Academic Resources and Future of Work Bootcamps

Academic Workshops and Future of Work Bootcamps are offered several times throughout the year to provide MBA students with skills to complement their business education.

For questions, please contact academicaffairs@stern.nyu.edu.

Fall 2024 Future of Work Bootcamp and Academic Workshop Schedule: 

  • Introduction to Python, Days 1-2
    • Tuesday, September 24, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
    • Wednesday, September 25, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
      • The two-part, hands-on workshop taught by the NYU Data Services Team, is focused on getting started with writing Python code and covers basic concepts and ideas working up to a realistic web-scraping example.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Excel for Business: Introductory, Sessions 1-2
    • Sunday, September 29, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
    • Sunday, September 29, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
      • The two-part workshop taught by Professor Dan Gode will cover the use of Excel in solving introductory finance problems including basic excel functions, setting up charts and introductory data analysis.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Managing Complexity in Business and Society with NetLogo
    • Saturday, October 19, 10:00 am-1:00 pm
      • This online workshop introduces agent-based simulation, a powerful approach to analyzing complex problems in business and society by replicating the way individuals behave and interact with one another and with their environment. The workshop presents key concepts with a focus on real-world applications, with a focus on business and societal problems. The workshop also introduces NetLogo – an open-source platform for agent-based simulation – and provides hands-on experience with a variety of relevant examples.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Excel for Business: Advanced, Sessions 1-4
    • Sunday, October 20, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
    • Sunday, October 20, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
    • Sunday, October 27, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
    • Sunday, October 27, 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm
      • The four-part workshop taught by Professor Dan Gode will cover the use of Excel in building projections of financial statements, developing scenarios and what-if analysis, solving investments and corporate finance problems as well as data analysis.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Fundamentals of Business Law
    • Saturday, November 9, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
      • The purpose of this bootcamp is to equip business students with a fundamental understanding of practical business law to effectively contribute to legal discussions in a business setting. Topics include key legal issues for corporations, fundamentals of contract law (e.g., how to read a contract), legal corporate structures and their implications, the impact of regulation and regulators on business, cross-border legal issues, and emerging trends.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Programming and Data Analytics: Python, Days 1-2
    • Wednesday, November 13, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
    • Wednesday, November 20, 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
      • This workshop will be delivered by Professor Kristen Sosulski. The first session of the tutorial gives a brief introduction to programming using Python. The second session builds upon the knowledge from the first. We would strongly recommend students attend both. It is designed for people without prior programming experience. The workshop will cover the various structures used in Python to represent data, data formatting, arithmetic and logical operators, and functions. Please note later workshops build on previous topics.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.
  • Coping with Stress
    • Tuesday, May 3, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
      • Stress, in some shape or form, is something we all, collectively, experience. Daily stressors (transportation delays, exams, etc.) and/or global stressors (international issues, environmental concerns, racial tensions, political unrest, etc.), can sometimes affect us in more ways than we realize. This workshop, therefore, aims to equip you with a more holistic view of stress to, importantly, strengthen how you understand, relate to, and proactively manage stressors in your life.
        • In order to register for a session or for additional information, please visit the CampusGroups page for this event.

Academic Affairs and Advising understands that students would like to expand their skillset in addition to attending our academic workshops and bootcamps. Below are a number of additional resources we believe will be useful to Stern students during their MBA program and beyond. 



Bobst Library Resources

NYU Virtual Business Library: Journals/Newspapers

NYU Libraries' Bloomberg Guide 

NYU Libraries' Free Courses Calendar


Coding and Web Design

Code Academy -  an on line interactive platform that offers free coding classes in 11 different programming languages including Python, Java, PHP, JavaScript (jQuery, AngularJS), Ruby, SQL, and Sass, as well as markup languages HTML and CSS

Wordpress Lessons - guides, tutorials and how-to's for students interested in the popular Wordpress website platform

Google Analytics Academy- offers free, online courses on Analytics and other data analysis tools.

Search Marketing and SEO - Level up your online marketing game with search optimization skills via Moz


 

Microsoft Office


Excel Training

PowerPoint

Access

Word
 

Language Learning Tools


Duolingo -  is a free language-learning platform that includes a language learning website and app, aswell as a digital language proficiency assessment exam. Duolingo offers all its language courses free of charge.

Memrise -  is an online learning tool with courses created by its community. Its courses are mainly used to teach languages, but are also used for other academic and non-academic subjects


Financial and Graphing Calculators 


Financial Calculator Tutorials - Learn about using financial calculators for applications in finance, accounting, economics, investment, statistics, and more.

Online Graphing Calculator - Graph functions, plot tables of data, evaluate equations, explore transformations, and much more – for free!