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Library Course Schedule

Policy

  1. All classes are open to GW Medical Center faculty, staff, and students, GW Hospital staff and MFA staff. There is a limit of three times that an individual can attend the same class.
  2. To register for classes, please call (202) 994-2850. Provide your name, telephone number and e-mail address. Class size is limited to 9 students per session.
  3. There is no charge for SMHS and SPHHS students, staff and faculty. MFA and GW Hospital staff are charged $50 per hour for standard software classes (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft PowerPoint).
  4. Payment for classes may be made by personal check, departmental check, or authorization on departmental letterhead (must contain departmental accounting number and supervisor signature).
  5. Call (202) 994-2850 if you have any questions.

Additional Information

Classes on additional topics including Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed, Evidence-based Medicine resources, as well as other databases are available upon request. Please contact your Library Liaison.

Web-based video tutorials and handouts for many popular databases and software programs are also available at any time on our Tutorials page.

Current Course Schedule

June 2009

Excel II

Discuss the use of graphs and practice creating graphs in Excel. Knowledge of Windows and Excel required!.

Wednesday
Jun 3, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Room: B103
Cynthia Kahn

Excel
Learn how to create a spreadsheet, enter data and formulas, and manipulate cells. Knowledge of Windows required!

Wednesday
Jun 10, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Room: B103
Cynthia Kahn

July 2009

Introduction to Powerpoint

Learn how to create presentation slides and overheads for your next class or talk. Also learn how to print out your slides and speaker notes to accompany your next presentation. Students will prepare title, bullet, and clipart slides and graphs.

Wednesday
Jul 8, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room: Women's Board Teaching Classroom (3rd flr Himmelfarb)
Catherine Harris

Access Level I

Learn basic Access file structure and commands, and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!

Friday
Jul 10, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room: B103
Catherine Harris

Access Level II
Learn advanced functions, commands and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!

Wednesday
Jul 15, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room: B103
Mody Olympia

RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create a own personal database by importing references from online databases and facilitates bibliography creation. This program is useful when writing papers, collecting research bibliographic references and formatting the paper and the bibliography.

Wednesday
Jul 22, 2009
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Room: B103
Laura Abate

Advanced Blackboard Question and Answer

Now that you're comfortable creating a course within Blackboard, stop in to ask members of the ITL staff any more advanced questions you may have about Blackboard.

Tuesday
Jul 28, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room: B103
ITL Staff

August 2009

All About Blackboard

This session is intended to give faculty Blackboard user knowledge and skills. The key Blackboard elements that will be covered in this session include: Content System, Course menu, Assignments, Communications, Discussions.

Wednesday
Aug 12, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room: B103
ITL Staff

Blackboard Testing and Gradebook

This session is intended for faculty who would like to learn how to use Blackboard Testing and Gradebook.

  • Blackboard Gradebook Overview
  • Grade display options
  • Adding graded items
  • Assignment and quiz grading
  • Download and upload from Excel

Thursday
Aug 13, 2009
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Room: B103
ITL Staff

September 2009

Excel
Learn how to create a spreadsheet, enter data and formulas, and manipulate cells. Knowledge of Windows required!

Tuesday
Sep 8, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Room: Women's Board Teaching Center
Cynthia Kahn

Excel and Epidemic Curves

Discuss the use of graphs and practice creating graphs in Excel. Knowledge of Windows and Excel required!.

Thursday
Sep 10, 2009
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Room: Women's Board Teaching Center-307A
Cynthia Kahn

RefWorks
RefWorks is a web-based bibliography and database manager that allows users to create a own personal database by importing references from online databases and facilitates bibliography creation. This program is useful when writing papers, collecting research bibliographic references and formatting the paper and the bibliography.

Friday
Sep 11, 2009
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Room: B103
Laura Abate

Excel II

Discuss the use of graphs and practice creating graphs in Excel. Knowledge of Windows and Excel required!.

CANCELLED

Tuesday
Sep 15, 2009
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Room: B103
Cynthia Kahn

October 2009

Introduction to Powerpoint

Learn how to create presentation slides and overheads for your next class or talk. Also learn how to print out your slides and speaker notes to accompany your next presentation. Students will prepare title, bullet, and clipart slides and graphs.

Friday
Oct 2, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room: B103
Catherine Harris

Access Level I

Learn basic Access file structure and commands, and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!

Friday
Oct 9, 2009
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Room: B103
Catherine Harris

Access Level II
Learn advanced functions, commands and Access wizards. Knowledge of Windows is required!

Wednesday
Oct 14, 2009
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Room: B103
Mody Olympia

Instructional Technology Summit Series: Scopus

Instructional Technology Summit Series Lecture hosted by the Himmelfarb Library and Faculty Affairs Office.

Wednesday
Oct 21, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room: B103
Cynthia Kahn

Instructional Technology Summit Series: E-Resources Access & Multidabase Searching

Instructional Technology Summit Series Lecture hosted by the Himmelfarb Library and Faculty Affairs Office.

Wednesday
Oct 28, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room: B103
Paul Levett

November 2009

Instructional Technology Summit Series: RefWorks

Instructional Technology Summit Series Lecture hosted by the Himmelfarb Library and Faculty Affairs Office.

Wednesday
Nov 11, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room: B103
Elaine Sullo

Instructional Technology Summit Series: Information Updates/RSS Feeds

Instructional Technology Summit Series Lecture hosted by the Himmelfarb Library and Faculty Affairs Office.

Thursday
Nov 19, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Room: B103
Laura Abate

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