Institute for Academic Development
Institute for Academic Development

Open workshops

Booking: these events generally open for booking three weeks in advance of the shown date. If you do not see a live booking link please check back nearer the course date.

Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at your earliest opportunity and at least 3 days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur which relate directly to places reserved.

How to cancel: you can cancel your booking via MyEd. Go to MyEd > News and Events > Training and event booking > My bookings - here you will have the option to cancel your place.

We maintain attendance registers; unexpected absences will be noted. If you consistently fail to attend, or repeatedly cancel with very short notice, you may be prevented from booking future IAD events.

(PGT & PGR) Creative Problem Solving

Description

Despite what you might believe, there is no great secret to creativity. All it requires is a brain and some techniques. You bring your brain, and I'll provide the techniques. I don't promise you'll be composing sonnets by the end of the session, but you will leave with some clear approaches to being more creative in your work.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGR students PGT
Date Thursday 18-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT & PGR) Influencing Skills and Leading

Description

As our careers grow and develop we can often find ourselves in positions where we have a great deal of responsibility and perhaps not too much authority.   This is where our ability to Lead and Influence becomes paramount. 

These elements come naturally to some, but they are just rules in a game that can be learned and assertively applied. 

This session will focus on building an understanding of how to effectively influence people around us.   We’ll also consider a few basic elements of how to lead in an authentic way – and not simply rely on a badge that says ‘in charge’.

This will be achieved through a blend of situation-based discussion, tutor input, paired work and real-life problem solving.

By the end of the session, participants will

  • Have built a toolkit of influence skills and techniques.
  • Understand how to assertively influence with confidence.
  • Establish some rules and tools for leading, influencing and dealing with challenging individuals.

 

Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at the earliest opportunity and at least 3 working days before the event.  Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur (eg photocopying) which relate directly to places reserved.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGR students PGT
Date Wednesday 17-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Room 1.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Assignment Planning

Description

So, you’ve got an assignment due, and naturally you want to do your very best.  While you’ve written assignments before, have you ever stopped to think about how you go about planning them? 

In this session we’ll spend some time thinking about the planning stage.  Even if you already have your own way of going about this, it is always helpful to spend some time reflecting on what is working well and what could be done more efficiently.  This workshop will give you some things to consider.  

This workshop does not include:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • Assignment specific advice
  • English Language advice 
  • Referencing
BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

(PGT) Assignment Writing

Description

Your aissgnment is due, and even though you’ve done the research, you’re finding it difficult to get started on the writing stage.  Rest assured, this is a very common problem, and it can be overcome. In this session we’ll spend some time thinking about starting to write and how to get words on paper.  Even if you already have your own way of going about this, it is always helpful to spend some time reflecting on what is working well and what could be done differently.  This workshop will give you some things to consider for the writing stage.  

This workshop does not include:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • Assignment specific advice
  • English Language advice
  • Referencing
BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

(PGT) Being Critical for Your Dissertation

Description

As a masters student, you will need to demonstrate your critical thinking skills throughout your dissertation.

This interactive online workshop will give you some tips and strategies on how to plan for, practice and communicate critical thinking in your dissertation.

Students should have their dissertation title (it does not need to final) and the dissertation marking criteria if possible (this maybe in the programme guide or online).

Students are encouraged to comment and ask questions during the workshop.

This workshop does not include

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 20-Mar-2024, 09:00 - 09:50
Venue Off Campus
Bookings This event is full. If you are eligible, you can Book a place on a waiting list for this course .

(PGT) Critical (Reading, Writing, Thinking!)

Description

What does your supervisor mean when they tell you that your writing is ‘too descriptive’ or ‘not critical enough’? Are you supposed to criticise published work by more senior authors? In this workshop, we address these questions by exploring ‘critical reading’ in theory and practice: what it means, how to read critically, and how to develop a scholarly mindset.

This interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific. You will be invited to engage and respond via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Monday 06-May-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation Planning

Description

This workshop is for suitable for all taught postgraduate (PGT) students who are about to start, or have started their dissertation or research project.

A dissertation is a key part of a Masters programme. It’s a chance for you to plan and undertake a significant body of your own research. This can be a very rewarding experience, but can present many challenges: What exactly is a dissertation and what does it look like? Where do I start? When do I stop? How do I do it?

This interactive workshop will focus on practical strategies for successfully completing your dissertation, including top tips to set you up to complete in time.

Discussion and questions are warmly welcomed and encouraged during this workshop.

This workshop will not cover

  • Referencing
  • Subject or discipline specifics
  • Project or dissertation specifics
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 26-Mar-2024, 14:00 - 14:50
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 04-Jun-2024, 10:00 - 10:50
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Thursday 20-Jun-2024, 13:10 - 14:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation Toolkit - Editing

Description

This is the final in the Dissertation Toolkit series. This online workshop will be most beneficial for those students who have already begun to draft their dissertation. It will be all about the close work – or what writers like to call line-by-line editing. (This is not necessarily something to leave until you’ve finished writing – you can edit while you’re drafting). The session will be structured around the three Cs – clarity, conciseness, coherence – as benchmarks for constructing strong sentences and flowing paragraphs. Techniques for managing your word count will also be addressed.

This workshop is the final in a series of three. However, you don’t need to have attended the previous Dissertation Toolkit workshops to benefit from this session.

The workshop will not be discipline specific – the techniques will apply broadly to students of both the sciences and humanities.

EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 17-Jun-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 17-Jun-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation Toolkit - Structure and Focus

Description

This is the first in the Dissertation Toolkit online workshops. To benefit from this session, you should already be reading for your dissertation. You might have begun to plan or draft.

We’ll outline several ways to structure your dissertation. There will also be techniques to help focus your work after you start writing.  Participants can use the session to produce a working plan or to impose a structure on work already done. You might also use it to reconsider or re-work an existing plan. During the session, we will look at writing an abstract and how this can help you to focus your writing as your project develops. Come along to the workshop with your research question/statement.

This workshop is the first in a series of three. However, you don’t need to attend all of the workshops to benefit from this session.

The workshop will not be discipline specific – the techniques will apply broadly to students of both the sciences and humanities.

EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 03-Jun-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 03-Jun-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation Toolkit - Techniques for Writing

Description

This is the second in the series of the Dissertation Toolkit online workshops. It is aimed at students who are already reading for their dissertation and who have perhaps begun to draft.

This workshop will present some ways of getting started and finding the ‘voice’ of your dissertation. It will include generative techniques – useful for anyone struggling with the blank page or stuck on a particular section of their dissertation. The techniques – including freewriting, effective paraphrasing and producing strong topic sentences – can help you to keep your focus or get you started again if you’ve slowed down halfway through.

This is the second in a series of three workshops. However, you don’t need to attend all of them to benefit from this session.

The workshop will not be discipline specific – the techniques will apply broadly to students of both the sciences and humanities.

EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 10-Jun-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 10-Jun-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation Writing

Description

Writing your dissertation can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to get started and really easy to put off! But no-one else can write your dissertation but you…

So how can you start, and maintain, writing your dissertation?

This online, friendly and interactive session will give you strategies:

  • Thinking about writing
  • Planning your writing and,
  • Actually starting writing your dissertation.

Discussion and questions are warmly welcomed and encouraged during this workshop.

This workshop will not cover

  • Referencing
  • Formatting or software
  • Subject or discipline specifics
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 26-Mar-2024, 15:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 04-Jun-2024, 11:10 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Thursday 20-Jun-2024, 14:10 - 15:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertation: Practical Proofreading

Description

This workshop is open to all postgraduate taught (PGT) students. 

A dissertation is a significant piece of academic writing and a major investment of time and effort. It is also the defining feature of a Master’s degree, so it is worth presenting it well.

This interactive session will introduce strategies to help you incorporate revising into your personal writing process.  It will highlight tricky things which tend to catch students out, suggest useful tools and offer tips to help you submit your best work. 

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years
Date Wednesday 12-Jun-2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Dissertations for Publications

Description

Want more from your dissertation? Think about a publication!

Your dissertation requires a substantial amount of time and effort from you, so how can you get the most out of it? One way to make your dissertation work for you is to publish it. Many dissertations represent significant additions and advancements to their field. Publishing is a way to get your work noticed and can lead to surprising opportunities. And it doesn’t have to be just journal articles!

This 1 hour, online interactive workshop will discuss strategies for producing a range of publications from your dissertation. It is open to online and on-campus students.

This workshop does not include

  • Referencing and formatting
  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice

This session will take place via blackboard collaborate (virtual classroom). Booking is required in order to receive the workshop link and further information about how to join the session.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 30-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 15:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Thursday 16-May-2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Effective Reading

Description

The amount of reading you need to do for a Masters can be overwhelming. There’s a lot of information from a lot of sources that you will need to read, digest and then use to build your argument. Students often want to know how to speed read to get through it all. But is it about reading quicker or reading more effectively? And do you really need to read everything?

This workshop will focus on:

  • Identifying the different purposes of reading
  • Ways to prioritise reading
  • Strategies for effective reading and note making

This workshop does not include:

  • How to search for readings or literature
  • Subject or discipline specific advice
  • English Language advice
BookingsThere are currently no events scheduled for this course. Please check back later.

(PGT) Find Your Masters Dissertation Genius

Description

For many students, the masters dissertation is the first major piece of work where they have to use professional knowledge working skills to self-manage, design, write and present. This interactive workshop will focus on the key skills of small project design, managing your research and writing, building in time for flow and reflection, and finally how to set realistic and inspirational goals for the dissertation journey. You will end the workshop with key action points to keep you on track and motivated.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Monday 08-Apr-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 22-May-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Getting Started Writing Your Dissertation

Description

This workshop is open to all postgraduate taught (PGT) students.

Getting started writing your dissertation can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to get started and really easy to put off! But no-one else can write your dissertation but you…

So how do you start, and maintain, writing your dissertation?

This online interactive session will give you practical strategies for thinking about writing, planning your writing and actually starting to write your dissertation.

This workshop does not include:

  • Subject or discipline-specific referencing, formatting, or advice
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Tuesday 16-Apr-2024, 19:00 - 20:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Getting Started with Your Dissertation

Description

This workshop is open to all postgraduate taught (PGT) students.

A dissertation is a serious investment of time and energy. It is the defining feature of a Masters so it is worth thinking about what it is you really want to do with it and what you really want to get out of it.

This online interactive session will give you strategies to start thinking about the subject and focus of your dissertation as well as practical tips for project managing it. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues.

This workshop does not include:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 03-Apr-2024, 12:10 - 13:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .

(PGT) Is My Writing Academic Enough?

Description

What makes writing ‘academic’? Content (what you choose to include) and structure (how you organise it) are both key, and the two are closely related. In this workshop you will reflect on what research publications share in terms of content and structure, and explore how that affects your dissertation writing.

This interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific. You will be invited to engage and respond via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Monday 29-Apr-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Mini Writing Bootcamp

Description

Are you a taught postgraduate student working on your assignments or dissertation? Or trying to write for publication? Would you like an opportunity to be able to learn some writing techniques, and have create some time to practise them? 

The aim of the ‘writing bootcamp’ is to facilitate a time for you to write without the distractions of emails, Facebook, twitter and everyday life. 

The session will begin with a short Bitesize style workshop to offer advice on writing techniques and motivate you to write. Following this you will have a writing session.  No distractions, just writing. 

Thinking of signing up? You’ll need to do any necessary preparation before attending the mini writing bootcamp (guidance will be sent out prior to the session). 

As places are limited please only book a place if you are able to attend the session in full. 

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 05-Jun-2024, 09:00 - 10:50
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 05-Jun-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Research Question Design through Visual Thinking

Description

This highly interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline specific – the techniques can be applied in any subject.

Participants will be required to actively engage with the session (via the chat function if held online), and are encouraged to ask questions.

Research questions are critical to conducting research, yet the process of crafting questions has not advanced. This workshop takes research question design to a new level by combining principles of visual thinking, urban design, academic research, and critical enquiry. Bring your dissertation research topic and get ready to approach research question design in a radically new way!

This workshop will cover:

  • Visual Thinking
  • Fundamentals of Asking Questions
  • The Four (Visual) Qualities of Urban Design
  • Sample Research Topic and Application of Method
  • Design Your Own Research Question Step by Step

Please have your research question (or draft version) to hand to use during the workshop.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Thursday 02-May-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Revisiting Your Structure

Description

This workshop is open to all postgraduate taught (PGT) students.

A dissertation is a significant piece of academic writing and the defining feature of a Master’s degree, so it is worth taking time to consider your structure.

This interactive session will help you step back from the detail of your writing and take an overview of your dissertation.  It will suggest practical ways you can isolate the main themes of your work and develop a convincing order to present your ideas.  We will also discuss the purpose of key sections of academic dissertations.  

This session will not cover:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
  • Feedback on individual pieces of work
  • Proof-reading or editing of individual pieces of work

This session will take place via blackboard collaborate (virtual classroom). Booking is required in order to receive the workshop link and further information about how to join the session.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years
Date Wednesday 29-May-2024, 11:10 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Speed Reading

Description

In order for academic reading to be effective, it needs to be a combination of efficient (in terms of speed and retention), strategic (in terms of appropriately targeted) and critical.  This focused webinar will give you a number of tools to help you to read more quickly, more strategically and more critically.  

This workshop (and practice afterwards) will help you to increase your speed and effectiveness of reading.  You will learn practical tools to help refine and improve four key areas:  

Strategy – considering your reading strategy and learning some practical ways to improve information selection and absorption 

Speed - Techniques to increase speed of reading, and applying these with more dense and difficult material 

Criticism – Acquiring methods and questions to improve your critical reading strategies 

Consistency – Discover how to build consistent reading habits that will improve your efficiency, retention and recall.

Pre-coursework

There will a small amount of pre- coursework sent to you around two weeks before the course.  This will not take long and is nothing that you should not naturally be doing anyway.

This workshop does not include:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Thursday 18-Apr-2024, 10:00 - 11:30
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) The Art and Craft of Editing

Description

Editing can feel like the hardest part of writing a thesis – some dread it, others complain it’s dull. But it’s a skill and it can be incredibly productive, as any professional writer will affirm. This online workshop will explore the difference between editing and writing, and it will examine the different kinds of editing. The keywords are flow and clarity, and the focus will be broadly on paragraph editing and sentence editing. There will be an emphasis on writing as a craft and how practical editorial skills can contribute to this process.

EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 25-Mar-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Room 3.2, Lister Learning and Teaching Centre, 5 Roxburgh Place, EH8 9SU Central Area
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .
EligibilityPGT MScT All Colleges All Years
Date Monday 25-Mar-2024, 14:10 - 16:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .

(PGT) The Writing Process

Description

You were determined to start writing today – yet find yourself doing something else. Sounds familiar? In this workshop, we will look why so many students delay writing. You will work with some tools and exercises that bypass procrastination to help you start writing that review, chapter or paper.

This highly interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific – the techniques can be applied in any subject.

Participants will be required to engage with the session via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Wednesday 17-Apr-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(PGT) Writing a Literature Review

Description

A literature review contextualises and motivates research; that makes it a key component of any publication. In this workshop, we take a step back and look at what’s involved in the process of developing a review. Keeping in mind the core qualities of a good review across disciplines, we will explore how you can approach relevant tasks without feeling overwhelmed.

This interactive workshop is open to all PGT students and is not discipline-specific. You will be invited to engage and respond via the chat function, and encouraged to ask questions.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT
Date Monday 22-Apr-2024, 10:00 - 12:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques

Description

When it comes to effective revision, what works and what doesn’t? This online workshop will focus on revision techniques that have been demonstrated to be effective and how you can use and adapt your current habits to incorporate them.  

This session is informal, friendly and includes discussion in a supportive atmosphere.  You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues.

This workshop will not cover:

  • Subject or discipline-specific examination formats
  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
  • Referencing
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG
Date Wednesday 03-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 15:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course .

(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams

Description

Are you prepared for your exams?  Do you want to improve your writing under pressure?  This trouble-shooting session will help you develop strategies to write more effective long answers in your exams.

This workshop will focus on:

  • Strategies to practise during revision and to use in exams;
  • Writing under pressure;
  • Ways to break down questions;
  • Answer planning techniques.

This session for undergraduates and taught postgraduates is informal and friendly. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues in a supportive atmosphere.

This workshop will not cover:

  • Subject or discipline-specific advice
  • English Language advice
  • Referencing
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG
Date Wednesday 24-Apr-2024, 15:30 - 17:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips

Description

This online workshop will be an hour session focusing on how to manage your exams by improving your exam technique.

The session will focus on issues raised by participants and so could cover, for example, exam preparation and participation; i.e. how to cope with stress, practicing your exam technique and a review of exam strategies.

This session is suitable for any taught student who wants to improve their exam technique.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years UG
Date Wednesday 17-Apr-2024, 16:10 - 17:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.
EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years UG
Date Wednesday 24-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 15:00
Venue Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Endnote

Description

This session is open to all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Endnote to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work.

Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:

  • Why use EndNote (or any bibliographic manager)
  • Getting started
  • Adding records to EndNote
    • Manually
    • Exporting from literature databases
    • Creating citations in Word from EndNote
      • Inserting citations and reference lists
      • Changing the formats of citations and reference lists
      • Added value – managing your literature sources
        • Attachments to records
        • Adding your research notes
        • Alternatives to EndNote

EndNote is installed on all on-campus open access computers (like the Library) but you can get your own copy of EndNote desktop version via the UoE Licence https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/desktop-personal/software/main-software-deals/endnote    Comparison chart of EndNote and other bibliographic management software options http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/BiblioManagersTable.pdf

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG
Date Wednesday 08-May-2024, 09:00 - 09:50
Venue Online event Off Campus
Bookings This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later.

(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Zotero

Description

This session is intended for all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Zotero to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work.

Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:

  • Why use Zotero? (or any bibliographic manager)
  • Getting started
    • Overview: browser, web and standalone options
    • Registration & installation
    • Intalling plugins
  • Adding records
    • Manually
    • Importing pdfs and using watched folders
    • Exporting from literature databases
  • Creating citations in Word
    • Inserting citations and reference lists into Word
    • Changing the formats of citations and reference lists
  • Added value
    • Searching records & attached files
    • Adding your research notes
    • Organising into collections, sharing with groups, using tags
  • Zotero: comparative strengths & weaknesses

 *Before* the workshop, you should

1. Sign up for a Zotero account https://www.zotero.org/user/register/

2. Download Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/download/

 3. Follow these video tutorials for getting started https://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials

 4. Try to use Zotero before the tutorial – you’ll get more out of the tutorial if you do.

EligibilityMScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students All Postgraduate Researchers UG
Date Thursday 23-May-2024, 10:00 - 10:50
Venue Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus
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