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 Group WorkshopsIn addition to individual instruction, the Academic Skills Centre offers workshops on a variety of academic skills. Workshops for the 2011-2012 Academic Year: Get it Done: Approaches to Writing Your Masters Thesis or MRPWednesday, June 6, 2012 Click here to register Traill College, Wallis Hall 102 10am-12pm This interdisciplinary workshop is designed for students in a range of humanities and social science programs including Public Texts, Canadian Studies, History, and Theory, Culture, Politics. It will introduce the major stages of writing a thesis, suggest techniques for meeting the challenges associated with each of these stages, and explore how to develop support networks to provide feedback and assistance with your work . Depending on student interest, we will schedule a future workshop to discuss chapters, proposals, or outlines submitted by volunteers. The workshop is contingent upon student interest. Exam Preparation:covers preparing for and writing different kinds of questions found on university exams: multiple-choice, short answer, problem-solving and essay questions. Strategies for controlling exam anxiety are also discussed.
Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 Click here to register 1:30 - 3:00 pm Room Location: DNA B110 B 7:30 - 9:00 pm Room Location: CCN M2
Time Management:teaches strategies for taking control of your time - and your life. Bring your course outlines, timetables, and agendas. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011 Click here to register 7:30 -9:00 pm Room Location: DNA B110 A
Developing a Thesis:focuses on developing a working thesis from a good, narrowed topic or assigned topic or question, and constructing a final thesis refined during the research, reading and note taking process.
Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011 Click here to register 7:30 - 9:00 pm Room Location: DNA B105
Intros, Conclusions and Everything In-Between:provides techniques for organizing notes into a coherent outline, making it much easier to avoid or overcome writer's block and to write effective introductions, conclusions and body paragraphs. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011 Click here to register 7:30 - 9:00 pm Room Location: DNA B110 A Documenting Sources to Avoid Plagiarism:focuses on the proper use of research material to avoid plagiarism: incorporating quotations, paraphrasing properly, and documenting accurately. Techniques for systematic and careful revision, editing and proofreading are also covered. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 Click here to register 7:30 - 9:00 pm Room Location: DNA B110 A
Registration is encouraged for all workshops!
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