You'll find registration instructions next to each individual workshop listing.
How much does it cost?
Our workshops and all our academic support services are free to all UBalt students.
Workshops are designed to help you with the topics we know you need. And they're free.
Check the UB calendar for upcoming events.
Explore workshops by topic:
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Jumpstart Your Semester Drop-In
Start your semester on the right track! No appointment needed to work one-on-one with a tutor or coach. Here's is what we offer:
- Syllabus Review - Let us de-stress your semester as we look over expectations for assignments and map our a strategy for staying on on top of your work.
- Canvas Walk-through - UBalt's learning management system is a simple and powerful tool for learning, communicating, and managing your workload. We will help you navigate Canvas so you start smart. We can also get you started with MyMathLab, MyAccountingLab, and other learning platforms paired with your textbook.
- Coaching & Resources - Learn firsthand about the resources offered by Academic Success and elsewhere at UBalt. Find out more about UBalt Ready, our student success, learning preparation, and orientation tool. If you know what is available to you, you can take control of your learning by using the free, valuable services and resources at your fingertips.
If you can't make a drop-in session, you can request these services by appointment with a coach at ANY time during the semester at coaching@ubalt.edu.
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Upper-Division Writing Placement Test Preparation
Get tips and strategies to prepare for the Upper-Division Writing Placement Test. The test is required of all UBalt students registering for WRIT 200 or WRIT 300. You are allowed to take the test only once, and this free workshop will help you prepare.
Future workshop dates TBD.
Please note that these are preparation workshops. For information about the placement tests, please visit the Placement website.
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Excel 1: Basic
Required: basic knowledge of Windows environment.
Get comfortable using Excel. Learn how to navigate the interface, create a simple spreadsheet, and organize information.
Saturday, September 23 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesday, October 4 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 21 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Excel 2: Advanced
Required: skills covered in Excel 1; see above for details.
Learn how to work with text and numbers in Excel. Create tables to manipulate information for presentation and analysis. Learn to sort information, use basic formulas, and format for print.
Saturday, September 30 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Wednesday, October 11 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 28 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm -
Python 1: The Bare-Bones Basics
Here is your opportunity to learn the basics of Python from an experienced programming instructor. Join us as we tackle the wonderful quest of creating a GPA calculator using the Python programming language!
Tuesday, September 19 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 14 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday, October 28 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Python 2: Advanced Python Antics
We are not done with Python yet! Here is your opportunity to learn the basics of Python from an experienced programming instructor. Join us as we continue to tackle the wonderful quest of creating a GPA calculator using the Python programming language!
Tuesday, September 26 | 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 21 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Saturday, November 4 | 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
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Final Finish: A Long Night of Writing and Research
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
6-11PMStay up late with the RLB Library and meet with writing consultants, reference librarians, and tutors in select courses to finish your writing and research projects!
Tutors will be available for math and stats support and study review sessions for select courses:
- ACCT 201/202 & 505/506
- APPL 631
- ECON 200, 308, 505/506
- FIN 505
- MATH 111/115
- OPRE 315/615
- PSYC 308/309
- PUAD 628
Appointments can be made in advance or you can drop in. We'll also have snacks, games, and giveaways!
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Pre-Stats Crash Course for Grad Students
The Library's Pre-Stats Crash Course for grad students is a series of free workshops to get you ready for graduate-level stats next semester.
PUAD 628/630
OPRE 505/506
APPL 631Let us put you at ease. The crash course is helpful. And free.
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Did you take stats as an undergrad? Great! Let’s refresh your memory and get you ready to correlate that causation again.
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Never taken stats? WONDERFUL. Let’s get you ready for your first statistics course.
Want to know a secret? Statistics IS NOT MATH. Shhh. Don’t tell anyone. Statistics is nothing more than a way of understanding data.
Our series of three 90-minute sessions will take you through everything you need to start your journey UNDERSTANDING DATA (aka statistics).
Each session starts promptly at 5:00 pm via Zoom (UBalt Zoom Account Needed)
Introduction to Statistics, Frequency Distributions, and Central Tendency
Date: TBDBasics of Variability & Probability and Sampling
Date: TBDDistribution of Sample Means & Hypothesis Testing
Date: TBDNO RSVP IS NECESSARY. Just show up. If you can’t make the live sessions, each session has recordings and narrated slides available.
For further information, contact math@ubalt.edu.
The Pre-Stats Crash Course is brought to you by the fine folks in the Math & Statistics Center, which, by the way, is where you will go for help when you take that stats course.
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