Study Ready Workshops for New Students
What is Study Ready?
Study Ready is a free half-day workshop run by HELPS Peer Advisors and U:PASS leaders for new undergraduate students. These senior UTS students will share their invaluable knowledge of all things study and assignments in a format that won’t leave you snoozing. Plus, there will be free pizza for lunch!
What topics will be covered?
Academic integrity
Preparing for assignments
Presentations
Time management
Study skills
Wellbeing support
Who can attend?
First-year undergraduate students at UTS can attend!
Other students interested in these topics should come to HELPS for an Assignment Chat.
When is Study Ready?
Workshops run in Week 1 of the session.
The next workshops will be:
5 August 2024, 10am-1.30pm
7 August 2024, 10am-1.30pm
How do I join?
Go to the registration page on Career Hub
Choose the date you would like to attend (you should only select one day).
Come to CB01.05.01 (HELPS Lounge) at 10am on your chosen date!
Registration is now open!
Workshop Links
- Microsoft Outlook: https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/outlook/email-and-calendar-software-microsoft-outlook
- Timetable: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/mytimetable
- Canvas: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/managing-your-course/using-uts-systems/software-available-students/canvas
- MyStudentAdmin: https://onestopadmin.uts.edu.au/estudent/Login.aspx
- UTS Student Portal (for AskUTS inquiries / eRequests / Financial assistance application / special consideration applications): https://student-portal.uts.edu.au/s/login/
- UTS Library: https://www.lib.uts.edu.au/
- HELPS: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/support/helps
- UTS Referencing guide: https://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/article/downloads/UTS%20Interactive%20APA%20guide.pdf
- Microsoft OneDrive (1TB of cloud storage free for students): https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage
- Microsoft Office 365 (free for students, sign up with UTS email):https://www.office.com/
- Grammarly (full premium version available for free as a student): https://www.grammarly.com/desktop
- ACA writer: https://acawriter.uts.edu.au/
- Full list of free software available to students: https://www.uts.edu.au/current-students/managing-your-course/using-uts-systems/software-available-students
Workbook Links
- HELPS self-help resources
- Academic integrity tutorial and quiz
- Library referencing guides
- Using Turnitin
- Presentation checklist
- Group presentation videos
- Canvas Academic Writing course
- Sample Written Assignments
- Faculty Guides to Writing
- FEIT Style Guide for Written Assignments.doc (uts.edu.au)
- FASS guide to the writing and presentation of essays_FINAL (uts.edu.au)
- UTS-Law-Guide-to-Written-Communication-2023.pdf
- The UTS Business School Writing Guide
- UTS Faculty of Health Student Guide
- UTS Faculty of Science Student Guide
- Transdisciplinary Innovation - Study Guides at University of Technology Sydney (uts.edu.au)
- Self-help types of assignment
- Groupwork
- Weekly planner
- UTS 2024 main calendar
- Sample assignments
- Academic Phrasebank
Any feedback or suggestions about our workshops, please email HELPS
