/its/techinterns/training/.