CIT Computer Training Available in Summer Term

The summer 2004 term began on June 20 in the CIT Computer Training Program. We are continuing to meet the demands of employees eager to gain new knowledge and skills. Many existing courses are being updated, and more than 30 new subjects will be presented. As always, classes are available free-of-charge to NIH staff. Sign-up and course descriptions are available on-line.

New Classes

•     Personal Computing

-	"How to Get the Most Out of Outlook 2003" is an updated course highlighting the most efficient use of Outlook 2003.
-	"Introduction to Quark Express" introduces some of the basic commands and processes of this desktop publishing program.
-	"Mac OS X for Migrating Users" gives users of Windows and Unix an understanding of how to use and administer OS X.
-	"Security Features of Microsoft Desktop Programs" will discuss how to customize security settings in Microsoft desktop programs.

•     Web Development

-	Microsoft will present "Programming with the Microsoft .NET Framework (Microsoft Visual C# .NET)." This hands-on class will help application developers understand the Microsoft .NET Framework.
-	"Advanced CSS / XHTML" will discuss developing modern, standards-compliant sites that separate content from presentation for clean code and maximum portability.
-	"Usability for Developers," will cover web interfaces, the basics of usability, and some techniques for improving usability.
-	"ASP.NET Quick Start Using C#" is an intermediate overview of ASP.NET for developers using Visual Studio .NET.

•     Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs)

-	The NIH Library will present two seminars. "PDAs: Introduction" will demonstrate the features and functions a PDA such as the Palm Tungsten C and "PDAs: Advanced Applications for Clinical Use" will explore how to add health-related applications from the Web to the device.
-	Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydli of NLM, author of "Handheld Computers for Doctors," will present "“Palm Powered 101 (Handhelds for Doctors)." This class will include discussion of software and usage habits that are appropriate for biomedical researchers.

•     Statistics

-	The SAS Institute will be bringing two brief seminars. "SAS Data Mining" will discuss the functionality and capabilities of SAS' data mining products, SAS Enterprise Miner and SAS Text Miner. "What's New in SAS (r)9" will discuss the functionality of what SAS calls "the most significant release in its 28-year history."
-	Statsoft will be offering a new course on "STATISTICA and STATISTICA Data Miner for Analyzing and Finding Hidden Information in Messy Medical Data Sets."
-	Dr. David Luckenbaugh of NIMH will offer "SPSS: General Use and Analysis." This class will cover topics from opening spreadsheets and defining defaults to finding the right statistic and presenting the results.

•     Database

-	Microsoft will be presenting "Microsoft SQL Server Report Services" that will cover a technical overview of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, the reporting lifecycle, and the product architecture.
-	"Advanced Queries and Reporting in Remedy" will focus on various methods of querying ticket data from Remedy. Direct methods include advanced searches and reporting within Remedy.

•     Grants

-	"Advanced QVR for Roadmap" will discuss the use and purpose of the Standard Reports as they relate to retrieval and analysis of information relating to the NIH Roadmap, as well as, generating Pivot Table reports and manipulating the data in these special tables.

•     Other Seminars for Scientists

-	Dr. Medha Bhagwat is adding "NCBI’s Identification and Correlation of Disease Genes to Phenotypes" to her growing list of courses. This course deals with the identification of a disease gene using NCBI’s human genome assembly.
-	Partek Pro returns to CIT to present two additional seminars. "Partek Pro for Gene Expression Analysis" is an expanded introductory course. "Cluster Analysis: Unsupervised Classification for High Dimensional Gene Expression Data with Partek Pro" uses the Partek Pro toolkit to analyze data.
-	Mathworks will be returning to give a course on "MATLAB – What's New in R14." This seminar will explore new advanced features in the latest release.
-	Two new Photoshop classes are being offered are "Intermediate Photoshop" and "Using Photoshop to Design a Poster."
-	Accelrys will present "MacVector and DS Gene – Easy-to-Use Sequence Analysis Solutions for Windows and Macintosh." This seminar will cover the bioinformatics tools, DS Gene and MacVector. These can be used for day-to-day sequence analysis and documentation in a single easy-to-use application. The largest growth in the CIT Training program this semester is in Seminars for Scientists. Many thanks to the instructors who volunteer their time to bring these informative sessions to the program.

Register for Classes

All classes in the CIT program are offered free of charge to NIH staff to help you in your work at NIH. You can read course descriptions and register on the CIT training web page. Or call the CIT Training Program at 301-594-6248.