Training and resources

Developing and training our social skills and assertiveness can facilitate our personal relationships in both the personal and academic spheres, and can also help us in our career development.

This practical workshop will enable participants to:

Understand the aspects that help/hinder good group performance.
Discuss the importance of social skills, empathy and assertiveness in interpersonal relationships.
Develop specific abilities according to their personal needs and priorities.

The workshop examples will focus on the following situations:

Basic social skills (introducing oneself, asking for help, convincing others, apologising, etc.)
Skills related to the recognition and expression of emotions (recognising one's own and others' emotions, expressing affection, showing disagreement, asking for explanations, etc.)
Positive coping skills (sharing ideas, calming down, negotiating, responding to banter, coping with peer pressure, preparing for a difficult conversation, coping if the group pushes you away, etc.)

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours.

Mode: online

Workshop contents

Inadequate or ineffective time management is one of the most frequently reported problems among university students, and is also a major source of stress and anxiety.

This practical workshop aims to provide insight into self-management skills and respond to the problem of procrastination among university students. Participants will work on the following aspects:

Discuss how we handle our own time management and the reasons that lead us to procrastinate academic tasks.
Identify the difficulties encountered by each individual.
Acquire tools for time optimisation.
Procrastination related to personal and long-term goals.

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours .

Mode: online

Workshop contents

Goal setting and goal attainment are central to the development process of university students. Likewise, a positive attitude, commitment and the search for meaning in the activities carried out by each person are key to fostering high levels of motivation and satisfaction that can help them to achieve what they set out to do.

This theoretical and practical workshop will work on aspects such as self-motivation strategies, perseverance, commitment, curiosity and optimism; aspects that can help students to:

Increase their commitment and motivation towards academic life and, hence, their academic performance.
Increase their commitment to developing their career.
Reflect on academic as well as professional goals.
Find the tools to face up to and successfully overcome difficult or negative situations.
Focus on personal skills or abilities that may be an asset on the road to success.

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours .

Mode: online

Contents of the workshop

Teamwork is one of the most important skills at university, but it is also most-sought after in the professional environment. Working in a team is not an easy task, so training in teamwork at university can help students to be an active part of an effective team. We will also work on the different types of conflicts that may arise and the best ways to handle them.

This practical workshop will enable participants to:

Know how teams work
Identify the skills we have for teamwork.
Analyse the roles in a team and which roles each of us plays on a regular basis.
Reflect on the importance of communication in a work team
Identify the main characteristics of effective communication
Reflect on the various conflicts that can arise in work teams.
Discuss ways of addressing and managing conflicts adequately.

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours.

Mode: online

Workshop contents

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Learning how to write academic papers is an essential part of studying at university. Academic assignments are not just a way in which our learning will be assessed, they are one of the best ways to learn about a subject that help us to build and develop our thinking. Moreover, the process of drafting the different academic projects involves acquiring and developing a range of skills and abilities that are needed in the workplace such as critical, logical and argumentative thinking, analysis, creativity, as well as oral and written communication skills, among others.
Writing an academic paper effectively involves having a clear understanding of certain concepts before starting, like for example, what types of papers will be required, how to plan our academic paper, and how to search for the right information.…
In this workshop we will work and discuss the following aspects:

What are academic papers and their importance for our learning.
Basic structure of academic papers.
Phases in drafting academic papers.
How to find resources and use scientific information in our work.
What is plagiarism and what techniques can we use to avoid it.
How to cite and reference in our academic work.
Oral presentation in class.

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours.

Mode: online

Workshop contents

People may experience high stress and anxiety levels in different situations (exams, public speaking, personal conflicts, etc.), all of which can affect our daily performance and capacity to manage situations.

This workshop is for students and is divided into several sessions. The objective is to develop certain techniques that enable them to.

Identify signs of anxiety and stress through self-assessment questionnaires.
Understand the causes and results of anxiety.
Put into practice different techniques to manage high anxiety levels.

This will reduce the impact that these signs may have on people's day to day lives, in the both the academic (performance, concentration, etc.) and the personal (social relations, personal life, etc.) sphere.

The workshop requires a weekly commitment of approximately 2 hours.

Mode: online and face-to-face

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