Academic Resources and Bootcamps

Academic Workshops and bootcamps are offered several times throughout the year to provide MBA students with skills to complement their business education.

Spring 2019 Workshop Schedule 

• Excel II: Unleash the Power of Excel
  • Sunday, April 28th, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, KMC 2-60
    • In collaboration with NYU Stern Faculty, we have designed an Intermediate Microsoft Excel Workshop that directly supports the skills needed in your NYU Stern Core classes.  Please note that Excel II builds upon Excel I.

• Programming and Data Analytics: Python
  • Sunday, May 5th, 2019, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, KMC 2-60
    • This workshop will be delivered by Professor Panos Ipeirotis.  The first part of the tutorial gives a brief introduction to programming using Python.  The second part of the tutorial builds upon the knowledge from the first part. Students will examine how to use the Python Pandas library and will also examine how to use Web APIs for a variety of tasks. 
    • Lunch will be provided.

• Academic Planning for Summer 2019 and MAP Workshop
  • Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Webinar (Langone Part-time)
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this online workshop will assist students in planning their upcoming semester courses and utilizing the My Academic Progress tool to track and manage your MBA Program Progress.

• Planning for your Specializations
  • Wednesday, May 1st, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, KMC 4-60
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this workshop will review specialization requirements and best practices for planning your elective courses. 
    • Food and beverages will be provided.

Previous Workshops

• Financial Calculator Workshop (HP 12C)
  • Monday, February 11th, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, KMC 3-80
    • The purpose of this workshop is to provide a discussion of the basic elements of the Time Value of Money and to demonstrate the calculations using the Hewlett Packard (HP) calculator. This workshop will focus on the HP 12C calculator. Students should bring their calculator to the session, as the class will be highly interactive.
    • Lunch will be provided.

• Financial Calculator Workshop (HP 17BII plus)
  • Tuesday, February 12th, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, KMC 3-50
    • The purpose of this workshop is to provide a discussion of the basic elements of the Time Value of Money and to demonstrate the calculations using the Hewlett Packard (HP) calculator. This workshop will focus on the HP 17BII plus calculator. Students should bring their calculator to the session, as the class will be highly interactive.
    • Lunch will be provided.
• Academic Planning for Summer 2019 and MAP Workshop
  • Thursday, February 28th, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Webinar (Langone Part-time)
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this online workshop will assist students in planning their upcoming semester courses and utilizing the My Academic Progress tool to track and manage your MBA Program Progress.
• Excel Bootcamp, Day 1 & 2
  • Saturday, March 2nd, 2019, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, KMC 2-60
  • Saturday, March 9th, 2019, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, KMC 2-60
    • The two day workshop, taught by Professor Dan Gode, will cover the use of Excel in building projections of financial statements, developing scenarios and what-if analysis, solving investments and corporate finance problems as well as data analysis. Please note that Day 2 builds upon Day 1.
    • Lunch will be provided.
• Beyond Excel for Data Analysis
  • Thursday, March 28th, 2019, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM, KMC 3-120
    • Modern teams need to get out of spreadsheets, docs, and presentations. There are a new set of building blocks available to help streamline data analysis and make data more transparent for all levels of the organization. This workshop explores tools like Trello, OpenRefine, and Coda to solve today's modern data needs.
       
• Excel I: Excel Basics for Business Applications
  • Saturday, March 30th, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, KMC 1-70
    • This Beginning Microsoft Excel Workshop is designed to offer students a strong introduction into the functions and capabilities of Microsoft Excel.
       
• Programming and Data Analytics: SQL
  • Sunday, March 31st, 2019, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM, KMC 1-70
    • SQL is the lingua franca of all database systems and a necessity for anyone who needs to analyze data as part of their job. This workshop, delivered by Professor Panos Ipeirotis, is designed for absolute beginners and teaches students how to write SQL queries that retrieve data from a database. The workshop is heavily exercise based, with a focus on developing the necessary skills for writing SQL queries.
    • Lunch will be provided.

Bobst Library Resources

Coding and Web Design

Microsoft Office

Language Learning Tools

Financial and Graphing Calculators 

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