Further IT skills

Depending on the needs of your course and the requirements of your department you might also need skills in other computer packages such as:

Excel

For numerical analysis, manipulating data lists and producing graphs. Fill in a checklist to assess your skills:

• Excel level 1: Getting started
• Excel level 2: Making more of Excel

PowerPoint

For giving presentations. Fill in a checklist to assess your skills:

• PowerPoint level 1: Getting started
• PowerPoint level 2: Making more of PowerPoint

Word for Dissertations

For postgraduates with good Word skills who wish to learn the best techniques for writing up a dissertation. Fill in a checklist to assess your skills: Word for dissertations.

Further courses

For information about taught courses offered on these and additional packages, please visit the Courses Online Booking System (COBS).

Information Services also offer self-paced and other learning resources in these and additional packages. For further information see Information Services Training and Learning Resources.

Research Postgraduates

A wider range of IT training courses is available to research postgraduates through Staff Development.

If you feel that your IT skill level is insufficient for you to be able to attend the courses on offer to you, contact the IT Service Desk as early in the term as possible.