Academic Support and Success
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Events
Title |
Description | Date | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track |
Tue, March 24, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
24 March 2020 - 10:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Literature Reviews: Searching and Keeping Track |
Wed, February 26, 2020 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM See description. FREE. For more information and to register for this workshop visit: |
26 February 2020 - 11:00am | Library Research Commons |
| Master's Writing Retreat |
Fri, February 7, 2020 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM See description. Master’s students from across the disciplines are invited to participate in a daylong writing retreat in the beautiful historic core of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. |
7 February 2020 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Personal Statements: Writing |
Fri, March 20, 2020 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. The personal statement is written for admission to graduate and professional programs at academic institutions like UBC. But what does personal mean in an academic context? How do writers construct an appropriate professional identity? |
20 March 2020 - 10:00am | Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication |
| Practice your Presentation Skills I |
In this one-day workshop, theory is introduced in short bursts and participants spend the majority of time practicing their presentation skills while receiving onsite feedback. The focus on extensive practice and feedback is what makes the program meaningful, and is what makes the learning stick. |
31 January 2020 - 9:00am | Graduate Pathways to Success, Mitacs Training |
| R Study Group |
Wed, April 22, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
22 April 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, April 15, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
15 April 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, April 8, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
8 April 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, April 1, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
1 April 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, March 25, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
25 March 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, March 18, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
18 March 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, March 11, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
11 March 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, March 4, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
4 March 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 26, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
26 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 19, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
19 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 12, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
12 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, February 5, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
5 February 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| R Study Group |
Wed, January 29, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. We are a group that meets weekly to bring together different areas of data science and scientific computing, with a focus on the programming language, R. Bring your problems and enthusiasm to the group! All are welcome at this drop-in group. No registration is required. |
29 January 2020 - 1:00pm | Library Research Commons |
| Roadmap to Resilience in Graduate School and Beyond |
Have you ever wondered how to tap into your resilience during challenging times? Imagine a situation where you face a critique of your writing from a supervisor, do not get the grant you were counting on, or have to shift your academic focus because of the realities of the job market. With scenarios such as these in mind, this interactive session will: |
29 April 2020 - 1:00pm | Graduate Pathways to Success |
| Statistics V: Discrete Data - Counts and Proportions |
We will show how to compare two groups when the response is binary or count data and cover what happens if we have more than two groups or more than one predictor whether numeric or categorical. We will introduce logistic, Poisson, negative binomial regression analysis and generalized linear models and show how to interpret the model coefficients in each case. |
12 February 2020 - 10:00am | Applied Statistics and Data Science Group, Graduate Pathways to Success |