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September 2024
September 2024

Pre-university workshops

KICKSTART YOUR JOURNEY AT MDX DUBAI THIS SEPTEMBER WITH OUR PRE-UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS

The start of the academic year and the best time of your life is just a few weeks away! We are so excited to welcome you to MDX Dubai for the start of your rewarding and exciting academic journey as a member of our student community.

We are hosting a series of Pre-University Workshops that are completely free of charge to allow you to find out more about the services we offer, get to know our staff and faculty, and boost your skill set ahead of the start of the academic year so you can go into your first classes feeling confident and reassured.

  • Our Centre for Academic Success (CAS) and Library Team will be holding online Academic Enrichment sessions.
  • Our dedicated Careers and Employability Services (CES) Team will be conducting workshops to help prepare you for your future career!
  • Our Student Activities Team will be hosting fun and interactive sessions that will allow you to have some fun and get a glimpse into the social side of MDX too!
  • Some departments are hosting undergraduate and postgraduate skills-focused workshops to help you get ahead of your studies. This includes Business, Computer Engineering and Informatics, and the new MSc Financial Technology programme.

We’ll also be hosting programme specific workshops for certain undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. These sessions will be led by our Senior Faculty*, focusing on key academic and research skills you may need before beginning your programme.

View the schedule below and register for the sessions you’d like to attend. For any online sessions we’ll send you the online link before your sessions begins.

We look forward to welcoming you on campus very soon.

*Please note that for some students, attendance to the Undergraduate Workshops is mandatory. Please check the table below to see if your programme is listed.

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Departments and Services

DateTime   
(GST)		TitleDelivery Format
6 August 202411:00 am -12:00 pmDream Drivers: Meet Your Career & Employability Services TeamOnline
8 August 202411:00 am -12:00 pmFrom Campus to Career: Real-Life Benefits of Career Services (Panel)Online
13 August 202411:00 am -12:00 pmRejection Reset: Finding Your Power in the 'No' MomentsOnline
14 August 202411:00 am -12:00 pmEmail Bloopers: Avoiding Common Email Slip-UpsOnline
15 August 202411:00 am -12:00 pmMeet, Greet, Repeat: Creating Meaningful ConnectionsOnline
20 August 202402:00 pm - 03:00 pmStart Strong: Crafting Your Personal BrandOnline
29 August 202402:00 pm - 03:00 pmMastering Core Soft Skills for Career SuccessOnline
5 September 202402:00 pm - 03:00 pmNavigating Career Changes for Success in New FieldsOnline

DateTime  
(GST)		TitleDelivery Format
20 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmFundamentals of PowerPointOnline
21 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmFundamentals of PowerPointIn-person
22 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmPowerPoint for Intermediate-to-Advanced UsersOnline
23 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmPowerPoint for Intermediate-to-Advanced UsersIn-person
28 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmDigital CitizenshipOnline
29 August 202411:00 am -12:30 pmExcel For BeginnersOnline
2 September 202411:00 am -12:30 pmExcel For BeginnersIn-person
3 September 202411:00 am-12:00 pmReading and Academic Writing in UniversityOnline
4 September 202411:00 am-12:00 pmGoogle Drive, Docs, Forms and ScholarOnline
5 September 202411:00 am- 12:30 pmNote Taking and Organisation SkillsOnline
6 September 202411:00 am-12:00 pmPlanning & Time Management For Your StudiesOnline

DateTimeTitleDelivery Format
27 August 202402:00 pm-03:00 pmInternet Searching for ResearchOnline
28 August 202401:00 pm-02:00 pmFactCheck: Recognising Fake NewsOnline
03 September 202402:00 pm-03:00 pmAn introduction to citing and referencingOnline

DateTime  
(GST)		TitleDelivery Format
27 August 202411:00 am-12:00 pmIntroduction to the Student Activities team & how to get involved on campus!Online
03 September 20241:00 pm to 2:00 pmMDX Volunteer programme explained- all you need to know about volunteering on campusOnline
04 September 20241:00 pm to 2:00 pmIntroduction to Team MDX Sports - Meet the Coaches!In Person
10 September 20242:00 pm to 3:00 pmZumba SessionIn Person

DateTime  
(GST)		TitleDelivery Format
04 September 202403:00 pm to 04:00 pm Building your Academic Profile during Studies (For UG Students)Online

DateTimeTitleDelivery Format
2 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Management - Part 1Online
3 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Statistics – Part 1Online
4 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Statistics – Part 2Online
5 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Management - Part 2Online
6 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Economics - Part 1Online
9 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Economics - Part 2Online
10 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Accounting & Finance - Part 1Online
11 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Marketing - Part 1Online
12 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Accounting & Finance - Part 2Online
13 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Marketing - Part 2Online

DateTime 
(GST)		TitleDelivery FormatMandatory For
 20 August 202403:00 pm - 04:00 pmMath Marvels Unite (For UG Students)OnlineBEng Honours Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Honours Electronic Engineering, BSc Honours Business Computing and Data Analytics and BSc Honours Cyber Security and Digital Forensics students.
05 September 202411:00 am - 12:30 pmIntro To Python (For UG Students)OnlineBEng Honours Computer Systems Engineering, BEng Honours Electronic Engineering, BSc Honours Business Computing and Data Analytics, BSc Honours Cyber Security and Digital Forensics and BSc Honours Information Technology students

DateTimeTitleDelivery Format
10 September 20246:30 PM - 9:30 PMIntroduction to StatisticsOnline
11 September 20246:30 PM - 9:30 PMIntroduction to PythonOnline
12 September 20246:30 PM - 9:30 PMIntroduction to Packet TracerOnline

Delivery FormatTitleFormatLevelRecommended For
Networking EssentialsOnline CourseIntermediateMSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing, MSc Robotics students.
NDG Linux EssentialsOnline CourseIntermediateMSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing, MSc Robotics students.
Introduction to PythonOnline CourseIntermediateMSc Robotics and MSc Data Science students.
Introduction to CybersecurityOnline CourseBeginnerMSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students.
Cybersecurity EssentialsOnline CourseIntermediateMSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students.
Red Hat OpenShift Development I:
Introduction to Containers with Podman		Online Course MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students.
Red Hat Training Presents:
Introduction to Python Programming		Online Course MSc Robotics and MSc Data Science students.
CLA: Programming Essentials in COnline Course MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students.
CLP: Advanced Programming in COnline Course MSc Network Management and Cloud Computing, MSc Cyber Security and Pen Testing students.

DateTimeTitleDelivery Format
2 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFundamentals of Accounting and RatiosOnline
3 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMIntroduction to Financial InstrumentsOnline
5 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMFoundations of Investment AnalysisOnline
6 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMStatistics and Data AnalysisOnline
9 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMIntroduction to ProgrammingOnline
10 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMBuilding Blocks for PythonOnline
11 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMIntroduction to Software DevelopmentOnline
12 September 20246:30PM – 9:30PMHandling Big DataOnline