ACADEMIC
SKILLS WORKSHOPS
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Wed.,
Sept. 3
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Nuts
and Bolts of Academic Success
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Wed.,
Sept. 24
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Effective
Reading
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Tues.,
Sept. 9
5:30
- 7:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Effective
Reading
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Wed.,
Oct. 1
12:45
- 2:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Preparing
for Midterm Exams
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Wed.,
Sept. 10
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Time
Management
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Wed.,
Oct. 8
12:45 - 2:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Critical
Thinking
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Tues.,
Sept. 16
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Note
Taking Skills
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Sat.,
Oct. 4
10:30 a.m. - 12 noon.
MGC
245
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Graduate
Comprehensive Exams
(written,
closed book format)
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Wed.,
Sept. 17
4:00 - 5:30 p.m
MGC
245
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Working
on Group Projects
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Tues.,
Oct. 21
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Overcoming
Procrastination
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Tues.,
Sept. 23
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
245
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Time
Management
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RESEARCH
& WRITING WORKSHOPS
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Tues.,
Sept. 30
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
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Writing
in the U.S.:
A Cross-Cultural Workshop for International Students
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Tues.,
Oct. 14
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
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Writing
Research Papers:
An
Introduction for Undergraduate Students
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Tues.,
Oct. 7
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
MGC
245 |
Writing
Research Papers:
A Workshop for Graduate Students
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Seminar
Descriptions:
Critical
Thinking:
Strengthen
your analytical skills to become a more active and engaged learner.
Effective
Reading: Learn strategies
to read texts effectively and efficiently.
Graduate Comprehensive Exams:
Develop a plan for organizing and remembering
as you prepare for written, closed book format exams.
Note Taking Skills:
Develop new strategies for taking lecture
notes.
Nuts and Bolts of Academic Success:
Learn the skills needed to be successful
academically.
Overcoming
Procrastination: Stop delaying
what you need to do.
Preparing
for Midterm Exams:
Improve your test performance with effective study techniques.
Time Management: Make
time work for you.
Working
on Group Projects: Strategies and techniques for facilitating
and participating in successful group projects.
Writing
in the U.S.: A Cross-Cultural Workshop for International Students:
Includes expectations for
U.S. academic writing style.
Writing Research Papers: A Workshop for Graduate Students: Special
emphasis on literature reviews and original research.
Writing Research Papers: An Introduction for Undergraduate Students:
Learn the steps to plan and
write more effective papers.
Students
are welcome to attend any workshop that is convenient.
No registration is required.
Questions? Call 202-885-3360 or e-mail
the ASC at asc@american.edu.