Training,+tutorials

= Training, Tutorials By: Raya Bitar =

__**Training**__: An instruction or discipline given to someone.
**__Tutorial:__** (pre training to the computer), Programmed instructions provided to a user. Often the use of a software package. It’s also a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system

These tutorials are available online as they can be viewed as a video. For example templates which is used in Microsoft word, it is a format available there. Not many people know how to use a template, so going online and typing is "how to use a template" or "template tutorial" can help.

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 * This is a tutorial of how to make a template

The step by step tutorials available should be correct Will work and should be useful to what is being asked for It should not be confusing to follow
 * __Social and Ethical Issues:__ **
 * __**Reliability **__:

By: Lana Bilani**
 * Additional Information

Training

 * 1) "the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained"
 * 2) "to make proficient by instruction and practice, as in some art, profession, or work" (Dictionary.com 2006)

Tutorials
Pertaining to the computer;


 * 1) "programmed instruction provided to a user at a computer terminal, often concerning the use of a particular software package and built into that package."
 * 2) "a manual explaining how to use a particular software package or computer system." (Dictionary.com 2006)

Wizards
The use of "wizards, assistants and online assistants in the design and creation of a product, for example, desktop-published documents, slideshows, web sites." (IBO 2006) //Try This ...// Open the Microsoft Office 2000 Word Processor Click File --> Project Gallery --> Menus & Catalogues --> Menus Make a Menu for favourite local restaurant Save and Print Generally, training is an organised special session where attendance is required, tutorials are designed for self-paced learning and wizards are little 'tips' or 'how tos' for small tasks.
 * "An interactive help utility that guides the user through a potentially complex task, such as configuring a PPP driver to work with a new modem. Wizards are often implemented as a sequence of dialog boxes which the user can move forward and backward through, filling in the details required. The implication is that the expertise of a human wizard in one of the above senses is encapsulated in the software wizard, allowing the average user to perform expertly." (Dictionary.com 2006)

Templates
 A template in the IT sense is a pre-made outline or format for a file to be made in. This can be for word processing documents, style sheets, web sheets, or a software template. A software template is "generally identified as any processing element that can be combined with a data model and processed by a template engine to produce a result document." (//Wikipedia, accessed February 24, 2007//) The most commonly known type of templates are the ones used in word processing. These types of templates include types of letters (formal and informal), reports, etc. These templates can be browsed for online by going to Microsoft Word > File > New... > then in the window on the right of the screen click the "Templates on Office Online" link. Check out Templates for more information on all kinds of templates. 

Ethical and Social Issues

 * [|Reliability]
 * The step by step tutorial, training and wizards content is correct.
 * Will work every time and be useful
 * Can be confusing or hard to follow the steps
 * [|Globalization and Cultural Diversity]
 * The need for IT companies to consider global and cultural diversity preparing training and tutorial software (IBO 2006, ie langauge, level of language, content (images, text, etc), suit learning styles
 * [|People and Machines]
 * the requirement of organizations to provide training when implementing change. (IBO 2006)
 * the balance in responsibility between an individual and an organization for training. (IBO 2006)
 * speed and accuracy of tasks are improved
 * work is made easier and more pleasant