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Dissertation Supervisor Involves the supervision of students involved in the International Bridging Programme for Graduate Studies.  A full-time programme for international students who are preparing for postgraduate study either at Royal Holloway, University of London or another university in the U.K.

Academic Language Lessons (Ph.d Level) Key Tasks language use (written and spoken) academic grounding focus arguments and explore secondary research materials

Masters in Poetic Practise - Computer Component EN5001 - Methods and Materials of Research Methods and Materials of Research: a series of weekly one-hour seminars in the Autumn Term; it is designed to inform students about Library and computing resources and to introduce some of the skills required for graduate work. This course will assist students in creating web pages, pdfs, large documents in Word, web-casting, animations, sound, and incorporating sound and streaming video into powerpoint presentations and web pages. Introductory Courses IS998 Getting Started with IT at Royal Holloway, University of London This session offers an introduction to the IT facilities that are specific to Royal Holloway. * How to log on to the system * How to use your College e-mail * Essential regulations * Where to save your work * How to use the College printers * Where to get help when you need it IS121 Creating Effective Documents using MS Word Learn to use Microsoft Word’s tools to produce university standard documents, with an emphasis on clarity and structure. * Create an automatic Table of Contents * Add and position Clip Art * Insert Page Breaks * Make effective use of Styles * Add Footnotes and in-text referencing * Easily produce a Bibliography Word Processing Sessions IS124 Formatting Techniques using MS Word Using a newsletter as an example, this session shows you how to use a range of versatile desk top publishing type skills in your documents. * Use columns to format text * Wrap text around objects accurately * Insert and format WordArt * Use Section and Column breaks * Create and format Pull Quotes * Employ Drop Caps IS126 Further Document Creation Techniques using MS Word Use some of Word’s more advanced features. * Use Section Breaks effectively * Create and use your own Styles * Use specific Headers & Footers in different sections of a document * Insert differently formatted pages into a document, e.g. landscape pages * Use tables to assist formatting * Work with Table of Contents IS128 Working with Larger Documents using MS Word Word’s more advanced features used to produce larger documents, e.g. dissertations and theses * Create a Master and Subdocument structure * Work with Word’s Master and Subdocument facility * Insert Table of Contents and Table of Figures into a Master document * Use Headers & Footers effectively in each subdocument Information Retrieval IS225 Getting the Most from E-journals * Trace reading list references to e-journals * Use e-journal services as searchable databases * Access the full text of the article IS227 Managing Information with WriteNote * Save book and journal references out of web pages * Organise and print items in various citation formats * Add references directly to word documents * Save complete web pages with notes Spreadsheet Solutions IS322 Advanced Features of MS Excel * Use of Filters to locate the information you need * Apply Cell Names in order to create meaningful formulae * Apply Conditional Formatting IS326 Presenting Data Graphically using MS Excel graphical presentation of data contained in a spreadsheet. * Create and edit a range of charts * Apply regression lines and error bars * Merge two charts together * Modify the data series * Format charts Creating and Giving Presentations IS720 Creating Effective Presentations with MS PowerPoint Create presentations using a range of slides Insert Charts and Images Modify the background etc. of all slides using the Masters Produce presentations that engage your audience Add animation Protect yourself from hardware failure etc. IS722 Further Features of MS PowerPoint Add animation to charts Insert hyperlinks into a slide Use Action Buttons to help navigation Insert sound and video clips Add background images Create a Summary slide Databases IS421 Organizing Data with MS Access Create Tables to store your data Enter and edit data in a table Write and run a range of Access queries Add criteria to queries to obtain more specific information IS422 Further Features of MS Access Create Forms and Reports using Wizards Use Action Queries to modify your data Modify Forms and Reports IS423 Advanced MS Access Create Group queries to count the number of relevant records, produce group summaries, averages etc. Produce forms and then modify them by adding Command Buttons etc. Produce Reports which include Group Summaries Create Reports from a query and modify it to better suit your needs Graphics IS524 Essential Scanning Skills Which scanner settings are key to successful scanning? How to produce small sized files, and why Different methods of inserting your graphics into Word How to save images from Web pages How to capture images from screen IS526 Manipulating Images using Paint Shop Pro Use the Crop facility to Select parts of an image Copy parts of an image using the Clone facility Make effective use of Layers Change the colour of selected parts of an image Select sections of an image using a variety of methods Add text to an image Web Page Creation IS601 Creating a Simple Web Page Creating a basic web page Adding headings, bullets and tables Inserting hyperlinks and bookmarks Inserting graphics Formatting a web page using Cascade Style Sheets (CSS) Working in the different HoTMetaL PRO views IS610 Practical use of HoTMetaL PRO Creating pages: HoTMetaL PRO Viewing pages: Internet Explorer Storing pages: the (W:) drive Key resources: vital URLs IS620 HyperText Markup Language (HTML) IS620 The concept of HTML The Document Type Definition (DTD) HEAD and BODY regions Required elements Optional elements Nesting and containers IS680 Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) What is Adobe PDF? The role of PDF within the web Distiller and PDFwriter The PDFmaker macro for Word Using Acrobat to modify a PDF file Adding hyperlinks Creating a PDF form Capturing PDF forms data

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