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Study skills workshops, October-November 2018

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This autumn, City’s Learning Enhancement & Development (LEaD) team are offering a wide-ranging series of lunchtime study skills workshops. 

  • Most of the sessions are open to all City students, but some are School-specific, as indicated below.  
  • There’s no need to book; just come along to the sessions that best address your needs.  
  • All sessions are from 1pm to 1.50pm unless stated otherwise below*. Rooms are given below.
  • Some sessions will be repeated as webinars. Check for details on City’s Academic Learning Support webpage.
Mondays  Tuesdays  Wednesdays  Thursdays  Fridays 
1st October 

Understanding your marking criteria and planning your essay 

Cass students: B103

SHS students: B104 

Law students: rescheduled to Mon 29th Oct, B103

2nd October 

Note-taking 

C309 

Understanding your marking criteria and planning your essay 

SASS students: B103 

 

 

3rd October 

Critical thinking and writing 

B103 

4th October 

Learning to learn 

B104 

 

5th October 

Digital literacy 

EG01 

8th October 

Essay writing for Law students: rescheduled to Mon 5th Nov, B103

 

 

9th October 

Essay writing 

Cass students: C314 

SHS students: C309 

SASS students: BG03 

10th October 

Reflective writing 

B103 

 

11th October 

Free Software for Assignment Writing & Revision 

13.00-14.00 – demonstration 

14.00-14.50 – practice time 

ELG10 

 

 

12th October 

Writing techniques 

B103 

15th October 

Referencing and avoiding plagiarism 

B103 

16th October 

Dissertation skills for SASS students 

B103 

 

17th October 

Dissertation skills 

CASS students: B104 

SHS students: B103 

   
22nd October 

Writing a technical report 

C318 

 

  24th October 

Research terminology 

C304 

 

  26th October 

Graphical representation of data 

B103 

 

 

19th November 

Revision methods 

B103 

 

20th November 

Exam techniques 

C314 

 

21st November 

From anxiety to calm in your revision 

ELG02 

22nd November 

Mind mapping software* 

13.00-14.00 – demonstration 

14.00-14.50 – practice time 

ELG10 

 

 

If you miss any session, you will find the learning materials on the Learning Success Moodle page: tiny.cc/learningsuccess (click on “Enrol”).  Some sessions will also be Lecture Captured and these recordings can be accessed on the Learning Success Moodle page. If you have a question about any of the workshops, please phone 020 7040 0246 or email academiclearningsupport@city.ac.uk

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