Category Archives: Academic Enrichment
Academic Enrichment
On October 20, I went the Using and Evaluating the Web workshop for Research. It was at the Library. The librarian was the presenter. He took about using Google and how to use it for research papers. He said the … Continue reading
database survival
The Database Survival workshop taught students how to use the various databases at our disposal here at Baruch. Going into this seminar I had thought that I knew enough about the database system here when in fact I knew very … Continue reading
Database survival
On December the 15 I went to a workshop called Database Survival. This was a workshop that thought us one of the tools that Baruch offers its students to excel in their studies. It showed us the various databases that … Continue reading
Student Service Fair
Sometime in October I went to the Student Service Fair Academic Enrichment workshop. I found this workshop interesting. The workshop showed me that Baruch has many services and resources that can help me become a better student. The workshop was … Continue reading
Database Survival Workshop
On October 15th, I attended the Database Survival Workshop. The workshop itself was very short and quick but very informative. I learned how to subscribe to the various databases Baruch has to offer. I already learned how to use the … Continue reading
Academic Enrichment: Get a Fresh Start
This was a pretty helpful workshop. I decided to go to this workshop so because I thought it might help me decide my major. The workshop was informative. There were papers describing different majors and you were allowed to walk … Continue reading
Using & Evaluating the Web for Research
On October 20, 2009 I went to a library workshop that showed us how to look for information that has good reputation and is appropriate to be quoted in a research paper. I find this workshop to be essential as … Continue reading
Database Survival/academic enrichment
On Oct. 15 2009 I attended the database survival workshop at the libary. It was from 12:30-2:30 but it was divided into two sessions and I attended the first one. The instructor showed us how to acess the library’s databases … Continue reading
Student Services Fair
On October 13 I attended an Academic Enrichment workshop called “Student Services Fair” which was held in the multipurpose room(1-107). Early on this wrokshop was sort of empty but 30minutes after it started, the room was packed. There were tables … Continue reading
Bearcat:The Other Google
On Tuesday October 20, I attended an academic enrichment workshop,held in the library, called “Bearcat: The Other Google.” I learned about Baruch’s Bearcat search engine, which is similar to Google. But, unlike Google, Bearcat gives reliable sources. This makes doing research easier as you can … Continue reading