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Academic Communication

Case Studies

• Case studies

Choice of Person

• Choice of person in academic writing

Critical Thinking

• Critical thinking
• Critiquing research articles and reports

Dissertations

• Dissertation proposals
• Writing a dissertation
• Dissertations based on a product
• Abstracts
• Literature reviews
• Annotated bibliography

Effective Preparation

• Effective reading
• Effective listening
• Note-making
• Mind maps

Essays

• Essay writing
• Understanding assignment questions
• The essay as argument

Getting it Right

• Editing and proofreading your work
• Spelling
• Punctuation

International Students

• Speaking skills for international students
• Writing skills for international students

Plagiarism and Referencing

• Plagiarism
• Harvard referencing
• "Quote, Unquote" (Online version)
• "Quote, Unquote" (PDF version)

Presentations

• Presentations
• Poster presentations

Reports

• Report writing
• Informal reports
• Executive summaries

Global Student

Cultural Awareness

• Culture
• Culture shock
• Culture, values and identity
• Stereotypes and prejudice
• English as an international language
• A global outlook

Language Learning

• Introduction to language learning
• Motivation and approaches to language learning
• Understanding your level and needs
• Getting ready to start
• Making progress
• Developing your listening skills
• Developing your reading skills
• Improve your writing skills
• Developing your speaking skills

IT

• Improve your academic IT skills
• Dissertation IT kit
• IT self study booklets
• IT glossary

GCFLearnFree IT video tutorials

• GCFLearnFree IT video tutorials

Learning and Study

• Glossary of university key words

Assessment

• Formative and summative assessment
• Assessment criteria
• Methods of assessment
• Exam preparation and revision
• Oral exams (vivas)

Learning

• Becoming an independent learner
• Becoming a confident and motivated student
• Organising your study spaces
• Study groups
• Learning styles and ways of learning
• Workplace learning

Teaching

• Types of teaching sessions

Maths

• Improve your maths and statistics
• Maths test
• Maths and statistics resources

Number

• Mathematical operations
• Decimals
• Fractions
• Percentages and ratios
• Standard form

Handling Data

• Introduction to charts
• Interpreting charts
• Processing and representing data using charts

Algebra

• Introduction to algebra
• Algebraic expressions
• Equations

Professional Skills

Personal Effectiveness

• Creativity and problem solving
• Types of employment

Time Management

• Time management
• Time management apps

Group Skills

• Why group work matters
• Student groups and workplace groups
• Teamworking
• Meetings
• Group work and assessment
• Team theory

Reflection

• The benefits of reflection
• Models for structuring reflection
• Your reflective journal
• Techniques for reflection
• Reflection scenarios

Research

Research Methods

• The research process
• Approaches to research
• The research question
• Ethics and research
• Managing your research project
• Using appropriate research methods
• Sampling and selection
• Analysing and presenting data

Information Skills

• The information timeline
• Literature searching
• Evaluating information sources