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The Internet for Economists: An Introduction to Using the Internet as a 
Resource 
See http://www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk/ctiecon/events/cti.htm 
 
1 full day workshop 
 
Wednesday 30 April 1997, University of Bristol 
 
Cost: 50 pounds sterling, including lunch 
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Ros O'Leary, CTI Economics 
Tracey Hooper, SOSIG 
 
 A practical one-day workshop on using the Web to support 
 economics  research and teaching. 
 
 Overview: 
 There are conflicting reports about the Internet: some have tried it 
 and found it wanting, others rave about it.  It is true that there are 
 many valuable, quality resources for social science teaching and 
 research available, but also true that they can be difficult to locate. 
 This practical one-day course intends to highlight what is available 
 and help you locate resources of use to you using SOSIG, Biz/ed and 
other 
 services. 
 
 Prerequisites: 
 Ability to use a keyboard and mouse; familiarity with the Windows or 
 Mac environments. 
 
 Workshop Features: 
 * introduction to the Internet - jargon and concepts demystified 
 * getting the best from your browser - hints and tips 
 * introduction to SOSIG and Biz/ed - a chance to explore 
 * introduction to available teaching resources on the Internet 
 * using other national services - how can they help? 
 * search strategies and search tools - exploring the Wider Web 
 
 Each topic is supported by presentations, demonstrations and hands-on 
 sessions allowing participants to put what they have learned into 
 practice. 
 
 Workshop Timings: 
 A full day: 10am - 4:30pm 
 
 Who Should Attend: 
 HE economics academics, practitioners and postgraduate students 
 with little or no experience of  using the Internet and with a 
particular 
 interest in using the Web to locate resources to support their teaching 
 and/or research. 
 
 On completing the workshop, you will: 
 * understand some of the background to the Internet and the Web 
 * be able to customise your Web browser to maximum effect 
 * be able to browse and search SOSIG 
 * have an understanding of available Internet resources for social 
   scientists 
 * be able to use national services to locate quality Internet resources 
 * be able to undertake simple and advanced searches using search tools 
   to search the Wider Web 
 *have an understanding of the available resources for teaching using 
the 
  web 
 
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Please fill in and MAIL the following to reserve a place for the 
Internet workshop on Wed 30 April at the University of Bristol, 
by 11 April. Please enclose a cheque for 50 pounds sterling or an 
official purchase order. 
 
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Completed applications should be sent to: 
 
        Ros O'Leary 
        Internet Workshop 
        CTI Centre for Economics 
        Institute for Learning and Research Technology 
        University of Bristol, 
        8, Woodland Road, 
        Bristol, BS8 1 TN, 
        UK 
 
        Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8478 
        Fax: +44 (0)117 928 8473 
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        URL: http://www.ilrt.bristol.ac.uk/ctiecon/events/ 
 
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