Workshops
- Workshops - Orientation sessions
- Transition Sessions for undergraduate and postgradute students
- Skills Workshops for postgradute students
- Maths Workshops
- Weeks 6 and 13 - Exam Technique Workshops
Skills Workshops
Two hour workshops for postgraduate students
Refine your academic skills! Give your assignments the edge!
The Faculty is running free workshops focussing on specific skills for postgraduate students in Economics and Business. Places are not limited so registration is not necessary.
View the Skills Workshops flyer.
What are the workshops about?
Seminar Presentation & Critical Thinking (2 hours)
Covers how to present a good seminar paper and the critical thinking that is the basis of all academic discourse.
The Sentence as the Basis of Academic Writing (2 hours)
Considers the fineness of meaning necessary in sentence level grammar for clear logical argument.
Analysing the Assignment Question (2 hours)
Provides strategies for identifying the focus of the question and investigating how the wording of the question affects the structure of the response.
Developing an Argument (2 hours)
Focuses on developing an argument from relevant literature, and on presenting that argument with evidence to support it. It involves synthesising and evaluating information to substantiate a point of view.
Quoting, Summarising and Paraphrasing Evidence (2 hours)
Helps students to understand the use of evidence for their own specific writing purpose, to identify the differences between quoting and reporting, and to practise language strategies to help avoid plagiarism.
Introduction to Critical Reading (2 hours)
Introduces the process of critical thinking and reading, and practices strategies for evaluating and asking critical questions about your reading.
Introduction to Critical Writing (4 hours: 2hrs x2)
Covers developing and demonstrating a critical perspective within essays and critical reviews. Includes examples and writing practice with focus on structure and language features
| Date | Time | Venue | Lecture Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 21 July | 2-4pm | Merewether Lecture Room 3 | Introduction to critical reading |
| Wednesday 22 July | 1-3pm | Merewether Lecture Room 3 | Introduction to critical writing |
| Thursday 23 July | 1-3pm | Merewether Lecture Room 3 | Plagiarism: Quoting, paraphrasing & summarising |
| Friday 24 July | 2-4pm | Merewether Lecture Room 3 | Analysing the assignment question |
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