Academic Excellence Workshops
All workshops are offered from 4:00pm to 5:00pm and most are presented in Bertrand 110, the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC).
For more information, contact Lisa Haydon at 415-257-1317 or lisa.haydon@dominican.edu.
Workshop Schedule: SPRING 2012
| February | |
|---|---|
| Workshop | Day, Location |
| Test-Taking Strategies |
Monday, Feb. 6, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| How to Read a Science Text |
Thursday, Feb. 9, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Goal and Time Management |
Wednesday, Feb. 15, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Quick Intro to Research Strategies |
Thursday, Feb. 16, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Fearless Test Taking |
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Goal and Time Management |
Thursday, Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Math Mastery | Tuesday, Feb. 28, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| March | |
|---|---|
| Workshop | Day |
| Math Mastery |
Wednesday, March 14, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Test-Taking Strategies |
Thursday, March 15, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Health and Stress Management |
Monday, March 19, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| Fearless Test Taking |
Thursday, March 22, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
| April | |
|---|---|
| Workshop | Day |
| Test-Taking Strategies |
Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 p.m., TLC |
Workshop Descriptions
Test-Taking Strategies
Learn how to prepare for a test and how to analyze all parts of an exam. Learn the best ways to approach answering multiple choice questions, writing essays, and taking true or false exams. Analyze examples of real test questions.
Health and Stress Management
Minimize stress and improve energy and wellbeing while getting good grades.
Medical Terminology
A quick overview and introduction to the foundation of common medical words for students interested in healthcare. Learn to recognize the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes, and develop basic skills in deciphering the meaning of unfamiliar terms.
How to Write a Literature Review
Learn the complete basics for understanding and writing literature reviews in this step-by-step workshop.
How to Write an Abstract
Learn how to write a research abstract to use in submitting research documents for course work or publication, and for preparation for formal presentations. For all majors.
Fearless Test Taking
Learn how to effectively stop test anxiety and improve your grades.
Math Mastery
Learn to save time, reduce anxiety, and boost test scores through the proper approach to the study of mathematics. For all levels of college math.
Goal Setting and Time Management
Learn how to formulate, organize, and achieve your goals in a timely manner. Overcome procrastination by creating and following a weekly schedule.
How to Read a Science Text
Learn how best to read scientific texts, finish all the reading, and retain information.
SPSS
Learn the basics about using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Social Sciences) to compute means, standard deviations, correlations, and t-tests. By appointment only.
