IT Training Resource Centre

• IT Training Overview
     
  Murdoch University provides access to a wide range of training courses to help students conduct their academic studies and staff perform their academic or business functions. For ease of reference we have listed training relevant to staff and students under separate tabs.

  These training resources are designed to compliment the wide range of software applications for which Murdoch has license agreements, the full Software Catalogue is available here.

  Under the "Other" tab you will find training that is available externally by the software vendors or commercial providers. Many of these courses will require payment to attend.
   

• Training for Students
    

  Overview of IT

  • STUDENT IT @ MURDOCH
  • Introduction to the Murdoch network (powerpoint)

  Online Training

  Murdoch University students have access to a wide range of interactive training courses, including those from the Microsoft eLearning Library (Mell). A list of all MeLL courses available can be found here.

  Note: Authentication is via Active Directory (AD) so if asked to authenticated you will need to add  "ad\" in front of your Murdoch Username.  eg  ad\12345678

  2007 Microsoft Office System Courses Access 2003 * Endnote Excel 2003 * Excel 2003 - Advanced * Frontpage 2003 * OneNote 2003 * Outlook 2003 *

  Outlook 2003 - Advanced * Powerpoint 2003 * Project 2003 * SharePoint * Visio Standard 2003 * WebCT Word 2003 * Word 2003 - Advanced *

  * Training requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater with scripting enabled. These courses will not run under Mac OS.
   
• Training for Staff
      

  Overview of IT

  • Guide to IT for Staff (pdf)
  • Getting Started with IT at Murdoch (for Staff & "Others")

  Murdoch Corporate Applications

  • Finance 1 - for Finance 1 training contact Mitchell Carre on Extension 6165 or go to the Office of Financial Services Web Page for the Finance One User Manuals
  • Callista - for Callista training contact Callista team on 7500 or visit the Callista information pages.
  • Alesco/Concept - for Concept training contact HR
  • Library Information Skills

  Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC)

  • WebCT workshops
  • Teaching development seminars

  Classroom Training

  • Human Resources - Human Resources conduct IT training courses on a regular basis

  Online Training

  Murdoch University staff have access to a wide range of interactive training courses, some courses are hosted locally at Murdoch while others such as the latest Microsoft E-Learning courses are hosted externally

  Microsoft E-Learning training. (for Office 2007)*

  • Externally hosted training for Word 2007, Excel 2007, Powerpoint 2007, etc
  • Click here for registration instructions the first time you access E-Learning
  • Click here https://business.microsoftelearning.com/ at any time to access E-Learning site (will require your Windows Live ID and password, then Click the "My Learning Catalogue" link at the top left.)
  • Note: These courses are externally hosted so internet traffic charges will apply.

  Microsoft eLearning Library (Mell) training. (for Office 2003) **

  • Murdoch hosted training for Word 2003, Excel 2003, Powerpoint 2003, etc
  • Click here to start the Microsoft eLearning Library (Mell)
  • Note: Authentication is via Active Directory (AD) so if asked to authenticated you will need to add "ad\" in front of your Murdoch Username. eg ad\12345678

  * Training requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or greater with scripting enabled. These courses will not run under Mac OS.
  ** Training requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or greater with scripting enabled. These courses will not run under Mac OS.

  Training for IT Professionals

  IT Support Staff have access to a wide range of online and CD based training courses. Due to restrictions on the number of  staff able to access these training materials most require staff to contact Neil Huck in ITS for full the full access details.

  • CD based Microsoft Server Training - ITS have a collection of CD based "Microsoft SA eLearning" training courses that require a local install from CD. Courses include Server, SQL and Exchange up to version 2003. All new courses will be hosted online by Microsoft, see below.
  • Microsoft hosted online Server courses - All new Microsoft eLearning courses for which we are eligible have been moved to a Microsoft hosted online delivery system. The advantage is the courses are kept up to date with a much broader range of courses. The disadvantge is all course are access via a single Program Code that is unique to Murdoch but which currently only has 40 activations. For this reason as to the code is restriced to IT support staff and needs to be obtained by contacting ITS. A full description of how to gain access is here.
     
• Useful Training Links
   
  

  Overview:

  Murdoch University staff and students many find these other training resources useful. Some of these training resources are provided for free online, and some are offered by external providers on a pay to attend basis.

  Software Vendor Web Sites that offer training

  • Adobe & Macromedia
  • Business Objects & Crystal Reports
  • EndNote (online seminars)
  • Microsoft
  • SPSS  (numerous statistical courses for a fee)

  External Providers:

  • Curtin Computer Training Centre dedicated to providing specialised training in desktop productivity software. Course list.
  • UWA Extension courses providing a wide range of classroom and online training. Online course index.
  • Dimension Data provide a large range of general, specialist and certification courseware. List of courses scheduled for Perth
  • Drake Training provides training services, particularly a wide range of desktop products like MS Office and Crystal Reports.

  Other Useful Online Resources - (Terminology, IT dictionaries etc)

  • Keep up-to-date with IT terminology (an Educause resource)
  • Wikipedia (a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit)
  • Answers.com (a free EncycloDictionAlmanacApedia)
  • lynda.com (lots here for Mac users)
  • Programming Tutorials (a resource for programmers)