A comprehensive listing of workshops taking place in the Library, or in partnership with the Library. (Note that this includes SFU and visiting classes that are not open to additional attendees.)

Looking for workshops offered by the Library, Student Learning Commons, and Research Commons? See Upcoming Workshops to browse by:

subject (time management, exam preparation, academic writing, English language skills, etc.),
audience (undergraduate or graduate) or
location.

Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby) and Belzberg Library (SFU Vancouver):

For library classes held at SFU Surrey, see Workshops at Fraser Library (SFU Surrey).

Date	Time	Class	Instructor	Room
2019-04-30	10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Practical Tips for Writing and Surviving Your Thesis		Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-04-30	01:00 PM - 02:15 PM	Thesis template and resources: How to use it and where to find help	Anise Ladha	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-04-30	03:00 PM - 04:30 PM	Using yt for analysis and visualization of volumetric data in Python	Alex Razoumov	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-05-01	10:00 AM - 11:00 PM	Cite your sources easier and faster with Zotero	Chloe Riley	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-01	12:45 PM - 01:45 PM	Managing Up: The Student-Supervisor Relationship		Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-02	10:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Introduction to Research Data Management	Keshav Mukunda	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-02	12:45 PM - 01:45 PM	Challenging Impostor Syndrome		Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-06	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: The Work We Do Prior to Writing: Planning, Outlining, and Strategies for Starting	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-08	02:30 PM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to Spatial Thinking and ArcGIS	Aateka Shashank	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-10	10:00 AM - 10:45 AM	Sketching Your Summer 2019 Writing Road Map	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1425
2019-05-10	11:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Level Up! Tips and Tricks for Research Productivity	Chloe Riley	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1425
2019-05-10	11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	Key Strategies for Staying the Course (Procrastinate Later!)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1425
2019-05-13	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Open topic (free for all)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-14	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-05-14	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Thesis template and resources: How to use it and where to find help	Anise Ladha	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-14	02:30 PM - 03:20 PM	Top 5 Academic Success Strategies	Ruth Silverman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-05-14	02:30 PM - 03:30 PM	Workshop: Top 5 Academic Success Strategies	Ruth Silverman	7200
2019-05-14	03:30 PM - 04:20 PM	Time Management for Busy Students	Dal Sohal	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-05-14	03:30 PM - 04:30 PM	Workshop: Time Management for Busy Students	Ruth Silverman	7200
2019-05-15	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-15	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	NVivo Drop-in Lab	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-15	01:30 PM - 02:20 PM	Improve Your Reading Effectiveness	Ruth Silverman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-05-15	01:30 PM - 02:30 PM	Workshop: Improve your Reading Effectiveness	Ruth Silverman	7200
2019-05-15	02:30 PM - 03:20 PM	Study Strategies that Work!	Dal Sohal	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-05-15	02:30 PM - 03:30 PM	Workshop: Study Strategies that Work!	Ruth Silverman	7200
2019-05-16	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to R (2-day workshop)	Joel Therrien	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-05-17	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to R (2-day workshop)	Joel Therrien	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-05-17	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Concision: Less is More	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-21	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-05-21	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Improve Your Concentration & Reading Effectiveness	Dal Sohal	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Belzberg Library, SLC (Student Learning Commons), Rm 1002
2019-05-22	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-22	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	IB Pacific Academy	Ashley Edwards	2105
2019-05-22	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Academic Writing Q&A... or Top Things to Know About Academic Writing	Julia Lane	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7301
2019-05-22	01:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Hands-On with the Library’s Thesis Word Template: Open Lab	Anise Ladha	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-22	01:30 PM - 04:30 PM	Use dplyr to effectively handle data in R	Joel Therrien	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-22	01:30 PM - 03:00 PM	Introduction to NVivo for Windows	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 4009
2019-05-23	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Speak Like Obama: Message Units	Tim Mossman	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 2050
2019-05-24	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Overcoming procrastination and developing a writing habit	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-25	09:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Research Ethics: Ethics Principles and Institutional Requirements		Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1530
2019-05-25	09:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Cite your sources easier and faster with Zotero	Graeme Robinson-Clogg	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1600
2019-05-25	11:30 AM - 01:30 PM	Writing and Researching Your Literature Review		Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1600
2019-05-25	02:00 PM - 04:00 PM	Hands-on with the Library Thesis Word Template	Catherine Louie	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1530
2019-05-25	02:00 PM - 04:00 PM	Preparing to Publish	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 1600
2019-05-27	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Managing Writing Anxiety	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-28	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-05-29	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-29	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Citation Management Drop-in Lab	Chloe Riley	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-30	10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Introduction to NVivo for Mac	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-05-31	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Open topic (free for all)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-05-31	01:30 PM - 03:00 PM	Introduction to Database and SQL	Fatemeh Salehian Kia	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-03	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Concision: Less is More	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-04	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-06-05	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-05	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	How to Argue Academically	Julia Lane	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7301
2019-06-06	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	How to Succeed on Exams	Sabrina Ngo	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 3008
2019-06-06	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Strategies for Pronouncing Academic and Professional Vocabulary: Prefixes	Tim Mossman	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 2050
2019-06-06	12:30 PM - 01:30 PM	Workshop: How to Succeed on Exams	Ruth Silverman	3008
2019-06-07	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Everything in 250 words or less: Writing abstracts	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-06-07	01:30 PM - 03:00 PM	Introduction to Social Network Analysis with R	Fatemeh Salehian Kia	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-07	02:00 PM - 04:00 PM	Introduction to QGIS	David Swanlund	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-06-10	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Overcoming procrastination and developing a writing habit	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-11	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-06-11	02:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Cite your sources easier and faster with Zotero	Chloe Riley	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-11	06:30 PM - 07:20 PM	Structuring Ideas Through Grammar	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 3008
2019-06-12	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-12	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	How to Argue Academically	Julia Lane	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Belzberg Library, SLC (Student Learning Commons), Rm 1002
2019-06-12	01:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Hands-On with the Library’s Thesis Word Template: Open Lab	Anise Ladha	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-06-13	01:00 PM - 02:30 PM	Making Literature Reviews Easier with NVivo for Windows	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Lab 1350
2019-06-14	09:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Plan Data	Alex Garnett	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-06-14	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Transition Words and How to Use Them	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-06-14	01:30 PM - 03:00 PM	Secure data	Alex Garnett	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-06-15	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to R for Non-Science Majors (2-day workshop)	Mladen Raković	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-06-16	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to R for Non-Science Majors (2-day workshop)	Mladen Raković	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-06-17	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: What is a Literature Review?	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-18	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-06-19	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-19	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Uncluttering Your Prose	Julia Lane	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7301
2019-06-19	01:30 PM - 03:30 PM	Thesis template and resources: How to use it and where to find help	Catherine Louie	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-19	02:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Advanced NVivo for Windows	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 4009
2019-06-20	10:00 AM - 04:00 PM	Web Scraping in R	Mladen Raković	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-20	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Strategies for Pronouncing Academic and Professional Vocabulary: Key and Left Syllables	Tim Mossman	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 2200
2019-06-21	10:00 AM - 04:00 PM	Publishing Symposium	Ali Moore	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-21	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Open topic (free for all)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-06-24	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: "Your reader is a little bit drunk": Writing Clearly for an Audience of Sleep-Deprived Academics	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-25	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-06-26	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-26	12:00 PM - 05:00 PM	Data visualization with Tableau: The painless, programming-free way to build charts and graphs	Ali Moore	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-06-26	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Uncluttering Your Prose	Julia Lane	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Belzberg Library, SLC (Student Learning Commons), Rm 1002
2019-06-26	02:30 PM - 03:30 PM	Copyright in the Classroom Workshop for Instructors	Don Taylor	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-06-27	10:00 AM - 04:00 PM	Text Mining in R	Mladen Raković	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-06-28	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Getting the feedback you need and applying it	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-02	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-07-03	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-03	10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Making Literature Reviews Easier with NVivo for Mac	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-03	11:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Top 5 Academic Success Strategies	Leah Wiener	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7301
2019-07-03	11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Workshop: Top 5 Academic Success Strategies	Ruth Silverman	7301
2019-07-03	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Hot Tips for Revising	Julia Lane	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7301
2019-07-05	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Don't Plagiarize: Understanding how to Paraphrase	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-08	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Open topic (free for all)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-09	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-07-09	10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Introduction to NVivo for Mac (in Mac Lab)	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Surrey, Galleria 3, Lab 3050
2019-07-10	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-10	12:30 PM - 01:20 PM	Hot Tips for Revising	Julia Lane	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Belzberg Library, SLC (Student Learning Commons), Rm 1002
2019-07-10	01:00 PM - 03:00 PM	NVivo Drop-in Lab	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-11	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to Bash shell, Python programming, and Git version control	Alex Garnett	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-07-11	10:00 AM - 12:00 PM	An Introduction to Using Tableau for Data Visualization	Ali Moore	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-11	10:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Thesis template and resources: How to use it and where to find help	Catherine Louie	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-12	09:30 AM - 04:30 PM	Introduction to Bash shell, Python programming, and Git version control	Alex Garnett	Burnaby, SFU's Big Data Hub (Applied Science Building - Flexible Meeting Room ASB 10908)
2019-07-12	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: What is a Literature Review?	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-15	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Getting the feedback you need and applying it	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-16	09:00 AM - 12:00 PM	Academic English Grammar and Writing for Multilingual Learners	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Lab 2105
2019-07-16	05:30 PM - 07:00 PM	Introduction to NVivo for Windows	NVivo Peer Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Lab 1350
2019-07-17	09:30 AM - 12:20 PM	Academic Writing for Graduate Students (EAL)	Tim Mossman	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-17	10:30 AM - 11:20 AM	Structuring Ideas Through Grammar	Koichi Haseyama	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200
2019-07-17	01:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Hands-On with the Library’s Thesis Word Template: Open Lab	Catherine Louie	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-19	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Lay Language	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-22	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: Lay Language	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-07-24	12:00 PM - 03:00 PM	Make Waves: Raise Your Research Profile	Ali Moore	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-26	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: The Home Stretch: Revising and Proofreading	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-07-29	01:00 PM - 02:00 PM	Write Conversations: The Home Stretch: Revising and Proofreading	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-08-02	10:30 AM - 11:30 AM	Write Conversations: Open topic (free for all)	Graduate Writing Facilitator	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400
2019-08-13	01:30 PM - 03:30 PM	Thesis template and resources: How to use it and where to find help	Catherine Louie	Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7010, Research Commons
2019-08-14	01:00 PM - 03:30 PM	Hands-On with the Library’s Thesis Word Template: Open Lab	Catherine Louie	Vancouver, Harbour Centre, Rm 7400

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