CIT Computer Training—Classes Free-of-Charge

The CIT Training Program fall term runs from September 2004 through January 2005. Many popular topics are returning to the schedule, and more than 20 exciting new topics have been added. With 120 different courses, the schedule contains something for everyone wishing help in doing work at NIH. Classes, as always, are available free of charge to NIH staff.

New Classes

Web Development

• "Using Web Services to Build Service Oriented Architectures" will define what web services are, how they are built, and how we can use them to create Service Oriented Architecture implementations. The class will also explain the use of different web services security standards.


• "Introduction to Agile Software Development" will look at different principles and practices behind agile software development. Students will learn how to integrate different development tools into the processes.

Security

• Bob Todd is returning to present "Security Penetration Testing, a Practical Overview," which will explain how the Incident Response Team conducts penetration testing and the analysis methodology used.

Networks

• Emergent OnLine will present "Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite 3.0." This course will discuss new features such as SmoothRoaming, the new licensing model, and the common management interface.

Grants

• Dr. Thorsten Fjellstedt adds "QVR Advanced Topics" to his extensive list of QVR classes. This will be presented in a workshop format; participants will be called upon in advance of the class to suggest particular topics and information needs that they have.

NVision / Data Warehouse

• The nVision group will be offering a new course for students. "NVision: Technology Transfer" focuses on the new nVision Technology Transfer Business Area and teaches students how to access data regarding NIH inventions and related licenses, patents and work orders.

Statistics for Research

• The SAS Institute will be teaching three classes this term. In addition to two returning favorites on SAS and JMP, the new "JMP Software: Analysis of Attribute Data" teaches how to analyze data with a single categorical response variable.


• Dr. David Luckenbaugh is adding a new course, "SPSS: Statistics." This introduction to using statistics in SPSS is intended for NIH staff with some familiarity with SPSS who need to find and run various statistics.

Other Seminars for Scientists

• "Writing Scripts and Plug-ins for MIPAV (Medical Image Processing Analysis and Visualization)" will cover how to write plug-ins for users who have specific requirements and programming skills.


• NIMH staff led by Dr. Robert Cox continues to offer a dynamic series of AFNI and Cortical Surface Bootcamps. This term they have added, "AFNI Mini-Course," which will teach the basic concepts of AFNI, some hands-on use of the program, and some sample data analyses with 3dDeconvolve.


• "Introduction to Linux" will provide a high-level introduction to the operating system as well as some of the popular programs (Apache, MySQL, Mozilla Suite, etc).


• Mathworks returns to teach their popular "MATLAB Fundamentals" course as well as a new offering, "Bioinformatics with MATLAB." This course will teach staff how to complete microarray analyses and biomarker detection.


• In an effort to reach students who work off-campus, the NIH Library continues to offer some of their courses in the Fernwood Building through CIT Training. "Library Skills" will help NIH staff navigate and use the NIH Library's in-house and on-line resources. "EMBASE" is a seminar on this international biomedical and pharmacological database that provides access to the most up-to-date information about medical and drug-related subjects.

General Knowledge

• Roy Bohr will offer "Effective Management of Telecommunications Requests: A Dollars and Cents Approach." This class gives an opportunity to hear about processing telephone service requests, using voice mail and ISDN effectively, the latest on FTS2000 services, and billing.


• Students interested in learning techniques on how to manage time should register for a new course, "Using Outlook for Time Management." This course will give staff practical, tactical use-it-right-away tips for the top ten technology time wasters.


• John Makulowich, OD, returns to present a new course, "Tackling a Presentation Assignment, Including Talking Points." This class will review the tasks involved in preparing a presentation, identify tasks to automate, develop a practical plan and timeline, perform research, match logistics with content, and prepare talking points. It should be useful for anyone who prepares presentations for someone other than themselves.

Database

• Microsoft is returning with "Developing Forms with InfoPath." As a new program in the Microsoft Office System 2003, it can be used to both design and electronically populate forms. The data from the forms is saved as XML and can be connected with a wide variety of databases. Developers will learn how to create a form and link it into a database using InfoPath 2003.


• "EHRP Training for HR" is a three-day hands-on course to provide HR users with instruction on using EHRP to process personnel and pay actions and administer benefits.

Register for Classes

All classes in the CIT program are offered free of charge to NIH staff. The schedule of classes and course descriptions can be found on the training web page. Registration is now available on-line. If you want more information, call the CIT Training Program at 301-594-6248.