Free Undergraduate Courses

Join us and develop your skills

Skills workshops are open to all Aberystwyth University students free of charge.

Workshop teaching materials, including recordings, presentations, and helpful resources, can be accessed via the SgiliauAber/ AberSkills Blackboard Learn Ultra organisation.

Semester 2 2024

Date

Time

Location

Workshop topic

Details to book/join

14/02/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Writing paragraphs 

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21/02/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Planning and writing introductions

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28/02/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Paraphrasing and citation

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06/03/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Quotation and citation 

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13/03/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Essay structures: the nature of argument 

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20/03/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Drawing and writing conclusions 

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17/04/2024

14:00-15:00

Online via Teams

Revision and exam skills 

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Learning outcomes: On completion of the whole course it is expected that you will be able to:

  • Identify the key requirements of academic assignments
  • Work effectively with information presented and discussed in lectures and seminars ways in which the information can be used in academic assignments
  • Identify and appropriately use a range of University and external resources for assignments within the University’s guidelines for good academic practice
  • Create and maintain a clear, focused and well structured argument in written assignments
  • Manage revision time and strategies for working with exam requirements

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