Academic Workshops during teaching session
2024 Spring workshop schedule
Please know:
HELPS will be running workshops on campus and online (via ZOOM).
Register here: HELPS Events via Careerhub
Please click on each workshop for details:
How to Write in Academic Style
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Mon 12 Aug 16:00 - 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 4 Sep 18:30 - 19:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Writing in academic style
- Characteristics of academic writing
- Types of academic writing
- Lecturers’ expectations
How to Analyse and Plan your Assignments
Workshop materials: Slides (14.7MB)
Tue 13 Aug 12:00 – 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 28 Aug 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to unpack an assignment question
- Understanding the marking criteria
- How to plan from start to finish
How to Study Effectively
Workshop materials: Slides (16.6 MB) .
Wed 14 Aug 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Mon 26 Aug 16:00 – 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- A practical session on exploring evidence-based strategies for studying effectively at university
- How to deal with procrastination
- Learn about useful tools and resources you can use to help with your studies
How to Think and Write Critically
Workshop materials: Slides (13.2MB)
Thu 22 Aug 14:00 – 15:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Fri 30 Aug 11:00 – 12:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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 writing
How to Write an Essay
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Thu 15 Aug 14:00 - 15:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 11 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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 sources in your writing
How to Write a Literature Review
Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)
Fri 16 Aug 11:00 - 12:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 16 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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 Present Arguments in your Assignment
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Mon 19 Aug 16:00 - 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 9 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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
- Apply logic in the development of an argument
How to Manage Course Readings and Make Notes
Workshop materials: Slides (12.4MB)
Tue 20 Aug 12:00 - 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 25 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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
How to Paraphrase, Summarise & Quote in your Assignments
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Wed 21 Aug 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Mon 2 Sep 16:00 - 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Fri 11 Oct 11:00 - 12:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn how to distinguish the differences between paraphrasing, summarising & quoting
- Learn how to use other people's words correctly in academic writing to avoid plagiarism
- Use reporting verbs effectively
- Complete practical paraphrasing activities in class
How to Improve your Sentence Structure
Workshop materials: Slides (16.2MB)
Wed 23 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Strategies for correcting common writing problems, including:
- Sentence structure
- Grammatical errors
- Lack of evidence to support claims
How to Write a Report
Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)
Fri 23 Aug 11:00 - 12:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Fri 27 Sep 11:00 - 12:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Report types
- Reports vs essays
- Report structure and components
- Use of tables and figures
- Appendices
How to Give an Excellent Presentation
Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB)
Thu 29 Aug 14:00 – 15:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Mon 23 Sep 16:00 – 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- 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
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB)
Tue 27 Aug 12:00 - 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 18 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What is plagiarism and academic integrity?
- Strategies for avoiding plagiarism
- Resources for developing academic writing skills
How to Prepare for your Exams
Workshop materials: Slides (16.5MB)
Mon 21 Oct 16:00 - 17:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 30 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to revise and prepare for your exams
- Different exam question types and how to answer them
- How to plan strategically so you can perform well in exams
- Using past exam papers to help you plan and prepare
Interested in learning more about not to be anxious about exams? Check out some other resources and workshops via the Assignments and Exam web-page.
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