successnow program, s1 2011

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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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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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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.


Senior Lecturer

Arts & Sciences


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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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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


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.


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


St Teresa's Library

Alison Nearn

Manager Digital Services

St Teresa's Library


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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


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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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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Week 5

Wed 30th March

12.30pm-1.30pm

What is APA Referencing? A beginners

overview of APA



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


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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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?



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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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


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?



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.


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!



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

[email protected]

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.

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