What is meant by 'critical thinking' at university? We all think critically every day and this session builds on these thinking skills. We will clarify the critical thinking you are expected to use in your studies, especially when reading and writing. In particular, we will look at critical reading and how you can use the ideas from your readings in your written assignments.
Date: 04/09/2017
Time: 12-1:30pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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Writing reflective journal entries and personal reflections involves thinking and writing about your responses, ideas and interpretations. We will cover the what, why and how of reflective writing, with a particular focus on how writing can deepen your reflection.
Date: 06/09/2017
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Venue: CFI Tutorial Room (top floor of the Hub building, Southbank)
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Do you find it hard to pronounce sounds at the ends of words? Is it hard for you to pronounce plurals and past tenses, or to make words like bat and bad sound different? Listeners can be confused if the sounds at the ends of words are missing or unclear. Learn how to hear and say word endings; lots of opportunities are provided for practice.
Date: 06/09/2017
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Venue: Frank Tate 123 (Spatial Laboratory)
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Learn what’s expected of reports for University. We’ll explore how reports differ from more traditional academic writing. We'll also look at features of well-written reports, such as style, structure and clarity.
Date: 07/09/2017
Time: 11am-12pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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Writing within the Health Sciences requires, not only careful research, but analysis, problem solving and clear, succinct communication. This workshop will introduce you to writing expectations within the health sciences, as well as an overview of common genres and some tips on clear expression. Suitable for students of nursing, social work, speech pathology, physiotherapy and other allied health courses.
Date: 11/09/2017
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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This workshop provides strategies for working with other students to manage the workload and resolve conflicts in group tasks. We will also explore the relevance of group work skills to your future employability.
In this seminar, an adviser from Academic Skills and a panel of experienced graduate students provide insights into the key skills required for graduate study at the University of Melbourne. The discussion examines practical strategies to give you the best start to your studies, focusing on successful approaches to writing, managing time and tasks, and engaging with the university to maximise your program.
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. English, like all languages, has a few consonant sounds that are difficult for learners and can make your speech unclear. Learn to make new sounds, and investigate strategies to use them in everyday speaking. Come and find out about those sounds that give you trouble, as well as a range of strategies to practice.
Date: 13/09/2017
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Venue: Frank Tate 123 (Spatial Laboratory)
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Not sure what's expected for essays at University? Come to this session for an introduction to the basics of tertiary essay writing. We will overview essay structure, academic style, referencing and analysing the essay question. We will also explore the features of a clearly written argument.
Date: 14/09/2017
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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This all-day workshop will explore the academic writing process in order to help you approach your academic writing tasks more effectively. Topics to be covered include:
STARTING: analysing the task type and the question, planning and research
DRAFTING: paragraphing, building a clear argument, developing a strong writer’s voice and using sources
FINISHING: editing, polishing your structure with a focus on paragraphs and sentences, use of language, cohesion and style
You will have opportunities for targeted writing practice
This is a BYOD (Bring your own device) session, so you will need to bring along a laptop, tablet or smart device. (Prefeably laptop.)
**Participants are expected to attend for the whole day**
Explore non-academic career paths for graduate researchers and how to identify opportunities in the industry. Facilitated by Dr David Bowser, Founder & CEO of Curio business management consultancy.
Date: 19 September 2017
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Prest Theatre, Ground Floor, FBE Building, 111 Barry Street
What information do you need to include for a successful proposal? How do you research for your proposal? Academic Skills joins with the Library for this workshop which focuses on both the preparation process and the final form and structure of a research proposal. It takes you through the key aims, elements and approaches.
Date: 19/09/2017
Time: 12-1pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
Venue: Elizabeth Murdoch Building, Tutorial Room 3
Not sure what is expected in a literature review? This workshop identifies the structure and purpose of the literature review and looks at features of excellent lit reviews. It explores techniques to manage your sources and also identifies ways of linking them to your own critical thinking and writing voice. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate coursework students unfamiliar with the requirements of a lit review.
Date: 19/09/2017
Time: 3-4pm
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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Writing reflective journal entries, blogs and personal reflections involves thinking about your studies in relation to your own ideas and beliefs. We will cover the what, why and how of reflective writing - an important form of assessment in many subjects.
Date: 20/09/2017
Time: 10-11am
Venue: Room 109-110, 757 Swanston St
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Most digital tools get in the way of study, but used strategically, there are a large number of them that can actually help you achieve your study goals. These are apps or websites designed specifically to aid retention, time management or focus, or tools that you already use but can be optimised to add more value to your learning journey.
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Do you confuse some vowels that sound similar, as in fit and feet or pull and pool? Come and learn to hear all the English vowel sounds, some helpful tools to write down vowels accurately, and some rules for vowel spelling. Practice producing accurate vowels in simple speaking activities.
Date: 20/09/2017
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Venue: Frank Tate 123 (Spatial Laboratory)
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Editing is one of the most essential writing skills you will learn as a graduate researcher and encompasses more than checking and correcting spelling, grammar and punctuation. While these are important, this workshop offers practical strategies to improve your draft.
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Using the correct verb tense and showing connections between ideas are essential skills for all academic writers. Small errors can have a significant impact on your meaning. In this workshop, you will learn how to use compound and complex sentences, verb tense and punctuation to improve the accuracy of your writing.
Date: 25/09/2017
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Venue: 757 Swanston Street, Room 109
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This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Everyone can find 10 minutes in their day to do something special. Why not use it to improve your English? Across 2 sessions (Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September) we will provide you with reading, writing, listening and speaking activities you can complete in around 10 minutes per day. Make these activities a daily habit to improve your English over an extended period.
***This is a BYOD (Bring your own device - laptop or tablet) workshop. You will be doing lots of language learning activities with your device.
Date: 25/09/2017
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Venue: 757 Swanston Street, Room 109
Enrol here (This will take you to the Stop 1 Booking page, where you will need to login and search for this workshop using the drop-down menus.)
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Academic writing is much more than writing grammatically correct sentences and paragraphs of the same length. This session will focus on the different roles sentences play in academic paragraphs such as topic sentences, and sentences providing evidence and analysis. It will also highlight the different types of paragraphing commonly found in academic texts. Be prepared for a mix of input and writing practice in this interactive workshop.
Date: 27/09/2017
Time: 11:30am – 1:30pm
Venue: 757 Swanston Street, Room 109
Enrol here (This will take you to the Stop 1 Booking page, where you will need to login and search for this workshop using the drop-down menus.)
This workshop is for non-native speakers of English. Everyone can find 10 minutes in their day to do something special. Why not use it to improve your English? Across 2 sessions (Monday, 25 September and Wednesday, 27 September) we will provide you with reading, writing, listening and speaking activities you can complete in around 10 minutes per day. Make these activities a daily habit to improve your English over an extended period.
***This is a BYOD (Bring your own device - laptop or tablet) workshop. You will be doing lots of language learning activities with your device.
Date: 27/09/2017
Time: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Venue: 757 Swanston Street, Room 110
Enrol here (This will take you to the Stop 1 Booking page, where you need to login and search for this workshop using the drop-down menus.)