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Starts: 19 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 7
Not sure where to start with your assignment brief? Learn the fundamentals of understanding the question, tools for effective planning and structuring successful assignments.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924819

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 12:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 0
Gain immediate feedback on your work and writing skills in a small group with an Academic Skills Advisor. With up to four students, share and discuss writing and apply new strategies to polish your work. Book places individually, or come as a group.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924817

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 9
Would you like to learn more about reading techniques and strategies for your doctorate? We will explore techniques for synthesising large volumes of literature, identify what to extract from your reading, and discuss strategies for enhancing reading motivation.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924151

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 9
What is critical thinking and how does it translate into our academic writing? This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924820

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6624
Remaining places: 6
Learn how to use ProQuest RefWorks to create citations and reference lists.This includes importing references from databases and using Write-n-Cite in Word to construct your reference list. An optional hands-on exploration of the software will follow a demonstration of how to use RefWorks.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916751

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 4:30 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 6
You can now record your teaching sessions!
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917627

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 1
What does a literature review involve? This session offers a practical guide to researching, planning and writing a successful literature review.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922217

Starts: 19 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Finishes: 19 Nov 2019 6:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 7
Struggling to translate your critical argument into academic writing? Building on the critical writing workshop you will learn how to further develop effective paragraph structure, analyse evidence, and explore key aspects of evaluation. Particularly useful for students working at Level 5 and above.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/923733

Starts: 20 Nov 2019 12:00 PM
Finishes: 20 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 9
This workshop is a step-by-step guide to deciding on the structure of your dissertation or extended project report, formulating research aims, and how to find appropriate wording for each section.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924154

Starts: 20 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Finishes: 20 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 5
What is critical thinking and how does it translate into our academic writing? This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/923735

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 12
This workshop covers effective strategies and practical tips for reading and deconstructing journal articles. Students will also have the opportunity to practise a reading strategy and reflect upon the benefits and challenges associated with their chosen approach.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922663

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 12
This workshop covers effective strategies and practical tips for reading and deconstructing journal articles. Students will also have the opportunity to practise a reading strategy and reflect upon the benefits and challenges associated with their chosen approach.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922663

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 12:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 10
This workshop is ideal if you are new to university, or would like to refresh your academic writing and study skills. The session brings together 'top tips' from a number of our existing workshops, and delivers these in a bite-size format.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924219

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 11:30 AM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 5
This bite-size workshop (30 minutes) will help you get started with APA referencing. Session includes interactive activities to let you practice your referencing.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916730

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
Develop effective revision strategies and prepare for a range of different exam question formats.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922664

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6613 Library seminar room
Remaining places: 7
This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924229

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 12
This workshop is ideal if you are new to university, or would like to refresh your academic writing and study skills. The session brings together 'top tips' from a number of our existing workshops, and delivers these in a bite-size format.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922666

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 5:30 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6613 Library seminar room
Remaining places: 8
This bite-size workshop (30 minutes) will help you get started with APA referencing. Session includes interactive activities to let you practice your referencing.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916717

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 6:30 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 3
Mindview can help you visually plan your assignments, and is available on AppsAnywhere. It's also great for exam revision and research. During this session we'll develop an essay plan starting with just a title, and export it to Word.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917920

Starts: 21 Nov 2019 6:00 PM
Finishes: 21 Nov 2019 7:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 9
Struggling to translate your critical argument into academic writing? Building on the critical writing workshop you will learn how to further develop effective paragraph structure, analyse evidence, and explore key aspects of evaluation. Particularly useful for students working at Level 5 and above.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924233

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 9
Not sure where to start with your assignment brief? Learn the fundamentals of understanding the question, tools for effective planning and structuring successful assignments.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922219

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
What is critical thinking and how does it translate into our academic writing? This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924235

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 12:00 PM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
What does a literature review involve? This session offers a practical guide to researching, planning and writing a successful literature review.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/924237

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 12:30 PM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 5
There are some great new Learning Tools in Office 365 & Edge to support your reading. You can use these tools to: read back your work, change the way your screen looks, and even to help you to find the right word. They're really useful if you struggle with reading and research.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917922

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 1:00 PM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 7
New to university? This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of effective academic writing. Learn about structure, style, developing critical arguments and using research to evidence your writing. This workshop gives you the top ten tips for starting out at university.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/923743

Starts: 22 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Finishes: 22 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 12
What is critical thinking and how does it translate into our academic writing? This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922218

Starts: 25 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Finishes: 25 Nov 2019 11:30 AM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6613 Library seminar room
Remaining places: 13
This bite-size workshop (30 minutes) will help you get started with APA referencing. Session includes interactive activities to let you practice your referencing.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916721

Starts: 26 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Finishes: 26 Nov 2019 11:30 AM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
This bite-size workshop (30 minutes) will help you get started with APA referencing. Session includes interactive activities to let you practice your referencing.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916731

Starts: 26 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Finishes: 26 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 12
What does it mean to be reflective? This workshop offers an introduction to the key principles of reflective writing, using frameworks to develop an effective reflective approach.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922673

Starts: 26 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Finishes: 26 Nov 2019 4:30 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 5
You can now record your teaching sessions!
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917628

Starts: 26 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Finishes: 26 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
What does a literature review involve? This session offers a practical guide to researching, planning and writing a successful literature review.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922238

Starts: 26 Nov 2019 6:00 PM
Finishes: 26 Nov 2019 7:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 11
What is critical thinking and how does it translate into our academic writing? This session introduces students to the key aspects of being critical and how to transform descriptive writing into critical essays.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/922239

Starts: 27 Nov 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 27 Nov 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6624
Remaining places: 6
Learn how to use ProQuest RefWorks to create citations and reference lists.This includes importing references from databases and using Write-n-Cite in Word to construct your reference list. An optional hands-on exploration of the software will follow a demonstration of how to use RefWorks.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916753

Starts: 28 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Finishes: 28 Nov 2019 3:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, 6613 Library seminar room
Remaining places: 10
Struggling to translate your critical argument into academic writing? Building on the critical writing workshop you will learn how to further develop effective paragraph structure, analyse evidence, and explore key aspects of evaluation. Particularly useful for students working at Level 5 and above.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/919780

Starts: 28 Nov 2019 4:00 PM
Finishes: 28 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C106
Remaining places: 8
Learn how to use ProQuest RefWorks to create citations and reference lists.This includes importing references from databases and using Write-n-Cite in Word to construct your reference list. An optional hands-on exploration of the software will follow a demonstration of how to use RefWorks.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916742

Starts: 28 Nov 2019 5:00 PM
Finishes: 28 Nov 2019 6:30 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 3
Mindview can help you visually plan your assignments, and is available on AppsAnywhere. It's also great for exam revision and research. During this session we'll develop an essay plan starting with just a title, and export it to Word.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917923

Starts: 29 Nov 2019 11:30 AM
Finishes: 29 Nov 2019 12:30 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C019a Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 10
This workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of effective academic writing. Learn about structure, style, developing critical arguments and using research to evidence your writing. This workshop gives you the top ten tips for starting out at university.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/918013

Starts: 29 Nov 2019 12:30 PM
Finishes: 29 Nov 2019 2:00 PM
Venue: City Campus, Adsetts Learning Centre, A6515 - The Skills Centre Classroom
Remaining places: 6
There are some great new Learning Tools in Office 365 & Edge to support your reading. You can use these tools to: read back your work, change the way your screen looks, and even to help you to find the right word. They're really useful if you struggle with reading and research.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/917926

Starts: 2 Dec 2019 10:00 AM
Finishes: 2 Dec 2019 11:00 AM
Venue: City Campus, Charles Street, 12.5.07
Remaining places: 13
This is an introductory session covering important issues to consider when getting published
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/925062

Starts: 2 Dec 2019 2:00 PM
Finishes: 2 Dec 2019 3:00 PM
Venue: Collegiate Campus, Collegiate Library, C106
Remaining places: 6
Learn how to use ProQuest RefWorks to create citations and reference lists.This includes importing references from databases and using Write-n-Cite in Word to construct your reference list. An optional hands-on exploration of the software will follow a demonstration of how to use RefWorks.
URL: https://unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/Events/detail/916743