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Success Now!Semester One 2011
Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 1
Wed 2nd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Have you got questions? We've got
answers! How can the Library website
help you succeed in your studies?
Introducing the Library Website
At the end of this workshop you will be able to use the
Library's website to identify services and locate print andelectronic resources that will assist you in your studies. In
particular, you will be able to use the Library's online AskUs
service to find answers to your questions or to requestassistance from library staff.
Glenn Pass
Arts & Sciences Liaison
Librarian
Week 1
Wed 2nd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I am a DipEd student and need to find
information for my assignments,
compiling lesson plans, etc. What are
the best places to find good quality
books, journal articles and other
resources?
Education Resources
There are a number of excellent resources in Education that
you can use to find information. This session will coverspecialist sources for educational information including
databases and subject gateways such as EdNA. By the end of
the session, you will know the best places to try for different
sorts of information and how to make the best use of them.
Bob Hoffman
Education Liaison Librarian
Success Now! offers workshops and lectures on a range of topics, designed to help all students achieve their best at University. Lecturers from across the University
share their knowledge and expertise to provide all students with the opportunity to achieve success now!
While there is no cost to attend the majority of sessions, you must register, as most sessions have restricted numbers
Success Now! is open to all current Notre Dame students enrolled in any course, in any year level, at the University.
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 1
Wed 2nd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Will be repeatedweek 4
How do I manage my time? How do I fit
it all in?
How do I keep time for myself?
Time Management
This workshop will give you strategies to manage your time
effectively and to keep balance in your life and studies. Learn
some simple timetabling and diary techniques to keep lifesane and studies on track.
Dr Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Senior lecturer
Arts & Sciences
Week 1
Wed 2nd March12.30pm-1.30pm
Will be repeated
Friday week 1
I cant make notes and listen at the same
time! These lectures are driving me
crazy!
Note Taking
This workshop will give you strategies to make good notes atlectures, whilst still making sense of the lecturers content.
Patrick Hampton
Senior LecturerEducation
Week 1
Fri 4th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Repeat Session
I cant make notes and listen at the sametime! These lectures are driving me
crazy!
Note Taking
This workshop will give you strategies to make good notes at
lectures, whilst still making sense of the lecturers content.
Jane Mangano
Coordinator Success Now! &
one2one services
Academic Enabling & SupportCentre
Week 2
Wed 9th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I need to find books on my reading list
and for my assignments. How do I do
this?
Library Catalogue
At the end of this workshop you will be able to search the
Library catalogue to find specific print and electronic bookswithin the Librarys collections as well as books relevant to
your subject area and assignment topics.
Glenn Pass
Arts & Sciences
Liaison Librarian
Week 2
Wed 9th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Will be repeatedweek 4
Do you want to improve your IT skills?
Do you know how to use Atomic
Learning?
Atomic Learning is FREE and self paced.
Atomic Learning
The University provides staff and students with access toAtomic Learning, making it free to use. Atomic Learning is a
totally self paced and easy to use. It covers every major IT
application, from beginner to advanced level.
Bryn Jones
Atomic Learning
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 2
Wed 9th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Will be repeated
week 8
What do I need to do if I want to change
course, withdraw from a unit, or getcredit for units I have already
completed?
University Administration Procedures
This workshop will give you accurate information about
University administrative procedures. Find out about census
dates, withdrawing and enrolling, changing courses, andadvanced standing.
Sarah Luxton
Deputy Registrar
Student Administration &
Fees
Week 2
Wed 9th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
What are the steps in writing a good
essay? Is there a plan that I can follow?
Essay Planning
Learn to create a flowchart for yourself, so that you can planout your essay. The time you spend in planning, is really time
saved. When you follow a planning sequence, youll produce
better quality work.
Patrick Hampton
Senior Lecturer
Education
Week 2
Wed 9th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Will be repeated
week 6
I wish I could just get on with my uniwork without feeling so stressed and
anxious about everything!
Managing Stress and Anxiety
If you are finding yourself stressing over every assignment,
tutorial and assessment, or perhaps finding the
uni/work/home life balancing act stressful, then you need tocome along to this workshop! Find out from the experts how
to manage stress levels so you can enjoy your studies and
realise your potential.
Counselling Staff
Student Life Office
Week 2
Wed 9nd March
4pm-5pm
I want to be the best student that I can
be! I wonder how I can do that?
Plan for Success
This workshop will help you identify your goals and unlock
the keys to success by finding strategies that work for you.
Dr Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Senior Lecturer
Arts & Sciences
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 2
Wed 9th March
5.30pm-6.30pm
Im a postgraduate student and need to
find more advanced materials than Iveneeded in the past. How do I go about
this?
Please include area of research when
you enrol
Research for Postgraduate Students
This session covers discovering specialist subject databases to
find peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports,
conference proceedings, theses and other resources useful infinding sources for postgraduate studies. Advanced searching
techniques as well as setting up journal alerts and RSS feeds
in your area of research.
Jean McKay
Law & Business Librarian
Craven Library
Denise McLinden
Repository Coordinator
St Teresa's Library
Week 2
Fri 11th March
1.30pm-2.30pm
I would like to participate in a ChristianMeditation group. Where can I find one?
HERE!
Introduction to Christian Meditation
Come along and learn meditation techniques for calm and
focus.
Tom Gannon
Campus Minister
Campus Ministry
Week 3
Wed 16th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
There are supposed to be many
thousands of journal articles online but Idont understand how to use them. How
do I find and use articles for my
assignments?
Library Databases and Electronic Journals
Youll save hours of time if you can access the library
databases and electronic journals, and save a great deal ofmoney on printing costs in the process. This library workshop
will teach you how to retrieve articles and journals fromlibrary databases for research writing purposes.
Stephen McVey
Director of Library Services
St Teresa's Library
Week 3
Wed 16th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Getting past the abstract in a journal
article.
Understanding the Results Section of Journal Articles
This workshop will help you not be scared of those tables and
graphs in the results section of a journal article. This is the
most important part!
Prof Beth Hands
Director, Institute For Health
& Rehabilitation Research
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 3
Wed 16th March
5.30pm-6.30pm
Will be repeated
week 8
I want to find out about research
already done at the University of NotreDame Australia. I may even be doing
some research and want it to be
included. Where do I go and what do I
do?
ResearchOnline@ND
The university has an electronic research repository called
ResearchOnline@ND. This includes theses produced at the
university, journal articles published by staff and otherresearch output of Notre Dame Australia authors. This session
will explain how to search the repository and add your
research to it. We will also explore Australian Research Online
(http://research.nla.gov.au/) the repository of Australias
research output plus a a range of international research
repositories and look at the benefits of exposing yourresearch to search engines like Google.
Denise McLinden
Repository Coordinator
St Teresa's Library
Jean McKay
Law & Business Librarian
Craven Library
Week 4
Tues 22nd March
4.30pm-5.30pm
Repeat session
How do I manage my time? How do I fit
it all in?
How do I keep time for myself?
Time Management
This workshop will give you strategies to manage your time
effectively and to keep balance in your life and studies. Learnsome simple timetabling and diary techniques to keep life
sane and studies on track.
Dr Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Senior lecturer
Arts & Sciences
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Ive heard that there is a really easy way
to find journal articles using something
called Summon. What is it and how can I
get the most out of it?
Introduction to Summon
Summon is a quick and easy way to do research in the library.This session covers how to use it for basic searches and some
advanced techniques that you can use to improve your
Summon searches.
Bob Hoffman
Education Liaison Librarian
St Teresa's Library
Alison Nearn
Manager Digital Services
St Teresa's Library
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 4
Thurs 24th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Note: time has been
changed from Wed
to Thurs for this
workshop.
I have my assignment topic and want to
do some background reading to help meunderstand the topic. Where do I start?
Researching for Assignments
Firstly, you should always consult your lecturer if unsure of
your assignment topic. However, the Library has a large
collection of dictionaries and encyclopaedias that are veryuseful for definitions and for gaining a basic understanding of
concepts, theories and key people in the field. Many of these
resources are now available online via the Library website. At
the end of this session you will be able to analyse assignment
topics to identify key concepts and terms, as well as locate
and use relevant dictionaries and/or encyclopaedias withinyour subject area to gain background information for
assignment topics.
Anne Clifford
Acquisitions Librarian
St Teresa's Library
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I am really worried about plagiarism.
How can I include the ideas of theexperts in my essays without
plagiarising?
Avoiding Plagiarism
This workshop will show you how to avoid the plagiarismtrap, by learning to paraphrase and summarise. Learn these
skills and watch your marks improve!
Deborah Gare
Associate Professor &Associate Dean
History
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Finding legal resources for non-law
students
Law for Non-Law Students
Are you studying in education, health sciences, business,arts or other units that require you to find legal materials?
Then this is the course to show how to locate cases,
legislation, legal encyclopaedias, legal journal articles and
commentaries. Most law resources at UNDA are available
online and at the conclusion of the session you should be
equipped to find relevant legal materials for your unit.
Jean McKay
Law & Business Librarian
Craven Library
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Help! I am so worried about mycomputer skills! I have so many
questions to ask, but Im too scared to
ask them!
Q & A Computers
This will be an open session where you will be able to ask all
the burning questions you have about IT. If you are worried
about how to use email, how to format an assignment or how
to save documents or use PowerPoint,(or anything else to dowith computers and your studies) this workshop is for you!
Di Chambers
Senior Lecturer & Coordinator
Special Education
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I have my assignment. Help! I have no
idea where to begin!
Please note: You can only sign up for a
Success Now! course one month in
advance.
Where to Begin with Assignments
This workshop will teach you the processes to follow as you
work on any assignment.
Patrick Hampton
Senior Lecturer
Education
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I need to use the Footnoting Referencing
system for my assignments. What is this,
how do I use it and why do I need to
know about it?
Footnote Referencing
Correct referencing of sources used for your assignments is an
important academic skill, not least because it helps you avoid
plagiarism. At the end of this session you will know whyreferencing is important, be able to identify the information
required for correct referencing, and be able to createfootnote references and a bibliography.
Lorraine Kousins
Liaison Librarian
St Teresa's Library
Week 4
Wed 23rd March
5.00pm-6.00pm
Repeat session
Do you want to improve your IT skills?
Do you know how to use Atomic
Learning?
Atomic Learning is FREE and self paced.
Atomic Learning
The University provides staff and students with access to
Atomic Learning, making it free to use. Atomic Learning is a
totally self paced and easy to use. It covers every major ITapplication, from beginner to advanced level.
Bryn Jones
Atomic Learning
Week 5
Wed 30th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Repeat session
5.30pm-6.30pm
Ive been told I need to use scholarly or
peer-reviewed sources for my
assignments. What are these and how
do I find them?
Scholarly and Peer Reviewed Journals
At the end of this workshop you will be able to differentiatebetween various types of information sources and explain
when each might be most useful for your studies. In
particular, you will be able to identify scholarly and peer-reviewed sources of information and locate these using the
Librarys catalogue, databases and website.
Glenn Pass
Arts & Sciences LiaisonLibrarian
St Teresa's Library
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 5
Wed 30th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
What is APA Referencing? A beginners
overview of APA
Please note: You can only sign up for a
Success Now! course one month in
advance.
APA Referencing
APA referencing is used for assignments for a number of
subject areas including Education, Health Sciences, Medicine
and Nursing, Behavioural Science, Counselling, Mathematics,Sciences, Aboriginal Studies*, Sociology* and Politics* (* =
confirm with lecturer). It is different from the footnoting
system. By the end of this session, you will be able to use
author-date in-text references and compile your reference list
in the APA style.
Bob Hoffman
Education Liaison Librarian
St Teresa's Library
Week 5
Wed 30th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I'd rather walk on broken glass than
speak in public! How can I give apresentation and stay dry?
Public Speaking
If the thought of giving a presentation gives you nightmares,this workshop is for you. Come along and receive tips from
the experts. David Nicholas from Victoria Quay Toastmasters
will help you discover the speaker within!
David Nicholas
Victoria Quay
Toastmasters
Week 5
Wed 30th March12.30pm-1.30pm
This group assignment is driving me
crazy! I never knew working in a group
would be so difficult!
Dealing with Group Assignments
Come along and learn valuable skills and strategies that willhelp your group function effectively and achieve top marks.
Counselling Staff
Student Life Office
Week 5
Wed 30th March
12.30pm-1.30pm
I know what I want to present. I just
don't know how to make the most of
PowerPoint.
Perfect PowerPoint Presentations
This workshop will show you how to make a creative
PowerPoint presentation that will keep your audience awakeand engaged! It will also help you refine your presentation
skills.
Dr Carole Steketee
Acting Dean and Associate
Professor
School of Medicine
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 5
Thursday 31st March
12.30pm-1.30pm
Repeated
4.30.pm-5.30pm
Endnote is referencing made easy! If you
can use Word, you can learn to useEndnote!
Please note: You can only sign up for
a Success Now! course one month in
advance.
Endnote
An introduction to Endnote, which will help you organise
references and solve the many dilemmas around referencing
in assignment and research writing. N.B. Computercompetence is assumed for this session.
Jan Harmsen
Manager Galvin Medical
Library
Blair Kelly
Acquisitions Librarian &
Copyright Coordinator
Week 6
Wed 6th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
What is this thing called networking?
How do I promote myself in
professional forums? Where are theseprofessional forums?
Introduction to Professional Organisations
This workshop will introduce you to the various professional
organisations that have student membership options. Youwill find out which organisations might be relevant to your
field of study, as well as how to go about joining.
Janine Tomlinson
Careers Officer
Student Life Office
Week 6
Wed 6th April12.30pm-1.30pm
Repeat session
I wish I could just get on with my uni
work without feeling so stressed and
anxious about everything!
Managing Stress and Anxiety
If you are finding yourself stressing over every assignment,tutorial and assessment, or perhaps finding the
uni/work/home life balancing act stressful, then you need to
come along to this workshop! Find out from the experts howto manage stress levels so you can enjoy your studies and
realise your potential.
Counselling Staff
Student Life Office
Week 6
Wed 6th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
Weve covered so much in anatomy and
physiology. There is still SO much to
learn. HELP!
Q & A for Anatomy & Physiology Students
Come along to this informal session to share questions and
find answers about study techniques. Find out how tosuccessfully approach anatomy & physiology.
Assoc Prof Liz Mortley
Pre-Medicine Certificate
Coordinator
School of Medicine
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Week 6
Thurs 7th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
I need to find evidence-based health
information for my research. What arethe relevant databases for this at Notre
Dame and how can I best search them?
Health Related Databases
This session covers the health related databases and
searching techniques that can be used to find systematic
reviews, meta-analyses, practice guidelines and other sourcesof information for evidence-based practice.
Jan Harmsen
Manager Galvin Medical
Library
Week 7
Wed 13th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
How does Copyright law affect my
studies?
Copyright
Australian copyright law provides University students with
special exemptions when using copyright material. Come
along to this session to learn how these exemptions, and theUniversitys licenses for certain copyright material, can
support your study.
Blair Kelly
Acquisitions Librarian &
Copyright Coordinator
Week 7
Wed 13th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
Mmmm Im not too pleased with thatmark. How can I get the best from this
feedback so that I get a better mark next
time?
Dealing with Feedback Constructively
This workshop will help you develop active listening and
negotiation skills. It will cover how to take feedback
constructively rather than personally.
Annie Wynne
Careers Officer
Student Life Office
Week 7
Thurs 14th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
How do I make sure I NEVER send a
'career shortening' email?
Please note: You can only sign up for a
Success Now! course one month in
advance.
Email Etiquette
Find out about email etiquette and why it's a good idea to
compose emails in Word. Once you press send there's no
going back!
Judi Hickey-Janes
Sessional Lecturer
Law
Week 8
Wed 20th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
Finally I can see the light at the end of
my course! How do I present my best
side at a job interview?
Preparing for Job Interviews
This workshop will help you prepare for, and presenteffectively at a job interview.
Annie Wynne
Careers Officer
Student Life Office
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Date/Time Topic Description Presenter
Week 8
Wed 20th April
12.30pm-1.30pm
Repeat session
What do I need to do if I want to change
course, withdraw from a unit, or getcredit for units I have already
completed?
University Administrative Procedures
This workshop will give you accurate information about
University administrative procedures. Find out about census
dates, withdrawing and enrolling, changing courses, andadvanced standing.
Sarah Luxton
Deputy Registrar
Student Administration &
Fees
Week 8
Wed 20th April5.30pm-6.30pm
Repeat session
I want to find out about research
already done at the University of Notre
Dame Australia. I may even be doingsome research and want it to be
included. Where do I go and what do I
do?
ResearchOnline@ND
The university has an electronic research repository calledResearchOnline@ND. This includes theses produced at theuniversity, journal articles published by staff and other
research output of Notre Dame Australia authors. This session
will explain how to search the repository and add yourresearch to it. We will also explore Australian Research Online
(http://research.nla.gov.au/) the repository of Australias
research output plus a a range of international researchrepositories and look at the benefits of exposing your
research to search engines like Google.
Denise McLinden
Repository CoordinatorSt Teresa's Library
Jean McKay
Law & Business Librarian
Craven Library
Study Week
Fri 29th April
10.30am-12.30pm
I wish I could make PowerPoint work
better for my presentations!
PowerPoint for Beginners
This two hour course will have you using a range of featuresin PowerPoint, and knowing where to go to learn more.
Ervina Ng
Assistant Manager
Student Life Office
Study Week
Fri 29th April
1.30pm-3.30pm
Im not sure about how to use Word.
Where do I start?
Please note: You can only sign up for a
Success Now! course one month in
advance.
Word for Beginners
This workshop will start at the very beginning! A fabulousworkshop for people not too familiar with Word. Come and
learn in a supportive environment!
Ervina Ng
Assistant Manager
Student Life Office
Study Week
Thurs 28th April
10.30am-11.30am
Ive worked so hard to do well in mystudies. Now Im wondering how do I go
about getting a job?
Jobsearch 101.
Where should you look? Who should you speak to? What
should you ask? What networks should you tap into?
Janine Tomlinson
Careers Officer
Student Life Office
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Week 9
Wed 4th May
12.30pm-1.30pm
The stress levels are beginning to rise!
Help!
Dealing with Stress
If you are beginning to feel stressed, this workshop is for you!
Learn strategies to manage stress so that you can better focus
on achieving your study goals.
Dr Dawn Darlaston-Jones
Senior lecturer
Arts & Sciences
Week 9
Thurs 5th May
12.30pm-1.30pm
Ive nearly finished my course. When
should I start on my resume? NOW!
Please note: You can only sign up for a
Success Now! course one month in
advance.
Preparing a Resume
Find out how to construct a resume that will help you achieve
employment success. This workshop will show you how to
construct a resume, answering questions such as: What do I
include? What do I leave out? How much detail is required?
Janine Tomlinson
Careers Officer
Student Life Office
Week 10
Wed 11th May
12.30pm-1.30pm
I hate exams and never do well at them.
I need some tips and techniques.
Preparing for Exams
This workshop will present some proven study tips to help
you prepare for your exams.
Patrick Hampton
Senior Lecturer
Education
Sign-up process You can sign up online by going to the Academic Enabling and Support Centre page of the Notre Dame website. Follow the
links to the online sign up for Success Now! Semester One. Please note: You can only sign up for a course one month in
advance.
Additional workshops You will receive information via email on additional workshops, and the details will be available on the web, just follow the
links from the 'Academic Enabling and Support Centre' on the University webpage.
Further enquiries
You can contact the Academic Enabling and Support Centre on 9433 0950, or email Jane Mangano on
Where can you find us?
The Academic Enabling and Support Centre is located in ND44, the green building directly opposite the main administration
building on Mouat Street.