Galway Advertiser 1983/1983_05_19/GA_19051983_E1_013.pdf 

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Gahvay Advertiser,

19th Mtfy, 1983

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GALWAY COMPUTER SCHOOL
SUMMAKYOFCOUKSa 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11. 12) 13) 14) Introduction to Computers for Small Business Persons Introduction to BASIC PROGRAMMING for Teachers Computer Training Course for Dairy Farmers. Computer Training Course for Insurance Brokers. Computer Training Course for Accountants. Computer Training Course for Solicitors. Computer Training Course for Auditors. Computer Training Course in the Medical Profession. Financial Modelling Training Course. Word-Processing Training 0>urse. Introductory Course in BASIC PROGRAMMING. Advanced Course in BASIC PROGRAMMING. Computer Training Course for Hotel Management. Computer Training Course for Public Servants.

Computer Training Course for Insurance Brokers.
The Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Complete coverage of Renewal Letters. (b) Analysis of Client Index Cards. (c) The Premium Posting Account. (d) Cash Received Account. (e) Cash Posting Account. (f) Policies Not Taken Up. Reports:

Word Processing Training Course
This Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Typing the Standard Letter. (b) Inserting and Deleting Text. (c) Creating the FILL -- FILE of Names and Addresses. (d) Merging and Block Moveinents. (e) Mailshots -- and Related Mailing. (f) Disk File -- SAVE and LOAD Commands. (g) Large Business Documents. (k) Superscripts and Subscripts. (i) Mathematical Formulae. (j) Miscellaneous Topics.

Reports:
(g) Insurance Company Reconciliation Report. (h) Payments and Pre-Payments to Insurance Companies. (i) Brokerage Turnover Report. (j) Cash Report. (k) Credit Report. (I) Instalments Report.

Introductory Course in Basic Programming.
l l i i s Introductory Course in Basic Programming was developed mainly for business people in management positions with the following aims in mind:-- (1) To dispel the "Computers are Difficult to Use" belief held by many in management positions. (2) To introduce the trainee to the idea of using a Computer by themselves to solve a particular problem by means of a BASIC PROGRAM. (3) To demonstrate bow powerful a tool a Computer can be in improving the management capabilities and future development of a business. SYLLABUS : (1) What is a Computer and how do they woik? (2) Forming a Basic Program -- LIST and RUN Commands. (3) Saving and Loading -- Cassette and Disk. (4) Business Applications 1. (5) READ, DATA, and INPUT Statements. (6) Conditional Branching -- IF and THEN. (7) Business Applications 2. (8) Arrajrs -- One and Two Dimensional. (9) Large Data Manipulation -- Matrix Transformations. (10) Subroutines and Subprograms. (11) Printing on Screen and to the Printer. (12) Business Applications 3. (13) Built-in Functions and Defined Functions. (14) Using Functions in Business -- Statistical Distributions. (15) Developing your Own Payroll and Accounts Package. (16) Menu Programming in Business Applications.

Introduction to Computers for Small Business Persons:
This Training Course will examine in detail just how useful a powerful yet inexpensive Micro-Computer can be in tackling those laborious and time-consuming tasks so familiar to those persons nmning a small business. The structure of the Course will x as follows:-- (a) Sales Ledger - Purchase Ledger - Nomiiud Ledger - Trial Balance - Extended Trial Balance. (b) Financial Modelling -- Sales Forecasting -- Budgeting. -- Overheads -- Profit and Loss -- Cash-Flow -- Balance Sheets -- Funds-Flow. -- Numbering (c) Stock Control -- Quantities -- Re-Order Level -- Parameters (d) Payroll Analysis -- Reports -- Mail Shots (e) Word Processing -- Standard Documents -- Financial Reports.

Computer Training Course for Accountants.
The Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Setting up the Sales Ledger. (b) Setting up the Purchase Ledger. (c) Open Item and Balance Forward Accounts. (d) Payments -- Printing Cheques. (e) Invoicing -- Credit Notes and Posting. (f) Analysis Codes -- Selling Price and Discoimts. (g) The Nominal Ledger -- Controlling the Nominal Ledger up to The Trial Balance Stage. (h) Profit and Loss Account. (i) Balance Sheet Accounting. (j) Stock Control -- Movements -- Purchase Orders.

Computer Training Course for Solicitors.
The Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Law Society Rules. (b) Fee -- Earner Time Recording. (c) Office Accounts and Client Trustee Accounts. (d) Petty Cash -- Costs Book -- V.A.T. Record. (e) Analysis of Bills by Practice or Fee Earner. (f) Profit and Loss Accounts. (g) Introduction to Password Control. (h) Full Examination of Accounts on Screen or Printout.

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Introduction to Basic Programming for Teachers
The Lectures will cover the following areas:-- (a) Introduction to the Print Command. (b) Program Lines -- Forming a Basic Program. (c) The List and Run Coounands. (d) Editing Program Lines -- Input and Read Statements. (e) Applications 1 -- Simple and Compound Interest. -- Area and Volume Calculations. (f) Unconditional Branching -- The Goto Statement. (g) Conditional Branching -- The IF -- THEN Statement. (h) Applications 2 -- Solutions of Simple Equations. -- Simultaneous Equations. -- Quadratic Equations. -- Summation of Series. (i) ARRAYS -- One Dimensional and Two Dimensional. (j) The DIM Statement and FOR -- NEXT Loops. (k) Applications 3 -- Sorting of Numbers and Data. -- Matrix Transformations. -- Inversion of Matrices. (/; The LEFTS, RIGHTS, MIDI and LEN Commands. (m) The GOSUB and RETURN Sutements. (n) Applications 4 -- Differential Calculus. -- Integral Calculus. -- Statistical Distributions. (o) Sorting Routines -- Sorting Pupils Names and Marks -- for Examination Purposes. (p) Miscellaneous Problem Solving in BASIC as related to Primary and Post Primary School Teaching Syllabii.

Advanced Training Course in Basic Programming.
This Training Course is a natural extension of the Introductory Course in BASIC Programming and will cover the following more advanced Programming areas:-- SYLLABUS : (1) Job Specification. (2) Program Organisatim. (3) Menu Techniques. (4) File Handling (Sequential and Random Access). (5) Array Data Handling. (6) Printing Techniques. (7) General Disk Commands. (8) The User Interface. (9) Physical Aspects of the Disk. (10) Administration Techniques. This Course will teach the trainees a professional approach to programming, showing how to progress from an idea to smooth running, organised and well dociunented BASIC programs. Trainees will also learn more advanced aspects of BASIC, including sequential file handling on a printer, cassette and disk, use of POKE and PEEK to modify the way in which the Computer operates and some powerful, useful BASIC subroutines.

Computer Training Course for Auditors.
The Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Automatic Double Entry Facility. (b) Narrative Comments. (c) Repeat Transactions or Reverse Transactions. (d) Page Sub -- Total Verification. (e) Bank and Cash Accounts Reconciliation. (J) Check Account Balance -- Control Account Balance. (g) Recall and Display Previous Transactions List. (h) Gross and Net Profit Figures with Percentages. (i) Demonstration of the wide range of Reports available -- Trading Accoiut -- Profrt and Loss Account -- Directors Report.

Computer Training Course in the Medical Profession.
This Training Course will be suitable for General PractitioiKis, Veterinary Surgeons and Dentists. The Course Syllabus will be as follows:-- (a) Patient Registration. (b) Age / Sex Register. (c) Repeat Script, History, Monitoring and Writing. (d) Drug Interaction Warning. (e) Patient Summaries. (f) Patient Recall for age group or at risk follow up. (g) Items of Servicing Reports. (h) Practice Address book with Selected Mailing Labour Facility. (i) Multiple Practice Surgeries.

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Computer Training Course for Hotel Management.
The material for this Computer Training Course is based on a series of Lectures presented to the STAFF of the Regional Technical College, Gaiway. SYLLABUS: (a) Setting up the Guest Billing Subroutine. (b) Sorting on Guests Names and Room Numbets. (c) Allowing for Variable Service and V.A.T. Charges. (d) Developing a Suitable Botddng Subroutine. (e) Structuring the Final Hotel Pack^e Program. (f) Testing out this Program and other Packages.

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Computer Training Course for Dairy Farmers.
The Training Course will cover the following areas:-- (a) Individual Cow Records and Lactation History and Veterinary Information. (b) Automatic Feed Allocation for up to 12 Groups of Cows. (c) Calving Intervals: Calculations for herd or group and analysis of individual breeding performance. C
Financial Modelling Training Course.
This Training Couise will cover the foUowing areas:-- (a) Introduction to use of a SPREADSHEET CALCULATOR. (b) V.A.T. Analyses and Bank Reconciliations. (c) General Company Budgetting and Forecasting Analyses. (d) Mortgage Amortization Tables. (e) Tax Depreciation Schedules. 09 CASH FLOW and N.P.V. Problems. (g) Company Overheads and Profit and Loss. (k) Balance Sheet Accounting. (i) Heat Loss Calcrilations. (j) Other Engineering Applications. (k) Mathematical Programming on a Spreadsheet.

Computer Training Course for Public Servants.
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