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Spring 1997 ECN Short Courses

NEW	(*tba* hands-on class location provided in registration response)
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**	AutoCAD: Getting Started
		Monday, February 17	9:30am	*tba*
		
**	ImageMagick: Digital Image Manipulation
 		Thursday, April 10	9:00am	MSEE B-12
 		
	LATEX For Your Thesis
		Thursday, March 20	8:45am	MSEE B-12
		
	MATLAB: Getting Started
		Thursday, January 30	9:00am	MSEE B-12
		
	MATLAB: More Advanced Features
		Thursday, February 6	8:45am	MSEE B-12
		
	MATLAB: Simulink
		Thursday, February 6	9:45am	MSEE B-12
		
	ORACLE: Two Part Basics for Beginners
		Spring Break		"tba"
		
**	PERL: Basic Programming
		Thursday, February 20	8:45am	MSEE B-12
		
**	PhotoShop: Basic Work With Digital Images
		Thursday, February 27	9:00am	MSEE B-12
		
**	PowerPoint: Building A Basic Presentation
		Thursday, February 13	9:45am	MSEE B-12
		
	UNIX: Getting Started
		Tuesday, February 4	9:30am	MSEE B-10
		
	UNIX: C-Shell Basics
		Tuesday, February 18	9:30am	MSEE B-10
		
	UNIX: VI (hands-on)
		Monday, February 10	9:00am	*tba*
		
	WEB: CGI Programming, Part I
		Thursday, February 13	1:30pm	POTR 234
		
	WEB: CGI Programming, Part II
		Wednesday, February 19	1:30pm	*tba*
		
**	WEB: Course Administration
		Thursday, February 27	10:30am	MSEE B-12
		
	WEB: Forms
		Monday, February 17	12:30pm	EE 226
		
	WEB: ISMAPs
		Monday, February 24	12:30pm	EE 226
		
	WEB: Page & Interface Design
		Thursday, March 27	9:00am	MSEE B-12
		
	WEB: Search Engines (an overview)
		Thursday, April 3	9:00am	MSEE B-12
		
	WEB: Basic HTML Coding	
		Monday, February 3	9:00am	*tba*
		Wednesday, February 12	1:30pm	*tba*
		Wednesday, February 26	1:30pm	*tba*
		(select one session from the 3 offered)	

NEW Courses Spring 1997

ImageMagick
Instructors: D. Jacoby, A. Roswarski
Thursday, April 10 --- 9:00am MSEE B-12
ImageMagick is an interactive display package for the X Windows operating environment. It allows you to manipulate image files of a number of different file types (including GIF, JPEG, and TIFF). Examples will be shown on how to crop, rotate, adjust color, and print text on the image. This is a good package to use for pixel identification needed for creating ISMAPS.

Perl
Instructor: M. Senn
Thursday, February 20 --- 8:45am MSEE B-12
Perl is a popular scripting language used to write system software, text processing tools, and World Wide Web CGI programs. If you know how to use a text editor and have experience in at least one programming language this course will teach you to program in Perl. Perl variables and control structures will be explained. The emphasis will be on the practical by using simple example programs. At the end of the course you should be able to write simple Perl programs for everyday tasks.

PhotoShop
Instructor: B. Atkins
Thursday, February 27 --- 9:00am MSEE B-12
Adobe PhotoShop is a software package that lets you work with digital images in a variety of ways. For example, you can

• change image size and/or resolution
• superimpose text or graphics onto an existing image
• sharpen, blur, darken, lighten, or generally "clean up" a whole image or selected regions of an image
• create your own original artwork

PowerPoint
Instructor: D. Gardner
Thursday, February 13 --- 9:45am MSEE B-12
PowerPoint is Microsoft's presentation software, capable of producting slides, interactive slide shows and overheads. This introductory course will guide users through the essential steps in creating an effective PowerPoint presentation. Topics covered will include using templates, generating backgrounds, implementing transitions, and importing elements from other members of the Microsoft Office suite.

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