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

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. 
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