Workshops and Training

• Essay structure
• Essays vs reports
• Characteristics of analytical and critical essays
• Coherent and cohesive paragraphs
• How to incorporate evidence to support your arguments
• How to integrate original sourc

• Writing in academic style
• Characteristics of academic writing
• Types of academic writing
• Lecturers’ expectations

• Understand and develop strong and sound arguments in an academic context
• Recognise the important stages in the development of an argument
• How to evaluate, synthesise and present evidence from your sources

• How to manage your course readings
• How to strategically read academic texts such as journal articles
• How to read efficiently and critically
• How to make notes while reading for assignments or exam revision

• What is a literature review?
• How to review literature in a systematic manner
• How to structure a literature review
• How to integrate ideas into a literature review

• How to deal with nerves when presenting
• How to structure a presentation
• Effective use of visual aids
• Targeting your audience
• Use of body language and non-verbal communication

• What it means to think, read and write critically in an academic context
• Distinguishing between descriptive and critical/analytical writing
• Finding your academic voice 
• Review the language of critical wr

• What is plagiarism and academic integrity?
• Strategies for avoiding plagiarism
• Resources for developing academic writing skills

• Report types
• Reports vs essays
• Report structure and components
• Use of tables and figures
• Appendices

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