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Proof-reading: how to improve your proof-reading skills and鈥痠dentify鈥痺ays to鈥痠mprove your work before submission.
Structuring your argument: how to create an outline and building a coherent, engaging argument.
Finding Quality Sources: We will answer questions such as “what kind of sources can be used in essays?” and “where do we find relevant sources of information?”
Effective use of databases: we will鈥痵hare techniques and tools for retrieving relevant publications using databases including planning a search, database sources, assessing and locating material.
Referencing and avoiding plagiarism: how to reference sources using the Harvard system,鈥痑nd write ideas in your own words to鈥痑void plagiarism.
Referencing Surgery: an introduction to the Harvard reference system.
Paraphrasing: what is paraphrasing, how to paraphrase effectively and building a coherent argument.
Foundations for Academic Integrity: an in-depth look at online exams, plagiarism and paraphrasing, co-hosted with colleagues from the Faculty of Engineering and Science.
Extended one-to-ones and Later in the Library
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We are running workshops and drop-in sessions in the week commencing 12 July to support you during the resit period. Please see below for a list of all of our events and how you can register.
