Academic Writing and Study Workshop Program

Autumn 2012

Wollongong Campus:
Workshops for University students
Learning Resource Centre, Building 11, Level 3

Students can find additional learning resources at the
Learning Resource Centre (LRC) Building 11 Level 3

All workshops will be held from 12.30pm-1.30pm (locations TBA)

You can download the 
Wollongong - Autumn 2012 Academic Writing and Study Workshop Program from here (PDF)

and

Wollongong - EAP 2012 International Student Workshops Timetable from here (web) or (pdf)

Study at University                      

1 meeting

Monday 27 Feb / repeated Wed 14 March

Studying at university involves preparing research, reading, writing, and getting assessments completed by due dates. We offer some ways to help organise yourself and your work.

Reading Strategies                      

2 meetings                  
Tuesday 28 Feb and 6 March 

Studying for a degree involves a lot of reading. Learn how to identify essential information and to take useful notes. We give some useful tips on how to look for relevant articles, organise your reading and begin to develop some analytical skills.

Report Writing                             

2 meetings                  

Wednesday 29 Feb and 7 March

Reports are the second most used form of assignment. We will examine the writing style, structure and referencing techniques of academic reports and case studies. We focus on developing a logical & critical argument in the structure of the report.

Essay Writing A: Process and Product

2 meetings 

Thurs 1 March and 8 March /

repeated Tuesday 17 April and 24 April

These workshops aim to introduce you to the basic principles of academic essay writing. They begin with a focus on the process of writing, from analysing the question, conducting the research, and organising your ideas to producing a well-argued and well-referenced essay.

Effective Referencing     

2 meetings               

Wed 28 March and 4 April

Repeated Wed 2 May and 9 May

Which referencing style do you have to use? When should you use direct or indirect quotations?  Where is it appropriate to summarise or paraphrase?  What is plagiarism? How can you avoid it?  This workshop provides answers to these questions and will help you develop and practise strategies to effectively use referencing in academic writing.

Vocabulary in Academic Writing        

1 meeting              

Monday 5 March

This workshop showcases resources and strategies to help you develop the general and specialist vocabularies you need in tertiary studies.  This workshop introduces you to the use of an online blog for vocabulary development, which participants in the workshop will then have access to throughout the session.

Presenting in Class

2 meetings

Tuesday 20 March and 27 March

Many subjects expect you to present your knowledge by talking in a class. Learn some ways of making the task easier; reduce your nerves; and organise the talk to get the best marks you can. You’ll have the opportunity to practice speaking in front of others.

Developing a Critical Argument 

2 meetings

Friday 15 March and 22 March

Repeated Tuesday 1 May and 8 May

This workshop is for students with some experience of essay writing who would like to develop their skills further.  We look at ways to use research to strengthen your argument and provide a focused and critical response to the essay question.

Exam Preparation                                   

1 meeting

Wednesday 21 March

Repeated Wednesday 16 May

Exams are often difficult and it is a stressful time. Learn how to prepare for them and what to do on the day to reduce your stress.

Calculator Skills                                  

1meeting

Monday 12 March

This workshop will look at applying certain functions on your scientific calculator and will provide a basis for calculating using formulas in your maths/statistics course.  It will be especially useful for students who have not studied maths for a while.

Algebra for Business Students 

1 meeting

Monday 19 March

This workshop will help Business and other students who need to be able to use and solve equations. It will look at how to apply those techniques to rearranging formulas so they can be solved for any of their unknowns.

Maths for Chemistry Students (i) Scientific Notation

1 meeting

Monday 26 March

Chemistry and other students need to be able to express or read and understand numbers in Scientific notation. This workshop will review the techniques involved.

Maths for Chemistry Students (ii) Conversions

1 meeting

Monday 2 April

Chemistry and other students need to be able to express or read and understand numbers in Scientific notation. This workshop will review the techniques involved.

Manipulating Fractions, for Teachers (i) Definition, x ÷

1 meeting

Tues 27 March

Fractions? Yes! This workshop will review the meanings of fractions and the procedures involved in multiplying and dividing them.

Manipulating Fractions, for Teachers (ii) Equivalence, + -

1 meeting

Tues 3 April

Chemistry and other students need to be able to express or read and understand numbers in Scientific notation. This workshop will review the techniques involved.

Learning Development offers online student resources at 
http://www.uow.edu.au/student/services/ld/
or ring the Learning Resource Centre (LRC) for
individual consultations on 02 4221 3977