Week 14

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 21 January: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students – booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 14

Planning a Dissertation

Wed 23 January: 1:00 – 3:00pm

From topic choice to planning and time management, including confidence and motivation, making an effective proposal and writing and editing.

Of interest to:  mainly for Stage 3 and postgraduate students, but all welcome - booking essential on the Student Data System

Keynes Seminar Room 23

Week 15

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 28 January: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.
Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 15

Learning from feedback

Wed 30 January: 1:00 – 2:30pm

Interpreting and acting upon your marker’s comments, improving your ‘structure’, ‘analysis’ and ‘academic style’.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 2

Week 16

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 4 February: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 16

Introduction to RefWorks

Tue 5 February: 2:00 – 4:00pm

This hands-on workshop will demonstrate how to use RefWorks online reference management software. You can use RefWorks to download, manage and store references, and then insert them into essays, assignments, dissertations and theses to create in-text citations and a correctly formatted bibliography.
Of interest to: final year or postgraduate students – booking essential via Moodle

Templeman Library
Room 301 (TR301)

Week 16

General Essay Writing

Wed 6 February: 1:00 – 2:30pm

Advice on exploring the essay title, researching, planning, drafting, referencing and editing.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3

Week 17

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 11 February: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 17

Referencing your Sources/Avoiding Plagiarism

Wed 13 February: 1:00 – 2:30pm

Why you need to reference, how to reference and how to make the best use of your sources.  Including a demonstration of turnitin (plagiarism detection software). 

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Keynes Lecture Theatre 2

Week 18

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 18 February: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 18

Paraphrasing

Wed 20 February: 1:00 – 2:30pm

Learning how to paraphrase an original text effectively by using synonyms, changing verbs to nouns or the sentence structure.  Practical exercises.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3

Week 18

Library session

E Books 101 - are you getting the best from E books?

Wed 20 February: 3:00 - 5:00pm

This hands-on session run by Library staff will enable students to use e-books effectively.

Of interest to: all students - no booking required.

Week 19

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 25 February: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 19

Preparing Dissertations or Extended Assignments with Word 2010

Tue 26 February: 1:30 – 3:30pm

Hands-on training introducing some of the more advanced features of Microsoft Word suitable for those producing dissertations or other extended assignments.
To attend this course you must be familiar with standard Microsoft Word features including saving files, formatting text and paragraphs. If you are not familiar with these features please attend the Preparing Essays using Word 2010 workshop.

Of interest to: final year or postgraduate students – booking essential via Moodle

Week 19

Introduction to RefWorks

Wed 27 February: 10:00 – 12 noon

This hands-on workshop will demonstrate how to use RefWorks online reference management software. You can use RefWorks to download, manage and store references, and then insert them into essays, assignments, dissertations and theses to create in-text citations and a correctly formatted bibliography.
Repeat of 5 February

Of interest to: final year or postgraduate students – booking essential via Moodle

Templemen Library
Room 301 (TR301)

Week 19

Constructing an Argument

Wed 27 February: 1:00 – 2:30pm

How to identify and construct an argument, introduction to critical and analytical thinking, going beyond description. 

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Stacey (Biosciences) Lecture Theatre 1

Week 19

Preparing Essays with Word 2010

Thu 28 February: 1:30 – 3:00pm

Hands-on training introducing features required for producing essays or reports.
Topics include: page numbering, margins, footnotes and endnotes and safely saving files to the Kent network.

Of interest to: all students – booking essential via Moodle

Week 20

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 4 March: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 20

Planning a Dissertation

Mon 4 March: 6:00 – 8:00pm

From topic choice to planning and time management, including confidence and motivation, making an effective proposal and writing and editing.

Of interest to: mainly for Stage 3 and postgraduate students, but all welcome - booking essential on the Student Data System

Templeman Library  Room 201 (TR201)

Week 20

Beginners Spreadsheets with Excel 2010

Tue 5 March: 1:30 – 3:30pm

Hands-on training introducing features required to create spreadsheets.
Topics include: creating a new workbook, data entry, formatting text and numbers, easy formulas, saving and printing a workbook.

Of interest to: all students – booking essential via Moodle

Week 20

Report Writing

Wed 6 March: 1:00 - 2:30pm

How to plan and structure your report, how to embed diagrams and graphs, choosing the right language.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Keynes Seminar Room 16

Week 21

Writing Well ‘drop-in’ clinic: Grammar & Language

Mon 11 March: 2:00 – 3:00pm

This is a drop –in option/facility targeting students who may be struggling or wishing to improve their grammar or written English.  The agenda is set by you (the student) so do please come with a specific issue or concern and a learning advisor will be happy to guide you through your question or query.

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

UELT Seminar Room

Week 22

Effective Revision

Wed 20 March: 1:00 - 2:00pm

Planning, effective use of memory, concentration and motivation: revision tactics that work for all courses and levels of study. 

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3

Week 22

Essays in Exams

Wed 20 March: 2:15 – 3:00pm

Useful tactics for writing essays quickly under exam conditions.

Of interest to: mainly Humanities and Social Sciences students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Keynes Lecture Theatre 6

Week 23

Successful Exam Techniques

Wed 27 March: 1:00 - 2:00pm

Keep calm, improve your confidence, and maximise your exam performance, looking at techniques for non-essay based exams (multiple choice, short answers and exercises).

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3

Week 23

Essays in Exams

Wed 27 March: 2:15 – 3:00pm

Useful tactics for writing essays quickly under exam conditions.
Repeat of 20 March

Of interest to: mainly Humanities and Social Sciences students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 2

Week 24

Effective Revision

Wed 3 April: 1:00 - 2:00pm

Planning, effective use of memory, concentration and motivation: revision tactics that work for all courses and levels of study. 
Repeat of 20 March

Of interest to: all students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3

Week 24

Essays in Exams

Wed 3 April: 2:15 – 3:00pm

Useful tactics for writing essays quickly under exam conditions.

Of interest to: mainly Humanities and Social Sciences students - booking essential on the Student Data System

Grimond Lecture Theatre 3