Computer Training Courses

Introduction to Computers and Windows

This class is designed for people who are new to computers and want to gain some hands-on experience and confidence in a small class with a supportive trainer. This class covers how computers work, the Windows operating system, Windows explorer, working with folders and files, Internet explorer basics, browsing the web, using WinZip, using adobe reader, printing and finding files. All participants will have access to a computer throughout the course. Req: Pad and pen. (6 hours)
101WIND1A: Monday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 1 March
101WIND1B: Thursday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 22 April
101WIND1C: Wednesdays, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 16 May & 2 June
102WIND1A: Wednesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 4 August
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Word Essentials - Producing and Modifying Documents

Learn to navigate the menus and tool bars and put together and edit simple documents. All participants have access to a computer. Covers producing and formatting basic documents and includes features such as cut/paste/copy, inserting symbols, formatting (fonts, text size & colour, spacing, indents, bullets, alignment), working with tabs and creating & formatting basic tables. Includes comprehensive manual. Prereqs: “Introduction to Computers & Windows” course or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick (6 hours)
092WORD1E: Mon & Tue, 6pm-9pm 2 sessions on 7 & 8 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184
2003 Software
101WORD1A: Wednesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 3 February
101WORD1C: Thursday, 6-9pm 1 session on 1 April
101WORD1E: Tuesday, 6pm-9pm 1 session on 18 May
101WORD1G: Wednesdays, 6pm-9pm 2 sessions on 23 & 30 June
2007 Software
101WORD1B: Thursday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1sessions on 18 March
101WORD1D: Tues/Wed, 9:30am-4:30pm 2 sessions on 27 &28 April
101WORD1F: Friday, 6pm-9pm 1 session on 4 June
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Word Intermediate - Beyond Basics

Targeted towards those with some exposure to word processing wishing to further develop their skills in preparing and formatting business or academic documents. Covers advanced formatting of tables (drawing, nesting, merging and splitting cells, table alignment, changing row height/column width, wrapping text), working with pictures (inserting, moving, resizing, cropping), creating Drawing objects, using Styles for formatting, merging documents & creating mail labels, using section breaks, creating & changing headers/footers and working with fields. Includes comprehensive manual. Prereqs: Basic word processing such as ‘Word Essentials’ or equivalent knowledge.
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Req: Pad & pen, USB stick (6 hours)

092WORD2E: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 19 November
092WORD2F: Mon & Tue, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 14 & 15 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184

2003 Software
101WORD2A: Wednesday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 17 February
101WORD2C: Tuesdays, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 13 & 20 April
101WORD2E: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 3 June
2007 Software
101WORD2B: Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 26 March
101WORD2D: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 6 May
102WORD2A: Mondays, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 12 & 19 July
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Word Advanced - Protect, Manage and Customise Documents

Learn the more complex features of Word to create more professional and sophisticated documents. Topics include: using Auto features, importing objects, managing styles, working with longer documents (footnotes, endnotes, Table of Contents, creating an Index), working with columns, Outlining, advanced merging techniques (conditional merges, sorting, skipping, prompts), working with WordArt, prompting fields and Macros. Includes comprehensive manual. Prereq: “Word Intermediate” or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad & pen, USB stick (6 hours)
092WORD3D: Mondays, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 23 & 30 November
092WORD3E: Thursday 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 10 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184
2003 Software
101WORD3A: Wednesday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 3 March
101WORD3C: Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 28 May
102WORD3A: Tuesday 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 3 August
2007 Software
101WORD3B: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 15 April
101WORD3D: Monday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 28 June
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

PowerPoint I - Getting Started

Create professional presentation material for work or study using your PC. Gives a comprehensive introduction to the basic concepts of PowerPoint. Create effective overheads, handouts and computer presentations. Learn the tricks behind adding text, working with tables, simple charts & diagrams, setting up slide shows and more. Includes comprehensive manual. Prereqs: ‘Word Essentials’ course or equivalent knowledge. Reqs: Pad and pen, USB stick (6 hours)
092POWE1E: Friday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 4 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184

2003 Software
101POWE1A: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 4 February
101POWE1C: Wednesday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 21 April
101POWE1E: Tuesday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 15 June
2007 Software
101POWE1B: Tuesday, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 9 & 16 March
101POWE1D: Mon/Tues, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 24 & 25 May
102POWE1A: Tuesday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 20 July
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

PowerPoint II - Professional Presentations

Increase the professionalism of your slides. Use animated effects and graphics in your presentations. Covers the use of ClipArt, creating and editing drawing objects and other graphics, creating and modifying charts and tables, applying animation and slide transitions, printing and publishing options, inserting movie clips and sounds and the use and modification of slide masters and presentation templates. Includes comprehensive manual. Prereqs: ‘PowerPoint I’ or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick (6 hours)
092POWE2D: Friday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 18 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184

2003 Software
101POWE2A: Thursday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 18 February
102POWE2A: Wednesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 21 July
2007 Software
101POWE2B: Monday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 19 April
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Project 2003

Learn to use Project 2003 to create and track project schedules. Covers entering and monitoring tasks and a detailed analysis of the assignment of resources to tasks. Emphasis is placed on overcoming project-scheduling problems. Case study approach allows learners to work through real world situations. Prereq: “Word Essentials” or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad & pen, USB stick (12 hours)
2003 Software
101PROJA: Thursdays, 9.30am-4pm 2 sessions on 25 February & 4 March
101PROJC: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 2 sessions on 30 June & 7 July
2007 Software
101PROJB: Thurs/Fri, 9:30am-4:30pm 2 sessions on 8 & 9 April
Culture Card $259, Concession $266, Other $280

Adobe InDesign

InDesign is a robust and easy-to-use design and layout program. It easily integrates with other Adobe software to develop professional looking brochures, flyers, newsletters and other documents. Ideal for anyone interested in graphic design, marketing or advertising. Prereqs: “Word Essentials” or equivalent knowledge. Req: Notepad & pen, USB stick (12 hours)
101INDEA: Mon/Tues, 9.30am-4.30pm 2 sessions on 29 & 30 March
101INDEB: Tues/Wed, 9.30am-4.30pm 2 sessions on 27 & 28 April
101INDEC: Thursdays, 9.30am-4.30pm 2 sessions on 17 & 24 June
Culture Card $259, Concession $266, Other $280

Adobe Photoshop

Use Photoshop to prepare images for web, print, fun or profit. Build and refine images, enhance photographs, use layers and masks, and produce graphics for the Internet. An ideal complement to desktop publishing skills. Prereqs: “Word Essentials” or equivalent knowledge. Req: Notepad & pen, USB stick (9 hours)

101DESK2A: Saturdays, 10am-3pm 2 sessions on 13 & 20 February
101DESK2B: Wednesdays, 6-9pm 3 sessions on 5 May
101DESK2C: Saturdays, 10am-3pm 2 sessions from 26 June
Culture Card $246, Concession $252, Other $265

Adobe Illustrator

This user-friendly program allows you to create graphics and text that print well – ideal for logos, stationery, and web graphics. Covers: vector/raster based images, working with colour, layers, object tools, image manipulation, gradient tool, transparency & style palettes, masking objects and working with text. Suitable for Mac’s or PC’s. Prereqs: “Word Essentials” or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad & pen, USB stick (12 hours)
101ILLUA: Mon-Thurs, 6-9pm 4 sessions from 22 March
101ILLUB: Wed/Thurs, 9:30am-4:30pm 2 sessions on 19 & 20 May
Culture Card $227, Concession $233, Other $245

SPSS - What do all these numbers mean?

This course familiarises participants with the functions of this powerful statistical package. You will create a database, prepare it for analysis, choose the appropriate statistical technique and interpret the results. This introductory course teaches you the tricks of the trade and is perfect for students, people in industry and anyone needing to interpret data. Req: Pad & Pen, USB stick (6 hours)
101SPSSA: Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 6 March
101SPSSB: Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 24 April
101SPSSC: Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 12 June
102SPSSA: Saturday, 9.30am-4.30pm 1 session on 24 July
Culture Card $180, Concession $185, Other $195

Excel I - Creating and Using Spreadsheets

Learn to use Excel effectively. This introductory course covers creating a simple workbook, creating formulas, selecting ranges, copying and filling data and formulas, working with different functions (such as SUM, MIN/MAX), printing, creating simple charts and more. Prerequisites: ‘Word Essentials’ course or equivalent knowledge.. Requirements: Notepad and pen, USB stick (6 hours)
092EXCE1G: Wed/Thur, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 25 & 26 November
092EXCE1H: Monday, 9:30-4:30pm 1 session on 7 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184

2003 Software
101EXCE1A: Monday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 18 January
101EXCE1C: Tues/Wed, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 2 & 3 March
101EXCE1E: Tuesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 13 April
101EXCE1G: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 26 May
102EXCE1A: Mondays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 12 July
2007 Software
101EXCE1B: Wednesdays, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 17 & 24 February
101EXCE1D: Monday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 15 March
101EXCE1F: Mon/Tues, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 10 & 11 May
101EXCE1H: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 9 June
102EXCE1B: Fridays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 30 July
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Excel II- Formatting and Manipulating Worksheets

Expand your knowledge of Excel. Covers working with worksheets, some advanced formatting features, using absolute and relative referencing in formulas, filling a series, using labels and names in formulas, logical formulas (IF, AND, OR, NOT), using lookup functions. Prereqs: ‘Excel – I’ or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick (6 hours)

092EXCE2G: Wed/Thurs, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 9 & 10 December
Culture Card $170, Concession $175, Other $184

2003 Software
101EXCE2A: Tuesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 2 February
101EXCE2C: Wed/Thurs, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 10 & 11 March
101EXCE2E: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 5 May
101EXCE2G: Thursdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 10 June
102EXCE2A: Mondays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 19 July
2007 Software
101EXCE2B: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 24 February
101EXCE2D: Tuesday, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 20 April
101EXCE2F: Mon/Tues, 6-9pm 2 sessions on 17 & 18 May
101EXCE2H: Fridays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 25 June
102EXCE2B: Fridays, 9:30am-4:30pm 1 session on 6 August
Culture Card $181, Concession $186, Other $195

Excel III

This course is designed for those wanting to further extend their knowledge of Excel and learn some of the more sophisticated aspects of this program. Covers: advanced filters, data tables, pivot tables, scenarios, consolidation, Excel on the web, summarising data with subtotals and conditional sum wizards, linking workbooks, validations, recorded Macros, Macro Virus Control, and more. Manual provided including self-paced exercises. Prereqs: ‘Excel – 2’ or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick
2003 Software
101EXCE3AThurs/Fri, 10am-3pm 2 sessions on 11 & 12 February
101EXCE3C: Mon/Tues, 10am-3pm 2 sessions on 7 & 8 June
2007 Software
101EXCE3B: Thursdays, 6-9pm 3 sessions from 13 May
102EXCE3A: Tues/Wed/Thurs, 6-9pm 3 sessions 13-15 July
Culture Card $238, Concession $245, Other $257

QuickBooks - Introduction

Learn and master QuickBooks. Covers accounts receivable, accounts payable, stock take, GST & BAS recording and other essential accounting matters. Ideal for small businesses. Prereqs: “Word Essentials” course or equivalent knowledge. Req: Notepad and pen, USB stick Comprehensive manual supplied. (12 hours)
101QUICA: Tuesdays 9:30am – 4pm 2 sessions from 23 February
101QUICB: Thursdays, 9:30am – 4pm 2 sessions on 20 & 27 May
101QUICC: Mon/Tues, 9:30am – 4pm 2 sessions on 5 & 6 July
Culture Card $259, Concession $266, Other $280/p>

MYOB- Introduction

Monash Short Courses Centre is an MYOB Educational Provider. Use MYOB to perform day-to-day business and bookkeeping functions eg. invoicing, purchasing, banking, tracking GST, preparation of business related reports and production of Business Activity Statements. Ideal for small businesses. Utilises a variety of case studies and real-life scenarios. Prereqs: Basic computing skills essential eg. completion of "Word Essentials" or equivalent knowledge, and knowledge of basic accounting concepts recommended. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick. Comprehensive manual supplied. Please book early for this very popular course.

092MYOBN: Mondays, 6-9:15pm 4 sessions from 16 November
092MYOBO: Tue/Wed/Thurs, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions 24-26 November
092MYOBP: Tue/Wed/Thurs, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions 1-3 December
092MYOBQ: Mon/Tue/Wed, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions 14-16 December
Culture Card $282, Concession $289, Other $305

101MYOBA: Thursdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 14 January
101MYOBB: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 30 January
101MYOBC: Thursdays, , 6-9:15pm 4 sessions from 18 February
101MYOBD: Tuesdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 9 March
101MYOBE: Wednesdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 31 March
101MYOBF: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 10 April
101MYOBG: Tues/Wed/Thur, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 27-29 April
101MYOBH: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 8 May
101MYOBI: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thur 6-9:15pm 4 sessions from 10-13 May
101MYOBJ: Wednesdays, 6-9:15pm 4 sessions from 19 May
102MYOBA: Thursdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 1 July
102MYOBB: Mon/Tues/Wed, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 26-28 July
102MYOBC: Thursdays, 6-9:15pm 4 sessions from 29 July
102MYOBD: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions 7 August
102MYOBE: Mondays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 16 August
102MYOBF: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thurs, 6-9:15pm 4 sessions 23-26 August
102MYOBG: Thursdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 2 September
102MYOBH: Mon/Tue/Wed/Thurs, 6-9:15pm 4 sessions 6-9 September
102MYOBI: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions from 11 September
102MYOBJ: Tuesdays, 10am-2.30pm 3 sessions 21-23 September
Culture Card $292, Concession $300, Other $315

MYOB Advanced

Monash Short Courses Centre is an MYOB Educational Provider. Explore more advanced MYOB features such as: End of Month & Financial Year Procedures, Petty Cash, Credit Cards, Fixed Assets, Job Tracking & Point of Sale. Prereq: “MYOB Introduction” course or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad & Pen, USB stick Comprehensive manual supplied.
092MYOB2D: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 21 & 28 November
092MYOB2E: Tues/Wed, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 8 & 9 December
Culture Card $214, Concession $219, Other $231

101MYOB2A: Mon/Tues, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 15&16 February
101MYOB2B: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 27 February & 6 March
101MYOB2C: Wed/Thurs, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 24&25 March
101MYOB2D: Thursdays, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 15 & 22 April
101MYOB2E: Mon/Tues, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 3& 4 May
101MYOB2F: Mondays, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 24 &31 May
101MYOB2G: Mon/Tues, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 7 &8 June
102MYOB2A: Saturdays, 10am-2.30pm 2 sessions on 24 &31 July
Culture Card $222, Concession $228, Other $240

MYOB Payroll

Monash Short Courses Centre is an MYOB Educational Provider. Learn to effectively utilise MYOB Accounting Plus to setup and manage a small business payroll. Prerequisites: Thorough understanding of MYOB eg. Completion of “MYOB Introduction” course outlined above. Requirements: Notepad and pen, USB stick. Comprehensive manual supplied.

092MYOPE: Saturday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 5 December
092MYOPF: Thursday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 17 December
Culture Card $105, Concession $110, Other $120

101MYOPA: Monday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 22 February
101MYOPB: Saturday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 27 March
101MYOPC: Saturday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 1 May
101MYOPD: Saturday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 17 July
101MYOPE: Wednesday, 10am-2.30pm 1 session on 18 August
Culture Card $120, Concession $124, Other $130

Macromedia Dreamweaver

Covers publishing a site, designing a site, importing and formatting text, adding links, creating anchors, creating and formatting tables, integration with Macromedia's Flash, creating image maps, preparation of images for the web, use of meta tags to assist with an increase of traffic to your site and more. Prereqs: Web page navigation skills. Req: Pad and pen, USB stick (8 hours)
092DREWE: Friday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 11 December
Culture Card $223, Concession $229, Other $242

101DREWA: Monday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 1 February
101DREWB: Thursday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 11 March
101DREWC: Thursday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 6 May
101DREWD: Tuesday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 1 June
Culture Card $235, Concession $242, Other $254

Macromedia Flash

Flash is a Web animations designer tool that lets you create illustrations and animations on the Web in a fast loading vector format. Create compact, fast animations, buttons, graphics and sounds for the Web enabling interactive multimedia to be added to all Web pages without using scripting. Requirements: Notepad and pen, USB stick (8 hours)
101FLASA: Thursday, 9am-5pm 1 session on 13 May
Culture Card $235, Concession $242, Other $254

Access Introduction

Create databases and tables and formulate fields, queries, reports & forms. Includes a comprehensive manual. Prerequisite: ‘Word Essentials’ or equivalent knowledge. Requirements: Notepad and pen, USB stick. (12 hours)
101ACCE1A: Wednesdays, 9:30am-4pm 2 sessions on 10 & 17 March
101ACCE1B: Mon/Wed, 9:30am-4pm 2 sessions on 10 & 12 May
Culture Card $259, Concession $266, Other $280

Access Intermediate

Intended for people who have experience with Access. Learn how to better extract information from your database. Prereq: “Access Introduction” course or equivalent knowledge. Req: Pad & Pen, USB stick (12 hours).
Cult102ACCE2B: Thursdays. 9:30am-4pm 2 sessions on 2 & 9 July
Culture Card $259, Concession $266, Other $280

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