Research Skills Training Series - Spring 2012

These trainings are open to all CPC fellows, trainees, and staff. If you have any questions about a presentation, contact the presenter or lori_delaney@unc.edu. Send ideas for topics for future semesters to lori_delaney@unc.edu. The schedule is available in PDF format here.

Schedules for previous semesters are here.

Outlook Tips & Tricks: Open Mic
Thursday, Feb. 23
1:30 - 2:30pm
405 B/C CPC East
Presented by Tim Van Acker & Systems staff will share some tips & tricks for using Outlook to manage mail, calendars, contacts and tasks. Time will be provided for those in attendance to share their own tips & tricks, so don’t be shy, come join us for “Outlook Tips & Tricks: Open Mic!”

SharePoint Team Site Member Basics
Monday, Feb. 27
11:00 - Noon
405 B/C CPC East
Ed Van Duinen will provide an overview of how to share files, calendar events, tasks and more with your research team in SharePoint.

SharePoint Team Site Owner Essentials
Tuesday, Feb. 28
11:00 - Noon
405 B/C CPC East
Presented by Ed Van Duinen
If you are the “owner” of a SharePoint site, learn key skills such as how to add & remove members, create new lists & subsites and more.

Creating Research Posters for Conferences (PAA)
Tuesday, March 13
10:00 - 11:00am
405 B/C CPC East
Presented by Tom Swasey
Learn everything you need to know to create a poster in PowerPoint for the PAA Conference and other conferences.

Novell Migration: What You Need to Know
Wednesday, March 14
9:00 - 10:00am
405 B/C CPC East
Tim Van Acker and Systems staff will give an update on the Novell Migration and will cover the systems changes that are taking place this semester. Come learn how the changes to the systems at CPC will affect you and your project and what you need to do to prepare for the migration.

Security: A Shared Responsibility
Wednesday, April 11
9:00 - 10:00am
405 B/C CPC East
Tim Van Acker and Systems staff will give an overview of the UNC Security Policies, will discuss the systems and procedures in place to help us all come into compliance with these policies, and will discuss each user’s responsibilities related to security at CPC. We will also spend some time talking about industry best practices for securing your systems at home.

SharePoint Team Site Member Basics
Wednesday, May 16
2:00 - 3:00pm
405 B/C CPC East
Ed Van Duinen will provide an overview of how to share files, calendar events, tasks and more with your research team in SharePoint.

SharePoint Team Site Owner Essentials
Wednesday, May 23
2:00 - 3:00pm
405 B/C CPC East
Presented by Ed Van Duinen
If you are the “owner” of a SharePoint site, learn key skills such as how to add & remove members, create new lists & subsites and more.

PowerPoint 2010 and Prezi
Thursday, June 14
11:00 - Noon
405 B/C CPC East
Presented by Tom Swasey
Overview of Prezi and what’s new in PowerPoint 2010.