We offer a wide range of courses and workshops for every skill that you could need to succeed at university; from writing the perfect essay, to presenting or mastering those digital skills.
Here you can explore the live courses and workshops the Centre for Academic Success has to offer over the next couple of weeks. This page will constantly be updating with new sessions listed throughout the term.
Want to get a preview of all the events this term? Click here to view our Autumn/Winter Course Catalogue.
This workshop will introduce ways of understanding, analysing and evaluating a text so that you can interpret it confidentially and critically. Doing this will save you time and make your writing more purposeful.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 21st November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
critical reading, critical thinking, arguments
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This intermediate workshop builds on the getting to know LaTeX workshop by exploring the presentation package in LaTeX called beamer. We will also cover more complicated packages in LaTeX and look at how to use them.
Bay Campus
Thursday 21st November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.
Bay Campus
Thursday 21st November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
speaker skills, presentation skills
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The key to being a good speaker is to practise. This workshop offers the chance to rehearse your presentation/speech before a supportive audience, and to receive expert feedback.
Bay Campus
Thursday 21st November 2024
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
public speaking, presentation practice
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Learning to apply and modify formatting styles in Word will give your work a professional finish but will make the document accessible and easy to navigate. You will also be able to create and update a contents page at the click of a button.
Bay Campus
Friday 22nd November 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
digital skills, Word, formatting styles, contents page
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Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!
Singleton Campus
Friday 22nd November 2024 (Session 8 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
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Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.
Online via Zoom
Friday 22nd November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
dissertations, research questions, proposals
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This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.
Singleton Campus
Friday 22nd November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing
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Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.
Online via Zoom
Friday 22nd November 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts
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Master your revision plan and prepare for success with practical tips on exam preparation.
Bay Campus
Monday 25th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
study skills, exam preparation, revision
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Learn to use pivot tables, allowing you to pull out key information while leaving the original data intact. The workshop will also cover how to add a series of pivot tables within the same Excel spreadsheet, which look at different aspects of the data, and how to update and refresh them.
Online via Zoom
Monday 25th November 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
digital skills, Excel
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Master the conventions of academic style with simple guidelines to help your writing match the expectations of the University.
Online via Zoom
Monday 25th November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
academic writing, academic style, editing
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Learn how to present and discuss academic arguments accurately, logically and persuasively.
Singleton Campus
Monday 25th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
academic writing, argument, academic style
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This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Singleton Campus
Monday 25th November 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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This workshop will teach you how to correctly interpret question titles and use this knowledge to plan and structure a successful assignment.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Monday 25th November 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
academic writing, essay titles, planning
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This workshop introduces tips and strategies to help you perform better during exams. You will learn how to write clear, well-structured and critical answers, and we will also discuss techniques to help you memorise revision materials.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 26th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
memory, paragraph structure, argument
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Learn the difference between methodology and methods, and what should be included in the research design chapters of your thesis. You'll be able to write about your own research design process clearly and concisely.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 26th November 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
research methods writing
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Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 26th November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
dissertations, Literature review, research
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The best assignments evolve out of several earlier drafts, so editing and proofreading are essential to good academic writing. This workshop focuses on the tools and techniques you need to ensure that your writing is clear and error-free.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 26th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
academic writing, editing, proofreading, drafting
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This workshop explores combining functions using algebraic operations, creating a new function by composition of functions, evaluating composite functions, finding the domain of a composite function, and decomposing a composite function into its component functions.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 26th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
Learn how to write critical main body paragraphs. This workshop will help you show your marker that you have understood and critically engaged with your topic. We will cover paragraph structure, critical arguments, synthesis, and coherence and cohesion.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 26th November 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
academic writing, arguments, synthesising
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This workshop covers the basics of report writing, including the structure, purpose and effective presentation of information.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 26th November 2024
14:00 - 16:00 GMT
report writing basics
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This workshop will explore how to solve differential equations using different methods: direct integration, the separation of variables and the integration factor.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Tuesday 26th November 2024
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
In this workshop you will learn approaches to make you a more effective and efficient reader, allowing you to learn more, save time, and improve the scope and depth of your written work.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
critical reading skills, skimming/scanning, note taking
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Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.
Bay Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis
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This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.
Online via Zoom
Wednesday 27th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing
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Adding rational expressions and simplifying is relatively easy. However, going the other way round, expressing a single rational function as the sum of two or more simpler ones is much more difficult. This workshop teaches us how to handle partial fractions and denominators with repeated quadratic factors.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
Master the art of persuasive speaking, from the planning stage right through to delivering your speech. This workshop is ideal for those who want to maximise the effectiveness of their arguments through the power of convincing rhetoric.
Bay Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
public speaking, effective communication, influence and persuade
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This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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Using sources to evidence facts and support your arguments is an essential part of good academic writing. This workshop will help you to make the most of your sources, and to synthesise (combine) them into effective paragraphs.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
paraphrasing, quotes, citing and referencing
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This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Online by Zoom
Wednesday 27th November 2024 (Session 8 of 10)
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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A quadratic equation is a polynomial equation of degree 2. The ''U'' shaped graph of a quadratic is called a parabola. A quadratic equation has two solutions. Either two distinct real solutions, one double real solution or two imaginary solutions. There are several methods we can use to solve a quadratic equation explored in this workshop.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 BST
This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Bay Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
academic integrity, academic misconduct
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Do your presentations engage your audience? Come along to our hands-on slide design workshop and discover top tips to make the most of Microsoft PowerPoint. Create better looking presentations and avoid the basic errors that cause your audience to switch off.
Online by Zoom
Wednesday 27th November 2024
14:00 - 16:00 GMT
digital skills, PowerPoint, slide design
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Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
14:00 - 16:00 GMT
dissertations, results, findings, discussions
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You've spent years writing your thesis and now it feels like it all comes down to the viva. This workshop focuses on how to prepare for your viva, from considering the kinds of questions you'll be asked, to discussing your work confidently, and managing nerves.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
PhD Viva, preparation, discussing your work, confidence
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Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!
Bay Campus
Wednesday 27th November 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
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We all make errors in our reasoning, but they can be hard to spot and may mislead us. In this workshop we consider some common logical flaws, and practise identifying them in texts, allowing us to critically interpret our own and others’ arguments.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
critical thinking, fallacies, arguments
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Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
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This workshop will introduce ways of understanding, analysing and evaluating a text so that you can interpret it confidentially and critically. Doing this will save you time and make your writing more purposeful.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 28th November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
critical reading, critical thinking, arguments
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Develop an understanding of how to present information and arguments in a way that is logical, engaging and easy to read.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
academic writing, paragraphing, academic style
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In this workshop, we will introduce the concept of Linear Algebra. You may have come across sets of two or three simultaneous equations before. We will extend the idea of simultaneous equations in the wider field of linear Algebra. We will look at the different solutions of sets of simultaneous equations.
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
Poster presentations may seem an easy option for presenting your research, but there are many elements to a successful poster. This workshop explores the links between design, content, and delivery, providing examples of good posters and tips for confident presentation.
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
poster design, research poster
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This workshop is a beginner’s guide to python. We will cover basic concepts (variable, types, lists), and then move onto using functions, methods and packages to improve your code writing skills. At the end we will touch on NumPy a fundamental data science package in Python.
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
Learn to start and end your assignment well, with techniques for improving the impact of your academic introductions and conclusions.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 28th November 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
academic writing, introductions, conclusions
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This intermediate workshop builds on the getting to know Python workshop by exploring data visualisation through Matplotlib, understanding dictionaries and Pandas, using logic, control flow and filtering as well a loop for executing repeated code.
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
Discover the purpose and style of reflective writing, and how to engage with different reflective models to make your writing more nuanced and critical.
Bay Campus
Thursday 28th November 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
academic writing, reflective writing
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This workshop applies critical thinking skills to debates and conversations. We will consider what makes a speaker persuasive, and then how we might apply knowledge about arguments to more be more persuasive and effective in debates and conversations.
Singleton Campus
Friday 29th November 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
critical thinking, debates, argument
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Learn to add pictures, charts, tables and equations to a Word document , and to adjust labels and numbering styles. Create lists of tables or figures, and a reference link to the caption in your text.
Bay Campus
Friday 29th November 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
digital skills, Word, captions, cross-referencing, table of figures
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Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.
Online via Zoom
Friday 29th November 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
dissertations, methodology
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Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!
Singleton Campus
Friday 29th November 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
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This workshop examines the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing, what your lecturers are looking for when they ask you to be ‘more critical’ or ‘less descriptive’, and how to communicate your critical thinking through writing.
Singleton Campus
Friday 29th November 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
critical writing, critical analysis, argument
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This workshop covers the basics of report writing, including the structure, purpose and effective presentation of information.
Singleton Campus
Monday 2nd December 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
report writing basics
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Learn how to showcase your findings using the appropriate chart, and to amend chart elements to edit the design and layout. This workshop will also teach you how to apply a logarithmic scale and error bars, and how to export your charts to other documents.
Online via Zoom
Monday 2nd December 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
digital skills, Excel, charts
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This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.
Online via Zoom
Monday 2nd December 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
academic integrity, academic misconduct
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This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Singleton Campus
Monday 2nd December 2024 (Session 10 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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This workshop examines the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing, what your lecturers are looking for when they ask you to be ‘more critical’ or ‘less descriptive’, and how to communicate your critical thinking through writing.
Online via Zoom
Monday 2nd December 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
critical writing, critical analysis, argument
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Getting feedback on your work is an important aspect of learning at university. This workshop will help you make the most of the feedback you receive, allowing you to build on your strengths and eliminate your weaknesses to improve your assignment grades.
Singleton Campus
Monday 2nd December 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
study skills, academic feedback
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In this workshop you’ll learn to structure your discussions and conclusions effectively, make and support claims with confidence, and leave a lasting impression on your readers. Finally, you'll hone your editing skills to polish your work to perfection.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
10:00 - 12:00 GMT
results, discussions, conclusions, editing
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In this workshop you will learn approaches to make you a more effective and efficient reader, allowing you to learn more, save time, and improve the scope and depth of your written work.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
critical reading skills, skimming/scanning, note taking
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Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 BST
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
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Develop an understanding of how to present information and arguments in a way that is logical, engaging and easy to read.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
academic writing, paragraphing, academic style
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Master your revision plan and prepare for success with practical tips on exam preparation.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 3rd December 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
study skills, exam preparation, revision
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Master your revision plan and prepare for success with practical tips on exam preparation.
Online via Zoom
Wednesday 4th December 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
study skills, exam preparation, revision
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Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis
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This workshop explores combining functions using algebraic operations, creating a new function by composition of functions, evaluating composite functions, finding the domain of a composite function, and decomposing a composite function into its component functions.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024 (Session 10 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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Getting feedback on your work is an important aspect of learning at university. This workshop will help you make the most of the feedback you receive, allowing you to build on your strengths and eliminate your weaknesses to improve your assignment grades.
Bay Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
study skills, academic feedback
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This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Online by Zoom
Wednesday 4th December 2024 (Session 9 of 10)
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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Master your revision plan and prepare for success with practical tips on exam preparation.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
study skills, exam preparation, revision
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This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.
Bay Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024 (Session 10 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
writing, grammar
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Want to design professional quality posters to grab your audience’s attention? This workshop shows you how to create effective academic posters, ensuring information is readable from an appropriate distance.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
14:00 - 16:00 GMT
digital skills, PowerPoint, poster design
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Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!
Bay Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024 (Session 10 of 10)
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
oral communication, speaking with confidence
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This workshop introduces tips and strategies to help you perform better during exams. You will learn how to write clear, well-structured and critical answers, and we will also discuss techniques to help you memorise revision materials.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 4th December 2024
15:00 - 16:00 GMT
memory, paragraph structure, argument
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Master your revision plan and prepare for success with practical tips on exam preparation.
Bay Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
10:00 - 11:00 GMT
study skills, exam preparation, revision
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This workshop introduces tips and strategies to help you perform better during exams. You will learn how to write clear, well-structured and critical answers, and we will also discuss techniques to help you memorise revision materials.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 5th December 2024
11:00 - 12:00 GMT
memory, paragraph structure, argument
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This workshop applies critical thinking skills to debates and conversations. We will consider what makes a speaker persuasive, and then how we might apply knowledge about arguments to more be more persuasive and effective in debates and conversations.
Bay Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
critical thinking, debates, argument
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This workshop builds on the previous workshop and explores an efficient strategy for determining the solution of a system of linear equations called Gauss elimination.
Bay Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
12:00 - 13:00 GMT
academic integrity, academic misconduct
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Learn how to present and discuss academic arguments accurately, logically and persuasively.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 5th December 2024
13:00 - 14:00 GMT
academic writing, argument, academic style
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This workshop introduces tips and strategies to help you perform better during exams. You will learn how to write clear, well-structured and critical answers, and we will also discuss techniques to help you memorise revision materials.
Bay Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
memory, paragraph structure, argument
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Discover the purpose and style of reflective writing, and how to engage with different reflective models to make your writing more nuanced and critical.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 5th December 2024
14:00 - 15:00 GMT
academic writing, reflective writing
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