Lucy Fischer, PhD, director, Film Studies Program, University of Pittsburgh. David Gustafson, PhD, director, Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Include your name, Social Security number, telephone and fax numbers, and department. All classes will be held in the Training and Development Computer Lab, Medical Arts Building, basement. The course will address basic data management concepts, including adding, changing, deleting, sorting, and retrieving data, and will include instruction in how to create forms and reports.
Participants receive hands-on instruction in how to create, edit, save, and print spreadsheets.
Creating graphs and charts also will be discussed. This basic course teaches participants how to make 35-mm slides, overhead transparencies, speaker's notes, and handouts for presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. Participants will learn Windows terminology, mouse techniques, file management, and how to use the control panel. Participants will learn how to add text, incorporate graphics, create tables, work with frames, use special effects such as marquees and counters, and manipulate and manage Web sites using FrontPage's editor feature. General computing skills and an understanding of Internet Explorer are required.