Short Courses

Study Support Sessions

Taking one of our credit courses can involve learning new study skills, and we offer support for all students to help with studying and assessment.

We provide a range of resources on our Centre for Open Learning: Student Information LEARN hub, and we encourage all students writing essays to attend our study skills workshops.

The following live study skill sessions are available to attend for Credit Students: 

Study Skills: Essay Writing & Referencing Sessions Available

Essay Writing - This study skills workshop includes discussion and exercises designed to help you with researching, planning and writing your essay.

Referencing - This study skills workshop includes guidance on good academic practice, referencing and citations, giving you an opportunity to discuss referencing requirements and any questions you may have.

Please note that no advance preparation is necessary for these sessions, but Short Courses credit students will find it useful to look at the study skills materials provided on the Centre for Open Learning: Student Information LEARN pages.

You will have the option to attend these sessions either in-person or online. You will receive details of how to join these sessions no later than 24 hours before the start of the event

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Troubleshooting and Additional Support

If you require further support accessing and using any of the University systems, including how to use the University systems to submit assessments, please contact us directly and we arrange a time to help you. Please email col@ed.ac.uk or call 0131 650 4400.

IT and Computer Help

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