Weekly Calendar
The seminar meets once per week, Fridays from 10 to 11:50, in 2058 Science
and Engineering Laboratories (SEL) for the first 10 weeks of the semester.
Week 1 8/30
Orientation to Seminar
Getting a computer account.
Using email.
The World-Wide-Web.
Group discussions about early UIC experiences.
Week 2 9/6
UIC Home Page.
Week 3 9/13
In-Class presentation from the Academic Center for Excellence:
"Studying for Exams: Concentration, Memory and Study Groups".
Search engines.
Week 4 9/20
More work with search engines.
Getting the news on your computer.
Week 5 9/27
Bookmarks.
Discussion groups.
Week 6 10/4
Introduction to the Library workshop.
Week 7 10/11
Building your own home page.
Week 8 10/18
Student presentations of personal resesarch topics.
Week 9 10/25
Freshman Success Survey.
Week 10 11/1
Student presentations of personal research topics.
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