Free postgraduate course
A free online course on postgraduate writing and advanced information skills (two semesters)
Seminars are held on Wednesday afternoons
Open to all Masters, MPhil and PhD students
To enrol on the programme:
- Login to AberLearn Blackboard
- Click the AberSkills tab
- In the right-hand column, in the Postgraduate Writing and Advanced Information Skills box, click Enrol now
- When the module opens in Blackboard ckick +Enrol in the left column
Once enrolled, click My Modules to see this course listed under General modules
Class materials will be available in the Content folder in the Blackboard module after each class
You will receive an email reminder in advance of each class
For further information, please email: study-skills@aber.ac.uk
| Date | Time | Location | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semester1 | |||
| 07/10/20 |
14:00-15:30
|
Online via Microsoft Teams
|
Establishing focus with written assignments |
| 14/10/20 |
14:00-15:00
|
Online via Microsoft Teams
|
Essays and reports: comparative structures |
| 21/10/20 |
14:00-15:30
|
Online via Microsoft Teams
|
Creating a critical stance in a literature review |
| 28/10/20 |
14:00-15:30
|
Online via Microsoft Teams
|
Introductions with impact |
| 04/11/20 |
14:00-15:00
|
Online via Microsoft Teams
|
Maintaining clarity and focus |
|
Online only |
Article searching with Primo |
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|
Online only |
Research at home: working on and off campus |
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|
Online only |
Bibliographic referencing software |
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| Semester 2 | |||
| 03/02/21 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Checkpoints in the writing process: editing and proofreading |
| 10/02/21 | 14:00-15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Functional development of narrative structure |
| 17/02/21 | 14:00-15:30 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing a critical reflection in a practice based context |
| 24/02/21 | 14:00-15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Establishing aspects of voice |
|
03/03/21 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Dissertation planning part 1 |
|
10/03/21 |
14:00-15:30 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Dissertation planning part 2 |
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
Jointly facilitated by Student Learning Support and Information Services