Short courses
These short courses provide the opportunity to
develop particular aspects of your academic work.
Spaces are limited and ideally, you should be
able to attend all sessions in a course. You will also be involved
in evaluating the courses to support the continued development of
the programme.
Course 1: Dissertations & critical
writing
Learn effective strategies for writing a focused
dissertation.
|
DATE |
TIME |
SESSION |
ROOM |
| Wednesday 30 January |
14.00-16.00 |
Critical reading:
Strategies to make your reading more effective and focused. |
TW/107 |
| Wednesday 6 February |
14.00-16.00 |
Literature
review: Analysing academic literature to give your
dissertation greater breadth and depth. |
TW/105 |
|
Wednesday 20 February |
14.00-16.00 |
Primary Social Science
research: what does it entail? Explore the
foundations of Social Science research methods. |
TW/107 |
| Wednesday 27
February |
14.00-16.00 |
The desk-based
study: How to sustain your dissertation argument. |
TW/107 |
Course 2: Improve you presentation skills
Develop self-confidence and receive constructive
feedback from student peers in this short course designed to
improve your presentations skills.
|
DATE |
TIME |
SESSION |
ROOM |
| Wednesday 27
February |
14.00-15.30 |
Preparing your
voice: Develop a voice for public speaking. |
TW/105 |
| Wednesday 6
March |
14.00-15.30 |
Practising with
peers: Present your work to other students and receive
constructive feedback. |
TW/105 |
| Wednesday 13
March |
14.00-15.30 |
Putting on a
performance: Grab your audience's attention with these
performance techniques. |
TW/105 |
Course 3: Writing with accuracy
This short course is designed to provide insights
into common writing errors, and to teach some simple rules to
improve the accuracy of your academic writing.
| DATE |
TIME |
SESSION |
ROOM |
| Friday 1
March |
14.00-15.30 |
Perfect
punctuation: Learn all of the uses of formal
punctuation. |
SK/221 |
| Friday 8
March |
14.00-15.30 |
Great grammar & super
spelling: Learn how to differentiate between easily
confused words and improve the grammar of your written
English. |
SK/221 |
| Friday 15
March |
14.00-15.30 |
Academic writing:
Learn some simple tips on how to formalise your academic
writing style. |
SK/221 |
Contact Us
Please book a workshop, short writing course or small group
tutorial by contacting the Student Advice
Team in Holgate either in person or by telephone.
T: 01904 876477
For any other general enquires please E: studydevelopment@yorksj.ac.uk