You'll find registration instructions next to each individual workshop listing.
How much does it cost?
Our workshops 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.
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Start your semester on the right track! Drop in on a session for one or all the workshops below. No appointment needed to work one-on-one with a tutor or coach.
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.
Contact: coaching@ubalt.edu
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De-Stress Your Semester
De-stress your semester by starting strong! Chat with an Academic Coach to help you plan out your semester. Please have your course syllabus available to develop a blueprint for success.
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Sakai Drop In
Sakai, UBalt's e-Learning platform, is used in all classes. Drop in and get personalized support to navigate Sakai, submit assignments, manage files, take tests, participate in discussions, and more. These instructions can be folded into your De-Stress session.
Can't make either the drop-in sessions or an appointment? Check out the Sakai Tips & Tricks videos under the Online Resources tab on the left.
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MyLab Drop In
Work one-on-one with a certified tutor to get the scoop on all the online features you'll need for your math or business class. MATH, ACCT, ECON, and OPRE all use the MyLab platform.These instructions can be folded into your De-Stress session.
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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: Getting Started
Required: basic knowledge of Windows environment.
Get comfortable using Excel. Learn how to navigate the interface, create a simple spreadsheet, and organize information.
Tuesday, March 7 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Wednesday, March 29 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 15 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Excel 2: Working with Text
Required: skills covered in Excel 1; see above for details.
Learn how to work with text in Excel. Create tables to manipulate information for presentation and analysis. Learn to sort information, use basic formulas, and format for print.
Tuesday, March 14 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 5 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 22 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Excel 3: Working with Numbers
Required: skills covered in Excel 2; see above for details
Learn to work with numbers in Excel. Create multi-step formulas and replicate patterns of information. Create and export charts and graphs to summarize data.
Tuesday, March 21 | 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Wednesday, April 12 | 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Saturday, April 29 | 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
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Final Finish: A Long Night of Writing and Research
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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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