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.

Fall 2019 Workshop Schedule 

• Excel I: Excel Basics for Business Applications
  • Sunday, September 29, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, KMC 2-60
    • This Beginning Microsoft Excel Workshop is designed to offer students a strong introduction into the functions and capabilities of Microsoft Excel.
• Excel II: Unleash the Power of Excel
  • Sunday, October 6, 2019, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, KMC 2-60
    • Designed in collaboration with NYU Stern Faculty, this workshop directly supports the skills needed in your NYU Stern classes.  Please note that Excel II builds upon Excel I. 
• Excel Bootcamp, Day 1 & 2
  • Sunday, October 20, 2019, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, KMC 2-60
  • Sunday, November 3, 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.
    • For additional information and to register, please click here.
• Innovation, Design Thinking & Experience Design: Foundations
  • Friday, October 25th, 2019, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Tisch 201
    • In today’s digital world, innovation starts with understanding the customer.  This talk will be a primer for understanding the basics of user experience design (UX) and design thinking.  We’ll go through the basics of UX and discuss its role within an organization and how best to work with designers. We will cover key processes, vocabulary and frameworks including user-centered design, user research, usability and testing, personas, user-generated insights and experience optimization.
• Introduction to Cyber Security
  • Friday, November 8, 2019, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Tisch 200
    • Students are introduced to the basics of cyber security with emphasis on concepts relevant to business and industry. The course is arranged as a series of four one-hour lectures that cover the following: (1) An overview of cyber threats to business assets; (2) an introduction to challenges in modern enterprise architecture, (3) a tutorial on secure eCommerce protocols and infrastructure, and (4) an explanation of transition to cloud-hosted applications.
•  Innovation, Design Thinking & Experience Design: Advanced Hands-On Practice
  • Sunday, November 10, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, KMC 3-65
    • How do you actually apply design thinking to drive innovation in business? This follow-up workshop will teach you design thinking skills and allow you to apply them in a hands-on workshop environment. We will dive deeper into the application of skills such as ideation, user research, affinity mapping, user-generated insights and experience ideation. Be prepared to sketch, role-play and think outside the box!  Please note that attendance for this workshop is contingent upon past attendance of Innovation, Design Thinking & Experience Design: Foundations.
    • Registration will be available following Innovation, Design Thinking & Experience Design: Foundations.

Academic Workshops

• Academic Planning for Spring 2020 and MAP Workshop
  • Friday, October 11, 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Webinar (Langone Part-time)
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this on-line 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.
• Academic Planning for Spring 2020 and MAP Workshop
  • Thursday, October 17, 2019 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, KMC 3-120
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this 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.
• Academic Planning for Spring 2020 and MAP Workshop
  • Tuesday, October 22, 2019 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Webinar (Langone Part-time)
    • Presented by Academic Affairs and Advising, this on-line 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.

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