E-LEARNING: Using WRDS Effectively: Research and Teaching

This notice appeared in the WRDS September Newsletter with an elearning opportunity for BC faculty and students:

WRDS is pleased to announce 4 upcoming training sessions.
Please note: All presentations will cover the same content
Topic: Using WRDS Effectively: Research and Teaching
Duration: 1 hour
Location: Online (WebEx)
Description: Provides an overview of the WRDS system and describes the various ways a faculty member, researcher, librarian or student can obtain and analyze data easily and efficiently.
Objectives: Understand the various Web features of the WRDS system.
Learn how to use SAS on your PC to obtain and analyze data.
Learn how to connect to the WRDS system and use SAS on Unix.
Schedule: Every 3rd Friday, via WebEx: September through December 2008.
Date/Time:

October 17, 2008 10:00am EDT hosted by: Mireia Gine and Luis Palacios
November 21, 2008 3:00pm EDT hosted by: Luis Palacios and Mark Keintz
December 19, 2008 10:00am EDT hosted by: Mireia Gine and Yuxing Yan
We tried to take into consideration the need for convenient training times for our international subscribers.

Please let us know if you need additional assistance by emailing Rnuss@wharton.upenn.edu.

To participate in a training session:
Please register at http://wrds.wharton.upenn.edu/elearning/calendar.html