Effective Time and Study Management

Organizing and managing time is an essential element to success in study and life. This workshop will give you an opportunity to evaluate your current time usage and discover how to manage your time, prioritize your activities, and create an action plan to attain your goals.

Successful Assignment Writing

Writing a well structured essay is an imperative skill for students, and involves an understanding of the features of effective academic writing and referencing. This workshop will assist you to develop the skills and strategies necessary for planning, researching, structuring and writing assignments that meet academic criteria.

Writing Annotated Bibliographies and Critical Reviews

This workshop will assist you to write quality annotated bibliographies, as well as outline the skills required for critical analysis of information, in order to write a review.

Reading and Writing Critically

The ability to read and write critically is essential for success at university. Learn how to express opinions on texts and how to take notes and write critically about the theories and research that you have read. We will consider ways in which you can develop a synthesized academic argument and to express and structure your ideas. 

Giving Effective Oral Presentations

Most students will be required to give oral presentations as part of their academic program. Come along to find out what makes a good presentation - what to include and how to structure your talk, tips on using PowerPoint slides and interacting with the audience effectively, and how to be prepared for questions.

Improve Your Examination and Memory Strategies

A very large amount of material is covered in each course during the semester. So how can you remember it all so that you will retain it and be able to answer exam questions effectively? Are there more interesting and effective ways of learning than rote memorisation? This workshop provides answers to these questions and more.

Understanding Your Learning Styles

Do you want to learn more effectively? By recognizing and understanding your own learning styles, you can adapt the learning process and techniques you use. This improves the speed and quality of your learning, and allows you to capitalize on your strengths.

Referencing and Plagiarism

Plagiarism is taken seriously in the university context, so it is important that students are aware of not only what constitutes plagiarism, but also effective ways to avoid it. This workshop looks at how to effectively paraphrase and reveals ways to ensure that you correctly acknowledge your sources of information.

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