IT awareness
Not everybody is an IT professional. But few in the modern business world can ignore IT, and almost everyone should be able to discuss it.
This IT awareness training is intended for those who would like to get a general overview of the IT world without needing a thorough technical background.
At the end of this fun and interactive seminar the participant will:
- know the most important concepts of hard- and software, application development and networks;
- be familiar with the most recent trends in the IT world;
- be able to give a general description of many technical terms and abbreviations;
- be more confident in technical discussions with the 'experts';
- have a better understanding of clients' questions and suppliers' offers;
- be able to read popular technical magazines and web sites.
Schedule
No public sessions are currently scheduled. We will be pleased to set up an on-site course or to schedule an extra public session (in case of a sufficient number of candidates). Interested? Please let us know.
Intended for
This training is aimed at non-technical people in the IT world: human resource managers, consultants, account managers, journalists,... You can test yourself to see if this course contains enough new information for you by filling in the self-test ( PDF file - 41 KB).
Background
No specific background is required for this course.
Main topics
- Basic principles of the computer: processor • memory • disk ...
- Computer types: PC • mobile • tablet • mid-range • mainframe • servers • IoT ...
- The brands: IBM • Hewlett-Packard • Oracle • ....
- Operating systems: Windows • UNIX • Linux • OSX • iOS • Android • z/OS ...
- Virtualization: VMWare • Hyper-V • containers
- Networks: LAN & WAN • Ethernet • WiFi • ADSL • TCP/IP • Router ...
- Intranet & internet, web, cloud
- Databases (Db2, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL ...) and Data Warehouses
- Application development: client/server • OO • web applications and APIs • programming languages (JavaScript, Python, Cobol, C++, Java, C#)
- Packages: ERP, CRM, SAP, Peoplesoft, SalesForce ...
- Management aspects: SLA • ITIL • PRINCE2 • Agile • Scrum...
- IT professionals and their profiles: developers, analysts, architects, system administrators ...
Duration
1 day.
Course leader
Arnout Veugelen.
Reviews
4.4/5 (based on 90 evaluations; the most recent ones are shown below)
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Fijne cursus!
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| (Jelle, ) |
zeer goed!
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| (Robin Sterckx, Talent-IT, ) |
Zeer leerrijk, maar iets te kort
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| (Arno Leboy, Talent-IT, ) |
Leerrijk maar te kort voor 1 dag
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| (Kevin Leysen, Talent-IT, ) |
Betere kennis te krijgen over vanalles dat speelt in de IT-wereld
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| (N.N., ) |
Leuke cursus
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| (N.N., Pauwels Consulting, ) |
Heel interessant om een goede overview te krijgen!
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| (N.N., Pauwels Consulting, ) |
goed - nuttig voor iemand met mijn achtergrond in mijn huidige positie
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| (N.N., Business & Decision, ) |
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Overall good but of course much content to cover, would focus on Web (services)
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| (Johan Visker, ING België, ) |
TOP
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| (Peter De Backer, ) |
I came to the training thinking it would be boring subject. I had really a very niceand interesting day - original examples
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| (Armelle, ) |
Een uitstekende initiatie voor de IT-leek die graag zijn/haar algemene kennis wil bijschaven! Aanrader zonder enige twijfel!
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| (Jelle De Smedt, Splendit, ) |
Leuke inhoud en goede accenten gelegd. Arnout heeft een zeer mooi overzicht gegeven van toen naar nu
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| (Christophe, ) |
Duidelijk!
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| (N.N., Splendit, ) |
Heel algemeen maar zeker interessant
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| (N.N., Splendit, ) |
Redelijk lang maar inhoudelijk goed in elkaar. Heb er zeker van bijgeleerd en opgestoken
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| (N.N., Tobania, ) |
Goede cursus om algemeen beeld te krijgen van IT
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| (Silke, ) |
Goed, gemakkelijk uitgelegd + logica in de cursus
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| (Layla, ) |
très bon niveau, donne envie vraiment de s'intéresserou sujeet
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| (Philippe, ) |
Très bien structuré, très bien présenté
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| (N.N., RSVZ, ) |
Contenu très complet, support reçu complet
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| (N.N., FOD Sociale zekerheid - Admin Centrum, ) |
Excellente formation - merci
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| (Laurent, ) |
le cours m'a permis de comprendre énormément de notions dont j'avais entendu parler. La présentation est convivale, interactive et très intéressante
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| (Isabelle, ) |
Mercie au formateur
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| (N.N., FOD Sociale zekerheid - Admin Centrum, ) |
Degelijke opleiding dewelke we nog wel/kan moeten laten bezinken
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| (Dieter, ) |
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