Workshops/Short courses
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- Self managed online workshops
- Writing for success workshops
- tUNEup from home: online university preparation course
- Study skills workshops at UNE Access Centres
Self managed online workshops
Many students like to plan and manage their own learning. Term and semester breaks offer some time out to pick up on your skills, particularly those skills that you know need a tune up! Click onto Academic skills online for your choice of tUNEup learning materials. There are workshops with information and/or interactive exercises on your learning strategies, academic reading and writing, maths and stats, referencing, oral presentation strategies, research and computer skills, and rules for writing. You may elect to train yourself or use the site to help you with specific problems as they arise in your academic work. Spend some time browsing and get to know what the site offers for you!
Writing for success workshops
Being able to write well-structured assignments in an academic writing style is an essential skill at university. These workshops are designed to revise some of the skills needed to write an essay with the emphasis on the basic structuring of an essay. You will also learn about referencing and academic writing style. In these sessions, you will have the opportunity to discuss your own assignment. Bring your unit guide and assessment task.
You can enrol by ringing 6773 3600 OR
Book your workshops onlineWriting for success - Internal students
| Date | Session | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 4 March | Getting started This workshop looks at the essay writing process including question analysis, writing a plan and doing your research. Bring along your essay questions. |
1-2pm | TBA |
| Wed 11 March | Producing the goods This workshop looks at writing academic paragraphs and in-text referencing. Bring along samples of your writing. |
1-2pm | TBA |
| Wed 18 March | The final product This workshop looks at writing a reference list and editing and proofreading your work. |
1-2pm | TBA |
Writing for success - Access centre workshops
| Date | Session | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thur 5 March | Academic writing for EXTERNAL students The process of essay writing will be discussed. This will include the question analysis, paragraph writing and referencing. Bring along your essay questions. |
6.30-8.30pm | UNE Access Centres |
tUNEup from home: online university preparation course
What is tUNEup from home?
tUNEup from home is an optional on-line learning support service for students who may not be confident about studying or writing at university and who would like to do some preparation at home before embarking on their studies. The course is not essential, and it does not count towards your degree.
Who should enrol?
It is targeted specifically to students who may have been out of the educational system for some time and would like to 'tune up' their skills.
What is involved?
The course is free of charge, runs over a period of three weeks and covers aspects of online learning tools, academic writing and study skills. It is based around discussions with a learning adviser and with each other on an online discussion board. You will be guided by focus questions and a suggested study schedule, plus supplementary materials. Individual feedback on a writing activity is available.
When does the course run?
For students enrolling in first semester 2009, there are THREE course dates for you to choose from:
Course 1 commences on 24 November and finishes on 12 December (2008).
Course 2 commences on 12 January and finishes on 30 January (2009).
Course 3 commences on 2 February and finishes on 20 February (2009).
To register
Book into ‘tUNEup from home’ online OR call Rose 02 6773 3600
Note that you will need a UNE username and password.
For further information please contact Rose Cutts:
· e-mail : rcutts2@une.edu.au
· phone : 02 6773 3600
Limited places are available.
Study skills workshops at UNE Access Centres
Staff at the UNE Access Centres in Tamworth and Taree present periodic study skills workshops for off-campus students. Also, ASO staff video conference workshops to other Access Centres. These cover academic writing and reading, referencing, study skills and avoiding plagiarism. Keep an eye on the What’s on links on the ASO home page for dates, topics and times.
More information and contact details can be found under Access Centres.