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Class Descriptions:

Information Resources (IR) Computer Training Classes

Description: Information Resources (IR) offers a variety of computer training classes. Class offerings focus on various computer applications including Microsoft, WebCT and others. To learn more about the classes offered by IR and/or their availability, choose the appropriate link shown below:

1. Training catalogue - Listing of classes offered by IR
2. Web scheduler - On Line registration for computer classes offered by IR
3. Current month calendar - Shows classes being offered this month.

For questions or additional information about the classes, contact the IR training manager.

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New Employee Orientation

Description: New Employee Orientation provides an introduction to and overview of UT Dallas. During the session, participants will learn about the history, mission and values of UTD. Important policies will be discussed as well as the insurance and retirement programs in which eligible employees may enroll. Employee's are encouraged to bring information on the persons they wish to list as beneficiaries (i.e. names, addresses, social security numbers and dates of birth). A box lunch is provided for all who have been registered (see below).

Target Audience: Open to all new benefit eligible staff and faculty.

Registration: There is no open registration for New Employee Orientation. Staff and Faculty should work with their departments to register for New Employee Orientation. All registrations must be in to Human Resources a week in advance of the scheduled session. New Employee Orientation is normally scheduled for the first, third and fifth Wednesdays of each month. For additional information, send an email to: hrtraining@utdallas.edu or contact Human Resources Management, x2221.

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Writing for ESL Students

Description: An important aspect of teaching ESL writers is being aware of the eminent presence of errors in one’s writing when composing in a second language. When responding to an ESL (English as a Second Language) student’s written work, you will find it helpful to have different strategies for responding to errors found in writing assignments. In this seminar you will hear a member of the faculty  share his expertise and his experience in responding to  the ESL student’s written work.

Target Audience: UTD Faculty and Teaching Assistants

Registration: Register by sending an email to oee@utdallas.edu (first and last name, email address, department, and seminar title) 

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Financial Information Systems (FINS) Training - Level 2

Description: The Office of the Controller is delighted to offer monthly Financial Records System (FRS) training classes for faculty and staff who have direct or indirect responsibilities for processing, reporting, or overseeing financial transactions at UTD. FRS Training – Level 2 is a two hour workshop designed to help attendees:

• Obtain a basic understanding of UTD’s accounting structure
• Learn how to navigate and read the online manager screens
• Understand how to prepare and document Interdepartmental Transfer forms (IDTs)
• Know how to set up and run Automated Journal Entries (AutoJEs)

Advance Requirements: This workshop assumes that attendees are familiar with FRS basic inquiry screens. We encourage attendees who have never been to an FRS training workshop to attend FRS Training – Level 1 before FRS Training – Level 2. This workshop is given in a computer training room. In order to get the most value, we recommend that you bring your FRS account user name and password. This will allow you to follow the instructor by logging into your own set of data.

Target Audience: This class is for faculty and staff who have direct or indirect responsibilities for processing, reporting, or overseeing financial transactions at UTD.

Registration: Send an email registration to Sharon Caffery, Controller's Office or call her at 2602.

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SPIN Grant Funding

Description: The Office of Sponsored Projects and the McDermott Library will host an interactive demonstration of the SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) and GENIUS (Global Expertise Network for Industry, Universities, and Scholars) databases. SPIN and GENIUS are the subscription databases the University of Texas at Dallas provides to assist researchers in finding funding opportunities. During this demonstration, you will have the opportunity to create your own personalized SPIN profile which will automatically send you targeted funding opportunities via e-mail. In addition, the session will include how to find a variety of paper and electronic materials on writing a proposal and administering a grant.  The facilitators for this demonstration will be Leslie Harper from the Office of Sponsored Projects and Ellen Safley from the McDermott Library.

Target Audience: This class is open to all UTD faculty and staff interested in researching funding opportunities.

Registration: Please Email to Leslie Harper to register.

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Reviewing a Blockbuster: The Turner Exhibition at the Dallas Museum of Art

Description: Dr. Brettell is the Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair of Art & Aesthetics in UTD's School of Arts & Humanities. His presentation will cover the current special exhibition of some 140 works by J.M.W. Turner at the Dallas Museum of Art (Feb. 10 to May 18, 2008). The Dallas showing is the largest and most comprehensive retrospective ever presented in the U.S. of the career of Turner (1775-1851). Turner is considered to be the most famous English Romantic landscape artist and one of the greatest landscape artists in the history of art. He became known as the "painter of light" and "The Man Who Set Painting on Fire." His painting shown above is titled The Battle of Trafalgar (1822-1824) and is included in the Dallas showing. Dr. Brettell will delve into questions such as was Turner a Modern Painter?

Target Audience: All UTD faculty and staff and public welcome.

For information please contact Pierrette Lacour, 972-883-2475, or Tom Koch, 972-883-4951

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Account Reconciliation Training

Description: The Office of Finance offers Account Reconciliation training classes each quarter. The class is for faculty and staff who must reconcile their financial system account reports and for supervisors or department heads who must review and approve the account reconciliation.In this class you will learn how to read your monthly financial system reports and will be instructed in the steps necessary to conduct an account reconciliation. It is recommended that the person who reconciles the account and the person who reviews the reconciliation attend the class together, if possible.

Target Audience: Intended for UTD faculty and staff responsible for reconciling financial system account reports.

Registration: Send an email registration to Sharon Caffery, Controller's Office or call her at 2602.

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RefWorks Citation Management

Description: Got questions or need help using the citation manager? RefWorks is a citation management service that allows you to import citations from online article indexes and databases, organize and manage these references within folders, automatically format them within papers and create instant bibliographies in a variety of styles.

For Additional Information & Registration: Email Carol Oshel at carol.oshel@utdallas.edu or call her at 972-883-262. You may also register online.

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Enhancing Student's Written Work Through Research

Description: Writing is a recursive process involving a combination of thinking, writing, and revising. Professors know the best way for students to improve their thinking and writing is to exercise these skills. How can this be accomplished within an academic setting? Seven faculty members from different schools will discuss how they enhance students’ written work through research activities. A librarian will be present to explain library support for courses.

Target Audience: UTD Faculty

Registration: Register by sending an email to oee@utdallas.edu (first and last name, email address, department, and seminar title) 

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