Training

Class Descriptions

Student Information System (SIS)

Banner SIS 

Banner SIS - Basics

Prerequisites: Faculty and Staff only. Must have a Banner SIS account. Pre-registration is required. *

The Banner Student Information System (SIS) is the software system used to administer student information. All other related Student Information System applications pull data from this system. It supports the full range of functions necessary for student administration including: creation of catalog information, scheduling of classes, recruitment, admissions, residential housing, registration, advising, academic history, degree audit reporting and accounts receivable. Almost all student information data entry is done in this system. Banner SIS consists of menus and forms (an online document where you can enter and look up information in the database). You can do all data maintenance functions in this system except enter grades (SISWeb for Faculty must be used by faculty to enter grades). In Banner SIS, you can change a student's advisor and/or major; assign a junior or senior plan to a student; print unofficial transcripts; view student information such as academic history, registration, demographic, and admission; view class rosters; view faculty schedules; view course enrollment, and more.

This course will introduce you to the Banner Student Information System (SIS). You will learn how to navigate through the Banner SIS forms, view a class roster, view a list of advisees or majors, view address information, view faculty and student schedules, and more.

Banner SIS - Advising

Prerequisites: Faculty and Staff only. Must have a Banner SIS account. Pre-registration is required. *

This course will teach you to use the advising related forms available in the Banner Student Information System. You will learn how to enter advising plans, change a student's major/minor/concentration, change a student's advisor, view a list of advisees, view a list of majors, and print unofficial transcripts. You should have basic Banner SIS skills before taking this class.

Banner SIS - Reports

Prerequisites: Faculty and Staff only. Must have a Banner SIS account. Pre-registration is required. *

In this class you will learn how to run different Banner SIS reports such as class roster reports, section tally reports, currently enrolled advisees reports and much more. You should have basic Banner SIS skills before taking this class.

Data Warehouse 

SIS Data Warehouse

Prerequisites: Faculty and Staff only. Must have a Banner SIS account. Pre-registration is required. *

The SIS Data Warehouse contains a subset of data from the Banner Student Information System and combines it with a user friendly, graphical query/reporting tool (Cognos). This class will teach participants to perform queries and create reports on the Warehouse. Resulting reports can be ran as web pages (html), Adobe PDF files and Excel spreadsheets (xls). Users will be able to get information such as how many students originate from each state, how many English majors graduated last year, list the students with priority registration, and more.

Basic Computer Classes

Care and Feeding of My PC

Keep your PC running at it's best. This course will teach you the utilities and programs to maintain its performance. We'll cover adware, pop-ups, spyware, and viruses too.

Computing Essentials for SOU

Organize your life at SOU by understanding the network, your network account, your e-mail account, and the Barracuda spam filter. You'll also learn about managing your F and G drive space, printing, and an overview of other educational technology resources and support available on campus.

Windows 7

So you've got Windows 7 (or you're about to)... Find out how much you haven't noticed. We'll look at how to control windows, easy file management, gadgets, and using search to find programs, files and folders. Windows 7 may appear to be "just another pretty face" but it is much, much more than that. Join me for an in-depth look.

Clicker Technology

Using Clicker Technology

Engage your audience with interactive "clicker" technology. This program and the associated devices, allow you to gather "real-time" responses to your questions. Everyone participates and interest goes up. Use it for humor or use it anonymously, to get reactions to controversial subjects. You must know PowerPoint to use this technology and participation in this class is required before you may check out "clickers" from media services.

Communication

Gmail - Introduction

This class covers the basics of our new e-mail system.  In this class you will learn how to read, reply, forward, and attach files to messages. Learn to organize documents with labels and use the sent items folder. You will also be introduced to the Address Book, Google docs, and the Gmail calandar.  There are a lot of exciting changes with our move to Gmail, you don't want to miss this class.

Microsoft Office 2007

Office Introduction

A new and exciting version of Office that includes many new interactive features. Learn about "The Ribbon", zoom, push pins, and many other great new time saving features. This class is highly recommended. It will make your transition from Office 2003 a breeze and prevent frustration. After taking this class you are encouraged to install this new version and use it right away!

Access - Basics

Learn about relational databases. General overview of tables, forms, reports and queries. We will develop a simple database and see how the items fit together.

Access - Advanced

Delve into table properties, forms, validation, and other more in-depth parts of Access. Access - Introduction is a suggested prerequisite to this course.

Excel - Basics

Get comfortable with Excel's spreadsheet capabilities. Learn about auto-fill, formulas, formatting and charts. Find out how easy Excel really is.

Excel - Tips and Tricks

These tips and tricks will make your work in Excel more productive and efficient. A look at: format, the formula bar, how to set up a form for data input, outlines, charts and moving data between worksheets.

PowerPoint - Introduction

PowerPoint is a great tool to enhance your presentations. Learn effective ways to engage your audience and how to avoid classic errors. We'll also cover 6 x 6  design, animation, backgrounds, and how to setup with a laptop. See how easily you can add audio and video to your PowerPoint.  This is a suggested prerequisite for the "Using Clicker Technology" class.

Word - Basics

Learn how to make Microsoft Word work for you. This class covers basic features and customization, including formatting, and page layout.

Word - Lists and Outlines

One of the most reported frustrations by our users is using outlines. In this course you'll learn how to effectively make lists, bullets and outlines. Learn about the quick ways to control your document.

Word - Tips and Tricks

Make quick work of your Word documents. This course will teach you about Styles, Auto-correct and columns. This is a fun course that will be worth your time.

Word - Track Changes and Document Protection

Use Word's Track Changes feature to collaborate with others. Learn how to accept and remove changes, see the document in different modes, view changes by person and much more. Also learn how to protect your document from unauthorized access or changes.

Word - Working with Tables

Effectively layout your documents by using the tables command. Discover how to easily make columns line up and use the wizard to auto format the display of information.

Mobile Computing 

Laptop - Basics

For those who have, or plan to get a laptop, this course will make you comfortable with ports, displays, wireless and remote networks. We'll explore all the features and options. Bring your laptop along if you want more specific instruction.

Laptop - Advanced and Mobile Computing

This advanced course will cover power management, wireless networks, PDA's, security at home and on the road, "SOU Anywhere" and LCD setup. We'll also talk about "Spyware" and viruses.

MySOU

MySOU - Introduction

Find out what all the talk is about! Single sign-on to all of your most used resources (Netmail, GroupWise Web Access, Blackboard, SISWeb, and much more). Learn about Groups and how you can use them for classes, committees, projects and authorized clubs. This class is open to everyone! Students, Faculty and Staff.

MySOU - Faculty SISWeb

Prerequisites: Faculty and Staff only. Pre-registration is required. *

MySOU Faculty SISWeb provides faculty with easy, secure, single sign on access (on campus or at home) to the Banner administrative data needed to manage instructor information and advise students.  This class will teach participants how to access information such as a faculty member's schedule, a class list of students, a wait list of students, curriculum information about students, registration information, final grade entry and more. This class is restricted to faculty..

Web Site Maintenance

Web Publish Training

This class is for faculty/staff that are currently using the Web Publish content management software to manage their department's website. If you received initial training for the software package in the past, but need a brush up on how to modify and post web pages this is the class for you.

 

* Contact the Faculty & Staff Help Desk to pre-register for a class.