Time: 3:00-4:00pm EST
Location: Wednesdays (LIB-102), Thursdays (LIB-103)
Note: The same workshop is offered twice in one week

Time Management (January 25 or January 26, 2012)

Students will learn techniques to become aware of how they use their time and strategies to make realistic schedules and plans to accomplish what they need to do to meet their academic goals.

Academic Applications-Word/Excel (February 1 or February 2, 2012)

Students will receive a basic introduction to using both Word and Excel effectively for assignments.  Students will learn to use many of the tools to format professional looking documents.  Formatting workbooks/worksheets to track, analyze and tabulate numbers will also be reviewed.

Note-Taking & Textbook Reading (February 8 or February 9, 2012)

Reading and note-taking are essential skills for a successful college student.  Students will be exposed to a variety of note-taking methods.  David Millbrook's textmapping skills will be introduced to enable students to get the most out of textbook reading.

Test Taking (February 15 or February 16, 2012)

Students will feel competent going into the testing situation if they feel equipped to meet the challenge.  Strategies for effective studying and reducing stress before and during an exam will be covered.

Academic Applications-Power point (February 22 or February 23, 2012)

Students will receive a basic introduction to using Power point effectively for assignments.  Students will learn to create presentations as well as effective communication skills for presenting in front of an audience.

Critical Thinking (February 29 or March 1, 2012)

Students will be introduced to the elements of thinking critically.  Through participation in some exercises they will become aware of the questions they have about an issue, the process of answering those questions, and the answers they believe are correct.

Conflict Resolution (March 7 or March 8, 2012)

Strong conflict resolution skills are essential in order to be an effective leader.  Students will learn conflict management skills in the context of the classroom experience and group work.

Please contact Danielle Boeninghaus at boeninghausd@centenarycollege.edu or Suzanne McCarthy at mccarthys@centenarycollege.edu with any questions.