CLAS Study Skills Workshops, Fall 2009

All workshops are free!

Advance sign up is required at SRB Room 3210 (Mon-Thurs, 9 am - 10 pm, Fri 9 am-3 pm), or at the MyCLAS website.

Workshop enrollment begins on September 24 at 9:00AM.

Click on a workshop below to view current quarter offerings.


Effective Memory Techniques

Retaining what you study is essential for academic success. In this workshop you'll learn how the brain functions and how you can improve your memory.

 Code   Date                   Time

119G Monday October 12 4:00-4:50PM
120G Tuesday October 13 11:00-11:50AM
121G Wednesday October 14 1:00-1:50PM
122G Wednesday November 18 5:00-5:50PM
123G Thursday November 19 4:00-4:50PM


ESL Listening Skills for the Classroom


 Code   Date                   Time


102G Tuesday September 29 1:00-1:50PM
103G Wednesday September 30 3:00-3:50PM


Essay Exam Strategies

In this workshop you'll learn some valuable study strategies that help you anticipate essay questions and prepare your answers. This workshop is especially useful for when you get the essay questions in advance.

 Code   Date                   Time

104G Tuesday October 6 11:00-11:50AM
105G Monday October 12 1:00-1:50PM
106G Wednesday October 14 5:00-5:50PM
107G Monday November 16 4:00-4:50PM
108G Thursday November 19 2:00-2:50PM


Fighting Procrastination

In this workshop, facilitators discuss how to prioritize deadlines and combat procrastination.

 Code   Date                   Time

109G Wednesday October 7 3:00-3:50PM
110G Monday October 12 11:00-11:50AM
111G Tuesday October 13 4:00-4:50PM
112G Wednesday October 14 2:00-2:50PM
113G Thursday October 15 6:00-6:50PM


For International Students: Conventions of U.S. Academic Writing

This workshop provides an overview of the rhetorical conventions most U.S. writers and readers take for granted--from the introductory sentence to overall structural patterns--and helps international students better understand the expectations of their U.S. readers.

 Code   Date                   Time

164G Tuesday October 6 1:00-1:50PM
165G Wednesday October 7 4:00-4:50PM


Objective Exam Strategies

If you are boggled by definitions and overwhelmed by details, this workshop is for you. You will learn techniques for organizing course material so that you are prepared for your tests.

 Code   Date                   Time

124G Monday October 12 2:00-2:50PM
125G Tuesday October 13 6:00-6:50PM
126G Thursday October 15 4:00-4:50PM
127G Monday November 16 1:00-1:50PM
128G Wednesday November 18 2:00-2:50PM


Organize Your Time

In this workshop you'll learn techniques for scheduling and managing your time in the tight ten week quarter. These methods have helped thousands of UCSB students.

 Code   Date                   Time

129G Monday September 28 11:00-11:50AM
130G Tuesday September 29 4:00-4:50PM
131G Wednesday September 30 2:00-2:50PM
132G Thursday October 1 6:00-6:50PM
133G Monday October 5 1:00-1:50PM
134G Tuesday October 6 3:00-3:50PM
135G Wednesday October 7 5:00-5:50PM
136G Thursday October 8 11:00-11:50AM


Reading Strategies: Efficiency and Recall

This workshop introduces students to methods for finding and remembering the most course-relevant information in their reading assignments.

 Code   Date                   Time

143G Monday September 28 4:00-4:50PM
144G Tuesday September 29 2:00-2:50PM
145G Wednesday September 30 1:00-1:50PM
146G Thursday October 1 11:00-11:50AM
147G Monday October 5 5:00-5:50PM
148G Wednesday October 7 11:00-11:50AM
149G Thursday October 8 3:00-3:50PM


Reading Strategies: Improving Comprehension

Students who come to this workshop will learn techniques for getting the most out of difficult reading assignments.

 Code   Date                   Time

137G Monday September 28 3:00-3:50PM
138G Tuesday September 29 3:00-3:50PM
139G Monday October 5 6:00-6:50PM
140G Tuesday October 6 5:00-5:50PM
141G Monday October 12 5:00-5:50PM
142G Tuesday October 13 1:00-1:50PM


Statement of Purpose Workshop

Your Statement of Purpose is an important part of your Graduate School application packet. This workshop offers strategies for writing a strong statement.

 Code   Date                   Time

150G Monday October 26 2:00-2:50PM
151G Tuesday October 27 4:00-4:50PM


Study Skills for Transfer Students

In this workshop, students will inventory their already successful study skills to discover how to adapt them to their new campus. Trained facilitators will emphasize time management under the quarter system, getting the most out of large classes, and answering student questions about how to achieve their goals at UCSB.

 Code   Date                   Time

152G Monday October 5 11:00-11:50AM
153G Tuesday October 6 4:00-4:50PM


Taking Good Lecture Notes

Learn how to take and organize notes to help you study for your exams.You'll also get some tips on figuring out what's important and what's not.

 Code   Date                   Time

156G Monday September 28 1:00-1:50PM
157G Tuesday September 29 11:00-11:50AM
158G Wednesday September 30 5:00-5:50PM
159G Thursday October 1 2:00-2:50PM
160G Monday October 5 2:00-2:50PM
161G Tuesday October 6 6:00-6:50PM
162G Thursday October 8 4:00-4:50PM
163G Wednesday October 14 11:00-11:50AM


The Rules of the Road: Five Skills You Need for Learning in College

This workshop introduces students to five key components--metacognition, processing strategies, motivation, tactical knowledge, and preference awareness--to approach the advanced learning that college classes demand. Students engage in exercises to help them recognize their own mastery of these learning characterisitics and to practice them. The Rules of the Road is a great introduction to the other CLAS study skills workshops because participants will understand how the skills taught in the other titles fit into the larger picture of college learning.

 Code   Date                   Time

114G Monday September 28 2:00-2:50PM
115G Tuesday September 29 6:00-6:50PM
116G Wednesday September 30 11:00-11:50AM
117G Thursday October 1 4:00-4:50PM
118G Wednesday October 7 1:00-1:50PM


Writing and Documentation in APA Style


 Code   Date                   Time


100G Monday October 12 3:00-3:50PM
101G Tuesday October 13 2:00-2:50PM


Writing at the University level


 Code   Date                   Time


154G Thursday October 1 1:00-1:50PM
155G Monday October 5 4:00-4:50PM


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