Academic Skills workshops

A comprehensive programme of academic skills workshops for all students begins on 6^th October 2014. The Assignment Skills for Undergraduates and the Critical Thinking and Writing Skills workshops have both undergraduate and postgraduate versions (see table for details).

For rooms and times, please see below.  1pm sessions last for 50 minutes and 5pm sessions last for 75 minutes, unless otherwise stated.

 

Week commencing	Mondays at 1pm	Tuesdays at 1pm	Wednesdays at 5pm	Thursdays at 1pm	Fridays at 1pm
	Maximising your marks	Assignment skills for undergraduates	Critical Thinking and Writing Skills	Assignment skills for postgraduates	Critical Thinking and Writing Skills
	Room C312	Room C320	Room A214	Room C320	Room A111
6th October 2014	Critical thinking, discussion and analysis	Effective, creative note taking (UG)	Why be critical? (UG)	Effective, creative note taking (PG)	Why be critical? (PG)
13th October 2014	Getting your point across	Essay writing excellence (UG)	How to start being critical? (UG)	Essay writing excellence (PG)	How to start being critical? (PG)
20th October 2014	Language, grammar and expression	Reflective writing assignments – writing personally and academically (UG)	How to do the ‘critical bit’?	Reflective writing assignments – writing personally and academically (PG)	How to do the ‘critical bit’? (PG)
27th October 2014	Structuring your assignment	Report writing – maximise your grade (UG)	How to become a better critical writer? (UG)	Report writing – maximise your grade (PG)	How to become a better critical writer (PG)
3rd November 2014	Referencing and using the literature	Annotated bibliographies and literature reviews (UG)	How to critically reflect? (UG)	Annotated bibliographies and literature reviews(PG)	How to critically reflect? (PG)
10th November 2014	Presentation and using feedback	Revision methods and exam technique masterclass (UG)		Revision methods and exam technique masterclass (PG)