Free postgraduate course
Join us and develop your skills
The skills programme is open to all Postgraduate Aberystwyth University - Master's, MPhil and PhD students so book your place or join any session that will help you develop the skills you need for where you are in your student journey right now.
It will be particularly relevant to students who have had a break between undergraduate and postgraduate studies and those who are unfamiliar with the requirements of postgraduate studies in the context of UK universities.
You can attend all or just some of the seminars.
Follow the links in the table below to book a place or to join online on the date and time advertised. Online sessions are run via Microsoft Teams.
Sessions will be delivered through the medium of English, while those in Welsh medium will be distinguished by the orange badge.
Teaching materials, including recordings, presentations, and helpful resources, can be accessed through the SgiliauAber/ AberSkills Blackboard Learn Ultra organisation and will be available after each session.
To view the materials, follow these steps:
- Click on the following link: Blackboard SgiliauAber / AberSkills
- Choose the Cymraeg / Welsh folder for Welsh materials or the Saesneg / English folder for English materials.
- Navigate to the topic folder you're interested in and explore all the teaching resources available for that skills session.
Semester 1 2023
| Date | Time | Location | Subject | Details to join |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester1 | ||||
| 11/10/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information skills 1: Library starter including off-campus access |
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11/10/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 1: Dechrau arni yn y Llyfrgell gan gynnwys mynediad i ffwrdd o campws |
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| 11/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 1: Establishing focus with written assignments |
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| 18/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 2: Essays and reports: comparative structures |
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| 25/10/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 3: Creating a critical stance in a literature review |
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| 01/11/2023 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 4: Introductions with impact |
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| 08/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information Skills 2: Referencing essentials |
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| 08/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 2: Hanfodion cyfeirnodi - sesiwn cyfrwng Cymraeg |
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| 15/11/23 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 5: Maintaining clarity and focus |
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| 22/11/23 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Information skills 3: Box of Broadcasts |
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| 22/11/2023 |
13:00-13:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Sgiliau Gwybodaeth 3: Box of Broadcasts |
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| Semester 2 | ||||
| 14/02/2024 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 6: Checkpoints in the writing process: editing and proofreading |
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| 21/02/2024 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 7: Functional development of narrative structure |
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| 28/02/2024 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 8: Establishing aspects of voice 1 |
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| 06/03/2024 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 9: Establishing aspects of voice 2 |
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13/03/2024 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 10: Dissertation planning part 1 |
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20/03/2024 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via MS Teams |
Writing 11: Dissertation planning part 2 |
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Learning outcomes: On completion of the whole course it is expected that you will be able to:
- Analyse the requirements of a range of different postgraduate assignments
- Identify similarities and differences between the structural and stylistic requirements of different assignment formats (e.g. essays, reports, dissertations)
- Work with appropriate language styles and structural formats towards the wider context of communicating with a range of academic or professional audiences
- Work with a wider range of online information resources for research purposes
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