IT training - evening classes

Published: 25 September 2017

Thanks to your feedback, IT Training is now offering some evening courses to help with your thesis or dissertation.

Thanks to your feedback, IT Training is now offering some evening courses to help with your thesis or dissertation.

Word: Creating a Dissertation or Thesis - Monday 23 and Monday 30 October 6pm - 9pm

Introduction to Endnote - Monday 6 November 6pm - 9pm

The first courses are a trial and, if demand is sufficient, they may become a permanent offering.

Details

Writing a complex document such as a Thesis or Dissertation can be a challenging task, both in producing the content and in making sure that your document is formatted, referenced and numbered correctly. Microsoft word provides many features that will automate the latter and IT services offer training courses that can help you make the most of these tools to create your Thesis or Dissertation in the most efficient manner.

Our Word: Creating a Dissertation or Thesis course is delivered over two half-days and take you through the steps required to produce a high quality document with minimal effort. You will learn to:

· Create and use templates, styles and AutoText.
· Create and edit footnotes, page headers and footers.
· Insert and manipulate graphics.
· Use captions on tables and figures.
· Combine all chapters into one document.
· Create a table of contents/figures.
· Create a suitable version of a thesis for electronic deposit.

To view course dates and book a place on the Word Creating a Dissertation or Thesis course, click here.

In addition, at IT services we also deliver an Introduction to Endnote course throughout the year. During the half-day course, attendees will learn how to use Endnote to manage and cite their references. The course will focus on the creation, import and management of references and the use of Cite While You Write in Word. You will learn to:

· Create an EndNote Library
· Add references manually
· Import references from online databases and Reference Manager Databases.
· Manage your references - checking for duplicates and creating groups.
· Cite your references - using Cite While You Write in Word and changing citation styles.

To view course dates and book a place on the Introduction to EndNote course click here.

We run a variety of other courses that you may find helpful in your work

To see the full range of courses IT training delivers, click here.

http://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/it/training/


First published: 25 September 2017