Learning Centre Workshops

The Learning Centres provide a range of FREE workshops which help you to develop skills and strategies to enhance your learning. These workshops will help you in your academic courses and in your career! 

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The following are workshops offered by the Learning Centres:

Can’t attend any of our live workshops? Join our available anytime workshops at a time convenient to you.

Strong Start for Success

Time Management Strategies

In this workshop, you will quantify the ways in which you currently spend your time and identify an ideal "time budget" for priority activities. You will also explore strategies for time managment at the semester, weekly, and daily levels while learning ways to productively allocate your study time.

Quick Energizers: Getting Back in Focus

Students are becoming exhausted at the endless hours staring at the screen or textbooks all day long. Learn how to combat study fatigue with some quick energizers designed to help you refocus.

Plan Your Semester

In this peer-led workshop, learn to plan your semester efficiently using the Semester Schedule to give yourself a visual picture of assignments, projects, tests and exams that are coming up, helping you to decide how to commit resources between various possible tasks.

 

Preparing for the End of the Semester

Tips and strategies to help you prepare, stay focused and commit to doing your best in these final weeks.

Book an appointment to see a peer tutor if you need a one-on-one assistance at tlc.kpu.ca

Improve Your Writing

University Essays: First Steps

Are you ready to write your first university essays?  This workshop will introduce the requirements and expectations for university-level writing as well as effective strategies and resources to help the writing process. Learn how to craft a thesis statement, structure an argument, and begin to write clearly and concisely.

Quote, Paraphrase and Summarize (Writing More Effective Paraphrasing)

Do you have questions about the best way to write an academic essay or report? Wondering how to use information from sources by quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing? Join this workshop for an introduction to the process of writing an effective academic paper.

Write in Your Own Words/ Making Your Writing More Concise

Do you need to use information from several sources in your paper? Confused about how to write an effective paraphrase? You will leave this workshop with practical strategies for reading sources, taking effective resource notes, and integrating paraphrased information into a strong academic paper.

Find Your Writing Voice

Writing is an essential university skill, yet many students struggle to start and finish these assignments. Writing can be fun, meaningful, and help you share your story. This inspiring workshop will help you cultivate essential and innovative skills for both academic and creative writing.

Writing & Editing Your ePortfolio

This workshop will help you to write and improving your learning portfolio. You will learn about reflection, how to craft and evaluate your reflective writing, and effective strategies for integrating course concepts.

Presentation Skills for Multilingual Students 

Discussions enrich your learning and are very common in university courses. These sessions are geared for multilingual students who want to practice their spoken English in a relaxed and supportive setting. Join one or more sessions to practice discussion strategies and meet other students.

Book an appointment to see a Learning Strategist if you need a one-on-one consultation at tlc.kpu.ca

Business Skills

Accounting Monopoly Extravaganza

During this game, we will play Monopoly, but also keep the books for it (a synoptic journal).  It is a great way to review debits & credits and the accounting balance equation.  Snacks will be available and several prizes will be awarded.

ACCT 1110 Exam Review

Get ready for your Accounting 1110 exam. Come join one of our Accounting tutors for a guided review on key ACCT 1110 concepts.

ACCT 1210 Exam Review

Get ready for your Accounting 1210 exam. Come join one of our Accounting tutors for a guided review on key ACCT 1210 concepts.

ACCT 2293 Exam Review

Get ready for your Accounting 2293 exam! Learn how to analyze your exam questions and how to prepare for success by identifying what successful students do to prepare for exams.

ACCT 3310 Exam Review

Get ready for your intermediate financial accounting exam!  In this session, you will have the opportunity to practice questions on topics like debt investments, revenue recognition, and more!

ACCT 3320/5220 Exam Review

Get ready for your managerial accounting exam!  Review cost-volume-profit analysis, high-low method and more. 

ACCT 5220 Exam Review

Get ready for your Accounting 5220 final exam!  In this session, you will have an opportunity to work on practice problems on Process Costing!

ACCT 3380 Exam Review

Get ready for your Accounting 3380 exam! Review Capital budgeting, Stock and Bond valuation, Net Present Value, Cost of Capital and more.

 

Book an appointment to see a peer tutor if you need a one-on-one assistance at tlc.kpu.ca

Academic Integrity

Workshops

KPU strives to promote a culture of integrity where academic work is conducted with honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage. Join us for a variety of workshops supporting you with learning more about academic integrity at KPU.