Undergraduate study skills 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.
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips
- (UG) Effective Revision
- (UG) Essays in Exams
(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:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Tuesday 19-Nov-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 . |
(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:
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:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Wednesday 27-Nov-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. |
(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. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years UG |
Date | Wednesday 04-Dec-2024, 12:10 - 13:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG) Effective Revision
Description | Do you find revising challenging? Are you prepared for your exams? This trouble-shooting session will help you develop strategies to take charge of your revision and perform more confidently in your exams. This workshop will focus on:
This is a general workshop about revising for exams. This session for undergraduates is informal, friendly and includes discussion in a supportive atmosphere. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. It will include some practical activities. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | UG |
Date | Wednesday 20-Nov-2024, 13:30 - 15:00 |
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 . |
(UG) Essays in Exams
Description | Do you want to improve your writing under pressure? Are you prepared for your exams? This trouble-shooting session will help you develop strategies to write more effective long answers in your exams. This workshop will focus on:
This session for undergraduates is informal and friendly. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues in a supportive atmosphere. It will include some practical activities. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | UG |
Date | Wednesday 20-Nov-2024, 15:30 - 17:00 |
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 . |