ABAP - The SAP programming language
David Rosenberg
Mon Jan 7, 02-04:00pm, N42-Demo Center
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 25 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Knowledge of computer programming and programming experience
Starting in 1995, MIT replaced many of our standalone central systems with the integrated, commercial SAP R/3 system. We have since added many other functions to our SAP system - replacing other standalone systems or introducing new functionality at MIT.
SAP has more that 40,000 customers with more than 120,000 installations and more than 12,000,000 users worldwide. With so many customers, there has to be a way to "customize" the system to adapt it to particular customers' requirements. This session will deal with the customization process - particularly the ABAP programming language in which most SAP application code is written. It will describe the ABAP programming environment and will attempt to contrast ABAP with other programming languages. This session will not discuss any of the business processes using MIT's SAP system.
Contact: David Rosenberg, W92-210, x3-8054, rosenberg@mit.edu
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An Overview of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and the Brahman presence of ERP systems in today’s businesses?
Ian Bennett
Thu Jan 17, 02-04:00pm, W92 - 210 Demo Room, Meet in Lobby
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 16 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: None
Dynamic, flexible, and omnipresent Information Systems (IS) seam to be retaining their place in today’s businesses despite their enormous cost and inflexible support contracts. This two hour discussion will provide a 1 hr overview of the ERP system including the management of materials through purchasing, production, and inventory management. All discussion material is supported with examples from major companies such as Campbell’s Soups, IBM and the MIT Broad Institute. Learning will be delivered using a form of learning labeled as story telling. The second hour will be a one hour working discussion about the benefits and disadvantages of such large and complex information systems. The hardware component of these systems will not be covered in this session.
Contact: Ian Bennett, TBD, 324-5908, IBennett@mit.edu
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Beyond WEBSIS: The Future of Student Systems at MIT
Jag Patel
Thu Jan 24, 12-01:00pm, 4-253
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 22-Jan-2008
Limited to 15 participants.
Prereq: open to all undergraduate and graduate students
Have you ever wished that you could register online, that you had a tool to identify what GIR and departmental requirements you have fulfilled and what is still missing, or had a simple way to plan future semesters that links to the course catalogue? Now is your chance to be heard! MIT has just begun a study known as the Student System Vision Study to develop a vision for the future of student systems at MIT and we need your help. Join us for a student focus group and help answer questions such as “What type of self-service functionality do you want?”, "What tools do you need to plan your 4 years at MIT?", and "How can we better meet your advising needs?". Your opinion and perspective is very important and will help shape the experience of future students at MIT.
Lunch and a small token of appreciation will be provided.
Contact: Seth Winerman, W92-210, (617) 452-2187, winerman@mit.edu
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Effective Use of Wikis
Carter Snowden (IST), Jim Cain (OEIT), Molly Ruggles (OEIT)
Tue Jan 22, 01-02:30pm, 3-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Information Services & Technology recently launched an enterprise wiki service for MIT. The service is available to administrative and research groups and for use in MIT classes.
Your wiki site will benefit greatly from some basic planning around issues of scope, goals, organization, and audience and from a from a basic understanding of both what a wiki is good at and its limitations.
If you're thinking about starting a wiki space for your group or class, or if you have a space but would like some ideas about how to make better use of it, you should benefit from this activity.
Contact: Carter Snowden (IST), w92-114, x2-4320, csnowden@mit.edu
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Excel for Scientists I
Kate Kibbee
Thu Jan 10, 09-04:00am, W92-203
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 240.00 for costs
This course is designed specifically for scientists and engineers who use Excel in analysis and presentation of experimental results.
Graphs for Science:
Standard Deviation Error bars
Secondary axes
Frequencies and histograms
Interpolation/Extrapolation
Complicated Graph manipulation
Marking specific data points
Regression Analysis:
Single Regress: Slope + intercept
Linear and Non-linear regression Lines
Curve fitting
Sigmoid Curves (logistic)
Controls for Simulations
Creating your own functions
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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Excel for Scientists II
Kate Kibbee
Thu Jan 24, 09-04:00am, W92-203
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 240.00 for costs
This course is designed specifically for scientists and engineers who use Excel in analysis and presentation of experimental results. This course will be using Excel 2003.
Statistical Analysis:
Sample and Sampling distributions
Random Number Generation
Normal Distributions
Student's t-Distributions
Chi-Squared Distributions
Analysis of Variance (Anova)
Data Analysis
Details and summaries
Sorting/Filtering records
Nesting functions inside functions
Locating interpolated values
Validating data entry
Multi-Cell Array Formulas
Single-Cell Array Formulas
...And much more!
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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FileMaker Database Concepts & Design
Bronwen Heuer
Tue Jan 29, Thu Jan 31, 09-12:00am, W92-206
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
You will practice creating a database, including how to:
define fields
create calculating fields
set validation rules/auto-enter features
define relationships
view related data using portals
determine the appropriate uses of lookups versus unstored data.
Other topics:
security
conversion of databases from flat to relational
conversion from earlier versions of FileMaker
importing/exporting data
using scripts to automate common tasks.
Prerequisites: FileMaker Pro: Designing Reports and Layouts.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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IS&T Adaptive Technology Open House
Mary Ziegler, Kathy Cahill
Wed Jan 30, 01-03:00pm, 7-143
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The IS&T ATIC (Adaptive Technology for Information and Computing) Lab Open House showcases the latest adaptive technologies for persons with disabilities. This year, we plan to highlight magnification devices, braille embossing, accessibility features in Mac OS, and alternative keyboard and pointing devices. To see the scope of the technologies and services offered by ATIC, please see http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/adaptive For specific quesitons or more informaiton, please contact us at atic@mit.edu or 617-253-7808
Contact: Mary Ziegler, 7-143, x8-9328, maryz@mit.edu
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IT Overview and Data Center tours
Anne Silvester
Thu Jan 24, 01-02:30pm, TBA
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Signup by: 11-Jan-2008
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Information Systems and Technology will provide an overview on MITnet services and a tour of the recently renovated W91 and W92 Data centers. W91's tour will include an overview for Co-location services.
The tour will start at 1:00 at W92 in the Back Bay conference room.
Contact: dost@mit.edu
Contact: Mike Mullett, W91-107, 253-7049, mmullett@mit.edu
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InDesign: Basics
John Madama
Wed Jan 30, Fri Feb 1, 09-04:00am, W92-206
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Fee: 340.00 for costs
Adobe's page layout program for Print, PDF's/Web. Day One covers basics/typography, working threaded text blocks, cropping/scaling graphics. Participants will learn to use Master Pages, spellcheck ,copyfit text, create/apply color, set automatic page numbering while creating a simple 3 page document - H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds.
Day Two concentrates on building a Newsletter/Brochure. Day Two includes: scaling type, inset graphics, text wrapping, gradients, auto drop capital letters, shadows, templates, clipping paths, transparency, layers, table of contents, index generation and placing type on a curved path/book commands.
Basic knowledge of word processing, working with a mouse required.
Pay for fee-based courses via SAP requisition, or with cash/check.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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Introducing Thalia
Janet Riley Bowker
Thu Jan 24, 12:30-02:00pm, W20-306
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Thalia is a web application that helps projects manage their digital media. Store, organize, and share photos and files. If you RSVP to thalia-iap@mit.edu with your Kerberos login, we will create an account so you can try it out during the demo. Come see what Thalia can do for your project!
Web: http://thalia.mit.edu
Contact: Janet Riley Bowker, W92-114, (617) 324-5963, jbowker@mit.edu
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Introduction to Mac OS X Leopard Server
Patrick McNeal, Stephen Ragalevsky
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:30pm, Broad Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 280 participants.
Single session event
Most people have seen Apple's Mac OS X client software, but have you ever seen their server solution? Built on open source technologies and open standards, Apple has created a product that can easily fit into just about any environment. During this session, Stephen Ragalevsky, a senior systems engineer with Apple, will give an introduction to Mac OS X 10.5 Server and cover topics such as deployment, collaboration tools, podcast producer and how to integrate it with existing MIT infrastructure.
This session is being held at the Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center.
Contact: Patrick McNeal, N42-250e, x3-0196, mcneal@mit.edu
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Introduction to the "Google Phone" (Android Platform and Open Handset Alliance)
Andrew Yu, Rich Miner, Dave Mitchell, Joe Onorato
Mon Jan 28, 01-02:30pm, 32-144
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: n/a
In November 2007, Google announced a new major initiative — the Android software stack — and launched the Open Handset Alliance, a group of mobile technology companies aimed at developing applications for what is being welcomed as the first complete open mobile development platform.
This class will provide an introduction to the Android platform incuding the following:
1. What is Android and Open Handset Alliance? Why is this important?
2. Potential mobile applications?
3. Potential devices?
4. Software Development Kit (SDK) and other tools
Web: http://code.google.com/android
Contact: Andrew Yu, N42-250i, (617) 324-8985, andrewyu@mit.edu
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Introduction to the Apple iPhone and Web Applications
Andrew Yu, Matthew Sullivan, Justin Anderson
Thu Jan 24, 01-02:30pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: n/a
The Apple iPhone was introduced in June, 2007 and changed the way we think about smartphones. One of the key features of the iPhone is the ability to view full web sites as well as take advantage of web applications specifically designed for the iPhone.
This session will provide an introduction to the iPhone and web applications:
1. Introduction to the iPhone
2. How does the iPhone work @ MIT?
3. Web Applications for the iPhone: Examples
4. How to create Web Applications for the iPhone
5. What's Next?
Web: http://developer.apple.com/iphone/devcenter/
Contact: Andrew Yu, N42-250i, (617) 324-8985, andrewyu@mit.edu
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MITnet: The MIT Campus Computer Network – A look behind the scenes
Jeffrey I. Schiller
Wed Jan 16, 01-04:00pm, 3-270
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
MITnet is MIT’s campus computer network. Both wired and wireless it all runs on the Internet Protocol. This talk will concentrate on how the Internet Protocol works and how it provides the basic services that underly e-mail, web browsing and all of the other things we do with the Internet. Specifically we will talk about the Internet Protocol itself, routing – how data is sent across different network segments to get to its ultimate destination and auxiliary protocols such as Dynamic Host Configuration (DHCP) which is used to assign a network address to each computer.
Contact: Jeffrey I. Schiller, W92-190, x3-0161, jis@mit.edu
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MS Project: Introduction
Kate Kibbee
Mon Jan 14, 09-04:00am, W92-203
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Fee: 175.00 for costs
This course is for individuals who use Microsoft Project 2002. Topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources and resource assignments.
You may pay for fee-based courses via SAP requisition, or with cash or check. For more information see: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5312, apope@mit.edu
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Mac OS X Leopard Development Tools
Patrick McNeal, Steve Hayman
Thu Jan 31, 01-03:00pm, 32-123
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 318 participants.
Single session event
Leopard, Apple's sixth major release of Mac OS X, contains many new features geared towards developers. Join Steve Hayman, a National Consulting Engineer with Apple's US Education Team, as he discuss these tools, including:
+ XCode and Interface Builder 3.0
+ Instruments, a performance visualization tool built on top of the open source DTrace utility
+ Reusable frameworks included in Mac OS X
During his talk, Steve will create an application using some of these tools, and if we are lucky, it might involve an unplanned demonstration of the debugger as well.
Contact: Patrick McNeal, N42-250e, x3-0196, mcneal@mit.edu
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Photoshop: Basics
John Madama
Fri Jan 18, 25, 09-04:00am, W92-203
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 340.00 for costs
Course focuses on the capture, enhancement, and print/Internet publication of black-and-white and color photographs.
mastering file resolution, modes,formats
color/grayscale theory
tone/color correction
attaining high-quality, memory-efficient scans for different applications
image retouching, masking, hand-coloring,duotones
repairing damaged photographs
building composite images using layers
preparing images for high-resolution printing and the Internet/web
creating special effects using painting, stylizing, distortion filters
adding type to Photoshop files
optimizing the Photoshop environment.
You may pay for fee-based courses via SAP requisition,or with cash or check.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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PowerPoint: Basics (WIN)
Lee Ridgway
Wed Jan 9, 01-04:00am, N42-186
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Fee: 75.00 for to cover materials
No graphics experience is necessary to create stunning presentations with PowerPoint.
In this class, you will learn how to:
work with text, graphics, charts, tables
learn principles of good slide design
work in the various PowerPoint views
create presentations
create speaker notes and audience handouts based on your slides.
You may pay for fee-based courses via SAP requisition or with cash or check. For more information see our website.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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Protecting Sensitive Information
John Dvorak, Tim McGovern, Allison Dolan, Christina Williams
Wed Jan 30, 02-03:30pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The disclosure of sensitive information can result in complex and expensive notification activities, identity theft, legal action, and a significant amount of bad press.
John Dvorak will moderate the session and describe what sensitive information is and why it needs to be protected. Tim McGovern of IS&T will be talking about the legal, policy and data security incident response process at MIT. He will briefly review the new Massachusetts law that governs data security breaches. Allison Dolan of IS&T will address the recently initiated program to look at how MIT is handling Personally Identifying Information, with an initial focus on Social Security Numbers. Christina Williams of the Office of Major Agreements will talk about a new Institute-wide model that will allow DLCs to accept credit card payments in a secure manner.
Contact: John Dvorak, NE49-4031, x2-3577, dvorak@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Audit Division
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TSM: Who Needs Backups Anyway!
Dave Kalenderian, Bob Lang, Patrick Whitney
Thu Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 1-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
IS&T is announcing new TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager)service levels for backing up and restoring data.
Learn about the new service levels, how much data can be backed up in each level, and what the costs are.
Contact: Dave Kalenderian, W91-213D, 253-7548, davek@mit.edu
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The Greening of IT at MIT
Laxmi Rao, Taeminn Song, Jonathan Hunt
Thu Jan 24, 12-02:00pm, 26-302
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
MIT has over 20,000 networked personal computers supporting education, research and administrative activities on campus. In support of the MIT Energy Initiative for campus energy use, IS&T has developed near-term guidelines for personal computer energy saving actions you can take on campus and at home. Join us to learn how we can save 8 million kWh annually. We will discuss other IT energy saving activities including data center design and hope to learn of other ideas you may have to offer.
Contact: Laxmi Rao, N42-040f, 452-2333, Lrao@mit.edu
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VoIP Series - Build, Test, and Deploy VoIP Applications with Asterisk and other Open-Source Applications
Elliot Eichen
Tue Jan 29, 01-02:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
This session will provide an overview of the open-source toolbox for Voice over IP (IP-PBXs, SIP Proxies and User Agents, Protocol and Media debugging, Codecs, Signaling and Media Testing, etc.). Particular emphasis will be placed on using Asterisk (distributions, architecture, features, configuration, and applications). The session will include discussion and demonstration.
Contact: Elliot Eichen, N42-169, x3-8647, eeichen@mit.edu
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VoIP Series - Personal SIP Account Workshop
Dennis Baron
Tue Jan 22, 01-02:30pm, 4-231
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
IS&T provides Personal SIP accounts to users in the MIT community. This service is intended for those interested in exploring new technologies and are comfortable in a "do-it-yourself" environment. This session will provide a brief overview of SIP, allow you to activate your account, and download software and begin making voice calls over the Internet. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop with audio input and output device (eg. headset with microphone).
Contact: Dennis Baron, W92-155, x2-1232, dbaron@mit.edu
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VoIP Series - SIP Fundimentals
Dennis Baron
Tue Jan 15, 01-02:30pm, 4-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
IS&T is rolling out Voice over IP (VoIP) services based on the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP). This session will provide a basic overview of SIP technology and how it is used to deliver voice and video services over the Internet. It is intended for those interested in experimenting with new technologies, developing and debugging applications based on SIP, or those just interesting in "how things work".
Contact: Dennis Baron, W92-155, x2-1232, dbaron@mit.edu
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WIN.MIT.EDU Container Administrator Training
Richard Edelson
Tue Jan 8, Wed Jan 9, Thu Jan 10, 01-04:00pm, W92-206
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 08-Jan-2008
Limited to 54 participants.
Repeating event. Participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Some IT responsibility within your department/area
This is the annual IAP training session for WIN.MIT.EDU container administration. This is a one afternoon session which covers the basics of administering your departments container within MIT's central Active Directory domain. Both current and perspective administrators are welcome to attend. The session covers Windows XP, Server 2003, and for the first time Windows Vista.
There are three identical sessions given on the 8th, 9th and 10th of January in building W92, room 208. Each session has 18 seats. To reserve a spot, please email redelson@mit.edu
Contact: Richard Edelson, W92-168, (617) 253-3347, redelson@mit.edu
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Word: Basics
Bronwen Heuer
Tue Jan 8, 09-12:00am, W92-203
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Dec-2007
Limited to 12 participants.
This course is a follow-on to Word:Basics Level 1. Topics include:
character formatting: fonts, font sizes
paragraph formatting: line spacing, paragraph spacing, indents, alignments, bullets, numbering, tabs
page formatting: margins, breaks, columns, headers, footers
find and replace.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/ist/topics/training/registration.html
Contact: Anna Pope, N42, 617.253.5101, apope@mit.edu
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