Get academic help from a Kelley student who’s been there

Your Communication, Professional, and Computer Skills courses will challenge you. The subjects and coursework are often new to first-year Kelley students, and require new ways of thinking.

Peer coaches, peer tutors, and teaching assistants are Kelley School of Business students who have excelled in specific classes. Peer coaches and teaching assistants go through an application and interview process, and they are trained by Kelley faculty and staff. They are reliable and passionate about helping fellow students. In K201 and K204, peer tutors voluntarily help students during classes and are extra hands-on aides during instruction.

Whether you’re struggling to understand a concept or you learn more effectively with one-on-one support, you are encouraged to work with a peer coach, ask for help in class from a peer tutor, or attend help sessions with teaching assistants. Multiple teaching assistants are normally available for K201 and K204 help sessions. On average, 15 hours of help sessions are offered per week at no extra cost for enrolled students.

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Peer Coaches

Kelley Academic Peer Coaches are available for BUS-C204 Business Communication/BUS-C205 Business Communication – Honors. Seek out a coach if you need help with your writing assignments (which are many in this course!).

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Teaching assistants

Teaching assistants provide support with BUS-K 201 Foundations of Business Information Systems and Decision Making & BUS-K 204 Foundations of Business Information Systems and Decision Making – Honors. Enrolled students learn about help sessions and office hours in the course syllabus as well as other class materials.

Become a Peer Tutor

Students who complete K201/K204 with a high level of success are invited to join the Peer Tutor Program—a group of student volunteers who help others complete the course successfully. Peer tutors grow in their understanding of the material by learning to communicate and coach students. More than 250 students volunteer as peer tutors for two or more hours per week each semester and participate in special peer-tutor-only events.

Peer tutors are an important part of student success in K201/K204. Corporate recruiting teams often look for peer tutoring experience on resumes as they've learned to expect a powerful combination of technology and communication skills from these students.

In these videos, Kelley students offers tips to achieving success in two required Communication, Professional, and Computer Skills courses.

Foundations of Business Information Systems and Decision Making (BUS-K201)

Business Presentations (BUS-C104)

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DIANA RATH: Business C 1 0 4

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is the business presentations class.

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It teaches you how to present in front of big audiences,

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which is something I had never done before coming to IU.

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It's a team-based presentations class,

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so you work in a case competition together.

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It was a great experience and I learned a lot.

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So tip one, set time aside to bond with your teammates.

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If you already have those strong relationships established,

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then you feel more comfortable sharing your ideas

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with one another, and it just gets so much easier

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when everyone works together and enjoys being together.

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Tip two, memorize your main points

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and don't memorize your speeches word for word.

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You're writing long speeches that you'll have to memorize

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and present in front of an audience.

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So if you don't memorize your speech word for word,

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it'll sound a lot more natural when you're presenting.

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Tip three, pretend

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that you're explaining your idea to your best friend.

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You might feel more nervous if you think about

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how you're presenting in front of an audience,

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but if you just pretend that you're talking about your idea

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to your best friend, you'll be a lot less nervous.

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The presentation will come out naturally

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and you'll seem more confident.

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Confidence is key for succeeding in C 1 0 4.

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It can be a little nerve wracking,

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but no one knows the presentation better than you do.

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You just have to push yourself, learn

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through your experiences,

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and have a positive attitude as much as you can.

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Indiana University academic support resources

Use the IU Academic Support Centers across campus to get help with quantitative, science, and/or writing courses. ASCs are located in Briscoe, Forest, and Teter.
The Math Learning Center is a great resource for you to get peer assistance with math-specific courses such as Finite and Calculus.
Visit one of the Writing Tutorial Services locations across campus to get feedback on your papers and other writing assignments. Although WTS tutors don’t edit papers, they can provide you with tools to enhance your writing skills and improve your writing assignments.