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Published on 24th February 2022

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Popular courses on Universal Class

Are you curious to know which online courses other people have been doing? If you are, then here’s a look at some of the most popular Universal Class courses taken last year by you, our wonderful Dublin City library members.

MS Excel: this course teaches you how to:

  • Create spreadsheets
  • Format cells, rows, columns, and entire worksheets so they fit and match your data
  • Enter data into a spreadsheet
  • Create formulas and functions
  • Create and use pivot tables and pivot charts

Genealogy 101: this course has 13 lessons including:

  • Introduction to Genealogy
  • Looking for Clues
  • Official Records (Part 1)
  • Avoiding Common Mistakes
  • Dealing with Dead Ends, and
  • Family Histories

MS Word: in this course, you’ll learn how to:

  • Navigate the MS Word interface
  • Create new documents and open existing documents
  • Edit and format text, paragraphs, and whole documents
  • Use Microsoft Word for desktop publishing
  • Create brochures, flyers, and even business cards
  • Compare, merge and protect documents

Psychology 101: this course has 17 lessons including:

  • Understanding the Biology of Behavioural Neuroscience
  • Understanding the Influence of Perception and the Other Five Senses
  • Cognition
  • Understanding Memory
  • Child Development
  • Personality Theory and Assessment

Learn HTML: Create Webpages using HTML5

  • Introduction to HTML5 and Web Design
  • How to Create a Simple Web Page
  • Adding Web Links and Images
  • Borders, Backgrounds, and Floating Divs
  • Building Web Page Layouts with CSS
  • Introduction to Responsive Web Design with CSS3 and HTML5
  • Drawing with the Canvas Tag

Writing basics 101: Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation, Writing Structures:

  • The Basic Rules of Spelling
  • Commonly Misspelled Words
  • Plural Forms for Names and Compound Words
  • Common Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Nouns and Pronouns
  • Apostrophes
  • Additional Grammar and Writing Resources

PowerPoint 2019:

  • Navigate the PowerPoint interface
  • Create new presentations from scratch – or by using beautiful templates
  • Animate objects on slides to bring them to life
  • Work with Master Slides to make editing your presentation easy
  • Set up slide shows and rehearse timings for your slides
  • Collaborate easier than before using PowerPoint

Building Children’s Reading Skills:

  • The Importance of Reading Skills in SocietyThe Preschool Years
  • The Big Five Areas of Reading Development
  • Phonemic and Phonological Awareness
  • Readers Who Are Struggling or May Be Learning-Disabled
  • Life-Long Learning

Computer Literacy Level 1 – Computer Basics:

  • Getting Started with Windows 
  • Files, Directories and the Control Panel 
  • Security for Your Computer 
  • Protecting Your Personal Data on the Web 
  • Avoiding Online Fraud and Network Security 
  • Researching and Shopping Online 
  • Working with Email 

Geography 101:

  • Oceans, Rivers, and Lakes 
  • Continents and Islands 
  • Mountains and Valleys 
  • How the Wind Affects Landforms 
  • The Effect of Plants and Animals on Landforms 
  • How People Affect the Geography of the Planet 
  • Using a Map
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Universal Class provides access to 500+ online courses. It includes tutorials, lessons, assignments, discussion boards and feedback on work you’ve submitted. All the courses are completely online, self-paced, available 24/7, and you have 6 months to complete each one. You’ll be awarded a certificate at the end that you can print off and keep. If you prefer not to do any assignments, a lot of Universal Class courses give you an option to just watch the video tutorials. Just to note, you won’t get a certificate at the end if you choose this option. 
Register here for Universal Class.

If you don’t have a library card at the moment or if you need to renew your library membership, contact your local library and they will help you; see here for more information on library membership; or contact us at [email protected]. We’re always happy to help.

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