Information Technology Services

Check out our summer lineup of classes available now!

We've made a few changes to our regular class offerings and adjusted the length of some sessions to accommodate the short summer season and allow time for Instructional Services staff to work on several special projects throughout the summer. We've also added some new classes you'll want to consider.

Summer classes begin Tuesday, June 30 and continue throughout July. These free classes often fill quickly, so you'll want to Register Now to guarantee your place in the classes you need!

You can view the Current Class Schedule by date, or check the Classes By Topic to see the classes grouped by application or topic. You can also read the Class Descriptions to find out what's covered in each class.

To suggest or request a particular class please contact Cj Johnson at 231-6245 or Lorna Olsen at 231-6328 for more information.

We've split the Access 2007 training into three different sessions this summer. We suggest you take these classes in this order:

• Access 2007 Database Basics - This three hour class is designed for those new to using Access, or those who've used it but still need to learn the basics. We'll focus on the essential skills you need to get started using Access 2007.
• Access 2007 for Windows - Part One - This six hour class (two days) is intended for those new to using Access who have completed the Database Basics class, or those who've used databases someone else created but need to know more.
• Access 2007 for Windows - Part Two - Once you have the basic skills covered in the Database Basics and Part One classes, take this six hour (two-days) class to focus on other skills you can use to maintain data consistency and integrity so you'll produce data you can trust!

We will offer our regular full series of Blackboard Training later in August before the start of the fall semester.

Watch for complete schedule information coming in early August! For more information, please contact Lorna Olsen at 231-6328 or Cj Johnson at 231-6245.

NDSU departments and business units now have a new option available for creating Web sites.

The Information Technology Division, in cooperation with University Relations, has developed a Content Management System (CMS) using an application named TYPO3. This CMS system allows departments to create and publish NDSU-branded Web sites.

Experience has shown that our CMS Training is most effective when you attend training after your department has requested a site and you have gained access to the site and are ready to begin working on it. For that reason, regular CMS (TYPO3) Training classes won't normally appear on our full training schedule. We will conduct CMS training sessions on an "as-needed" basis as your site is available and you have been granted access to it.

To register for basic CMS Training, please contact Lorna Olsen at 231-6328 once you've requested a site and access.

CMS (TYPO3) Refresher Workshops

If you've previously attended our regular CMS Training sessions, or if you've already started using the CMS system but need a "refresher", we have three CMS Workshops available this summer. Each workshop will cover a specifed topic briefly and then allow time for participants to work on their own sites and ask questions while they work! Check the Class Schedule to see what we'll cover in each workshop -- register for all three, or attend just the ones you need!

Check out the CMS (TYPO3) Training and the CMS (TYPO3) Refresher Workshop class descriptions for more information about these classes.