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About STEPS workshops

IT Training & Education offers award-winning STEPS workshops on more than 80 information technology topics. STEPS workshops are available on both the Indiana University Bloomington and IUPUI campuses, and are open to the IU community and the general public. STEPS are hands-on, instructor-led workshops in word processing, email, spreadsheets, databases, graphics, presentations, statistics, and browsing and publishing on the web. STEPS workshops range from introductory to advanced, and most last from 90 minutes to three hours each.

STEPS Certificate Series combine four or five STEPS workshops in sequential order; by attending a series of related workshops, you can earn certificates and increase your skills over time.

Most STEPS workshops meet in the Herman B Wells Library Information Commons STEPS classroom at IUB or in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex (IT Building) at IUPUI. The workshop location will be provided in your registration confirmation notice. Most workshops use exercise files you can download for practice. Workshops also include materials you can keep.

Eligibility and registration

STEPS workshops and Certificate Series provide hands-on training to IU students, faculty, and staff, as well as to the general public. UITS recommends advance registration, but walk-in registration is possible when seats are available.

To register online for individual STEPS workshops, see the Browse STEPS Workshops page.

To register online for STEPS Certificate Series, see the STEPS Certificate Series page.

To contact IT Training & Education to register for the workshop or series you want, see the Contact Information page.

For more, see IT Training & Education. You can also contact IT Training & Education staff:

IUB	`ittraining@indiana.edu`	812-855-7383
IUPUI	`ittraining@iupui.edu`	317-274-7383

Descriptions and prerequisites

Check the descriptions of all workshops to be sure you have the recommended skills. If you don't already have the recommended skills, you can acquire them by taking the prerequisite workshops. Having the recommended skills will enable you to get the full benefit of the workshop you are attending.

Length

Most workshops are 90 minutes to three hours in length and combine instructor-led lecture with hands-on practice. Assistants are available to help participants.

Location

Most STEPS workshops meet in the STEPS classrooms. Occasionally classes are held in the Wrubel Computing Center. Your workshop location will be included in your registration confirmation notice. For more information on locations of STEPS workshops, see the About Our Training Facilities page.

Materials and exercises

At the workshops, you will receive materials to keep at no additional charge. If you are not attending a workshop, you can purchase materials to learn on your own. Most workshops also use exercise files; if you want to practice on your own, you can download the exercise files. To purchase materials or access the exercise files, visit the Download Exercise Files page.

Special needs

With advance notice, IT Training & Education can provide assistance for people with disabilities.

For more, see IT Training & Education. You can also contact IT Training & Education staff:

IUB	`ittraining@indiana.edu`	812-855-7383
IUPUI	`ittraining@iupui.edu`	317-274-7383

Fees

STEPS workshops are partially funded by the Student Technology Fee; therefore, if you are an IU student, you can take most STEPS workshops for free. In order to receive free admission, you must present your IU student ID.

Typical pricing for most three-hour workshops is as follows:

Free for IU students
$30 for faculty/staff
$45 for non-university members of a non-profit organization
$60 for the general public

Typical pricing for most 90-minute and shorter workshops is as follows:

Free for IU students
$15 for faculty/staff
$30 for non-profit members/general public

Note: Paying participants receive a 10% discount when they register for all workshops in a STEPS Certificate Series at once.

Note: Students using a departmental account number to pay for workshops will be charged the staff rate.

Cancellations, rescheduling, and refunds

If IT Training & Education must cancel or reschedule a STEPS workshop for which you are registered, your enrollment fee will be refunded.

If you enroll in a STEPS workshop and cannot attend, IT Training & Education will refund your money if you cancel your enrollment at least three weekdays before the date of the workshop. You can cancel enrollments online from your User Profile.

If you register for all workshops in a series at once and receive the 10% discount, you will not be able to cancel an individual workshop enrollment. If you are in this situation, and a conflict arises that will prevent you from attending a series workshop for which you are registered, contact IT Training & Education staff; they will attempt to reschedule you in another session of the same workshop.

IT Training & Education strives to ensure that seats are available for everyone. Therefore, if you register for and fail to attend three free workshops during an academic year, you will lose free registration privileges for the rest of that academic year. If you need to cancel free workshop enrollment, please do so at least three weekdays before the workshop to avoid this problem.

If you lose registration privileges, you will still be able to register for free workshops by paying a registration fee. You will also be able to take advantage of the free registration option by walking in and registering at the workshop itself, provided seats are available.

For more, see IT Training & Education. You can also contact IT Training & Education staff:

IUB	`ittraining@indiana.edu`	812-855-7383
IUPUI	`ittraining@iupui.edu`	317-274-7383

IT Training & Education guarantee

If you pay to attend a STEPS workshop and are not completely satisfied, IT Training & Education will refund your registration fee.

Schedule

For a schedule of STEPS workshops available at IUB or IUPUI, visit STEPS Instructor-led workshops.

For more, see IT Training & Education. You can also contact IT Training & Education staff:

IUB	`ittraining@indiana.edu`	812-855-7383
IUPUI	`ittraining@iupui.edu`	317-274-7383

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