Don't forget to visit our ITTS FAQs page to find guides and information regarding our IT network and procedures.
About ITTS
Where are you located? IT Training & Support (known as ITTS) is located within the 24-hour computer room. We have a dedicated training room with 13 computers.
When can I attend? You can attend a drop-in session (see document attached) or make an appointment by emailing us: ittraining@marjon.ac.uk
Who do I see? Support and training is provided by Mersedes Farjad and our administrator, Kathryn Parker, will respond to your enquiries.
Give an example of what you do? Some examples are:
- Help with using tables appropriately in Word to create a better layout for your document
- Inserting a table of contents in Word and changing page numbering
- Using formulas in Excel and producing graphs
- Creating online surveys using Survey Monkey
- Jazzing up PowerPoint presentations
- Using Prezi
- Help with using Outlook email and redirecting University emails to a personal email address
- Formatting your dissertation
- and the list goes on...
We also provide free IT Training to Marjon students and staff to receive nationally/internationally recognised IT qualifications. Come to the Unit for a taster session and see which course and level would be most suitable for you.
Staff Contact Details
Mersedes Farjad - IT Training & Support Manager, mfarjad@marjon.ac.uk, ext 2059, direct line 01752 636859
Kathryn Parker - Clerical Assistant, kparker@marjon.ac.uk, ext 2059, direct line 01752 636859, available Mon to Thu from 9:00 to 14:30
Session Bookings
Use the links below to book onto sessions for ECDL and Dissertations.
You must be logged in to book onto a session!
Courses on Offer
In addition to the individual bespoke support offered to students and staff during drop-in sessions, ITTS provide you the opportunity to receive a nationally (and internationally) recognised IT qualification. You will need to take exams in order to receive the certificate and you will need to pay for exam fees. However the cost is minimal in comparison to what the public have to pay for their IT course. We offer qualifications at 3 levels:
- Clait - Level 1
- ECDL - Level 2
- ECDL Advanced - Level 3
You don't have to take an exam if you don't wish to; you can just turn up for a specific session to learn new skills (for example learning how to work with tables).
ECDL Qualification & Tasks
TASK SHEETS - what are they?
You can see a list of task sheets below that are associated with the ECDL module. If you can carry out the task on all the sheets then you are ready for the exam! If you're not too sure about one or two items then come and see us in a drop-in session.
If most of the tasks are unfamiliar then attend one of our taught sessions (available in the What's On guide).
WORD PROCESSING - TASK SHEETS AND FILES
SPREADSHEET - TASK SHEETS AND FILES
POWERPOINT - TASK SHEET AND FILES
IT SECURITY FOR USERS - TASK SHEETS
Word Processing Resources
The files required for the Word Processing handouts can be found here:
Spreadsheet Resources
Files for worksheets 1 to 5 can be found in this folder
This worksheet covers:
- Adjust Columns and Rows
- Deleting a Column/Row
- Inserting Rows/Columns
- Hide/Unhide Columns & Rows
- Freeze/Unfreeze Rows
- Name a Worksheet
- Copy or Move Worksheets
This worksheet covers:
- Align data
- Format Numbers
- Add Cell Borders:
- Embolden Data:
- Change Font Style, Size & Colour
- Apply Shading to Cells
- Text Wrapping in Cells
- Text Orientation
- Copy Formatting
This worksheet covers:
- Column Charts
- Pie Charts
- Line Graph
- Scatter Charts
- Calculate Averages (Mean)
- Calculate Standard Deviation
- Display Standard Deviation on Chart
- Insert a Chart into a Word Document & Create Caption
- Normal distribution
- Correlation
- Format a trend Line to get r2 and Equation for line
This worksheet covers:
- Using operators in formulas
- Creating formulas
- Copying formulas
- Operators
- Formula error messages
- Order of operations in a formula
- Absolute and relative cell referencing
This worksheet contains:
- What is a function?
- SUM
- AVERAGE
- MAX
- MIN
- COUNT
- COUNTA
- COUNTBLANK
- IF
PowerPoint Resources
For complete beginners:
You will need to save this file to use with the guide.
You will need to save this file to use with the guide.
You will need to save this file to use with the guide.
Try these resources if you've used PowerPoint before:
The text for this presentation can be found on the bottom of each slides in the notes section.
Open the presentation and follow the instructions provided in the notes section
This list has been collaborated by students; suggesting what should be considered when preparing for a presentation.
Dissertation Resources
In this section you can find mostly Microsoft Office Word Processing resources to help you with your dissertation.
Please email me at mfarjad@marjon.ac.uk if you would like to see a resource here.
This is the guide used for the Dissertation Formatting taught sessions delivered by ITTS and Academic Skills. You will need to save the following three files in order to work through this handout: The Solar System.docx, Transit of Mercury.jpeg, and Phobos.jpg. To save the files below, right-click and select Save target as...
More information regarding the layout and formatting of the dissertation can be found in the Student Handbook on Learning Space (Academic Matters/Substantive Assessment Tasks/Presentation of an Honours Project).
You can also find a wealth of resources on the Academic Skills Website including tips on writing your Literature Review and Methodology.
Additional short guides can be found below:
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