Software training resources

Presentations

• Navigating Learn.UQ (Blackboard) (PDF, 668.5 KB)
• WiFi, Printing and other IT Essentials (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Software you need at UQ (PDF, 827.4 KB)
• Training Taster (PDF, 498.5 KB)
• Not just books: Make the most of your library (PDF, 6.2 MB)

Session Videos

• Navigating Learn.UQ (Blackboard)
• WiFi, Printing and other IT Essentials
• Software you need at UQ
• Training Taster - Information about the training team and training sessions
• Not just books: Make the most of your library

Exercise file

• Training Taster (DOCX, 29.4 KB)

Training exercise files for Microsoft Word classes

• Styles and Structures (ZIP, 141.4 KB)
• Creating a Structured Thesis - CaST (ZIP, 306.5 KB)

Training manuals

• Styles and Structures (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Creating a Structured Thesis - CaST (Win and Mac) (PDF, 1.5 MB)

Session Videos

• CAST - Creating a Structured Thesis

Training exercise files for Microsoft Excel classes

• Introduction to Excel - no course materials. Open a blank spreadsheet
• Processing data (XLSX, 51.8 KB)
• Further Functions (XLSX, 29.9 KB)
• Charting (ZIP, 1.4 MB)
• Data Analysis (ZIP, 40.9 KB)

Training manuals

• Introduction to Excel (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Processing data (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Further Functions (PDF, 818.9 KB)
• Charting (PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Data Analysis (PDF, 1.3 MB)

Session Videos

• Introduction to Excel

Training manuals

Intro

• Getting started
• dplyr
• ggplot2: introduction
• ggplot2: intermediate
• tidyverse

Advanced

• WebApps with Shiny
• heatmaps
• Packaging and sharing functions
• R reproducible reports with R Markdown and knitr

Session Videos

• Getting started
• dplyr
• ggplot2: introduction
• ggplot2: intermediate
• tidyverse
• heatmaps

EndNote 20 is the current version available to UQ users. The X9 guides are for existing users of EndNote X9.

Learn how to use EndNote with online tutorials or session recordings and training resources.

Training manuals (Windows)

• EndNote 20 Getting started (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• EndNote 20 for Thesis Writing (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• EndNote X9 Getting started (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• EndNote X9 for Thesis Writing (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Training manuals (Mac)

• EndNote 20 Getting started (PDF, 2.3 MB)
• EndNote 20 for Thesis Writing (PDF, 2.2 MB)
• EndNote X9 Getting started (PDF, 2.1 MB)
• EndNote X9 for Thesis Writing (PDF, 2.1 MB)

Session Videos

• EndNote 20: Getting Started
• EndNote 20 for Thesis & Publications Writing
• EndNote X9: Getting Started
• EndNote X9 for Thesis & Publications Writing

Training exercise files for NVivo classes

• NVivo Getting Started (ZIP, 13.7 MB)
• Next Steps (ZIP, 9.5 MB)

Training manuals

• NVivo Getting Started (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• NVivo Getting Started (Both Mac and Win) (PDF, 5.2 MB)
• Next Steps (PDF, 3.2 MB)

Session Videos

• NVivo Getting Started

Training Manual

• Python with Spyder: an introduction to data science (MD, 225.8 KB)
• Python data transformation and visualisation with pandas
• Python data visualisation with seaborn
• Intermediate data visualisation in python with seaborn

Training exercise files for Photoshop class

• Images (ZIP, 21.9 MB)

Training manual

• Photoshop for beginners (PDF, 1.7 MB)

Training manual

• QGIS: Introduction to mapping
• QGIS intermediate: raster analysis
• QGIS: Mobile Mapping
• QGIS: Vector Analysis

Training manuals

• Covidence Getting started (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Session video

• Covidence Getting Started

Covidence Academy

• Videos and guidance on systematic reviews and Covidence

Training exercise files for Microsoft PowerPoint classes

• PowerPoint workshop (ZIP, 91.9 KB)

Training manual

• PowerPoint workshop (PDF, 2.3 MB)

Training Manual

• Intro to GitHub
• Git version control for collaboration (MD, 401.4 KB)

Training exercise files for Adobe Acrobat classes

• Adobe Acrobat essentials (ZIP, 630.1 KB)
• Adobe Acrobat forms (ZIP, 571.6 KB)

Training manuals

• Adobe Acrobat essentials (PDF, 2 MB)
• Adobe Acrobat forms (PDF, 1.9 MB)

Training manuals

• Infographics using Venngage (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Infographics: Planning and Designing (PDF, 7.5 MB)

Sample Infographic

Session Videos

• Infographics using Venngage
• Infographics: Planning and Designing

Training exercise files for Premiere Pro classes

• Premiere Pro - Video Editing Basics
  • (Audio) (ZIP, 9.3 MB)
  • (Images) (ZIP, 2.1 MB)
  • (Video: Atoms (ZIP, 7.5 MB);  Sun (ZIP, 9 MB); PlanetEarth (ZIP, 12.3 MB)) 

Training manuals

• Premiere Pro - Video Editing Basics (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Training exercise files for Audacity classes

• Audacity: Introduction to audio editing

Training manuals

• Audacity: Introduction to audio editing (MD, 359.3 KB)

Training exercise files for my ePortfolio classes

• my ePortfolio (ZIP, 17.6 MB)

Training manuals

• my ePortfolio (PDF, 2 MB)

Training manuals

• Overleaf: write and collaborate on LaTeX documents (PDF, 297.3 KB)
• Source files for the manual

Training exercise files for Qualtrics classes

• Using Qualtrics for Surveys

Training manuals

• Using Qualtrics for Surveys