Upcoming IAD Undergraduate Workshops
Upcoming IAD UG Workshops:
TITLE: Starting thinking about dissertations and projects
DATE & TIME: 18TH January 2022 (17:15 – 18:45 UK Time)
BOOKING LINK: https://edin.ac/3KdhnZCDESCRIPTION: Moving from essays and assignments to larger based project work such as dissertations can often feel like a step into the unknown. This workshop will help to clarify dissertation/project expectations and provide practical strategies that you can use to optimise your dissertation experience.
TITLE: Managing and writing projects and dissertations
DATE & TIME: 26th January 2022 (13:30 – 15:00 UK Time)
BOOKING LINK: https://edin.ac/34KehMdDESCRIPTION: Do you have a longer written assignment to manage? A long essay or a dissertation to plan? Are you struggling to choose your topic? This workshop for UG students will discuss strategies for meeting the challenges of planning, organising and writing dissertations. We will also look at methods and tools you can use to help you make a successful submission.
TITLE: Getting to grips with essay writing
ONLINE DATE & TIME: 26th January 2022 (15:30 – 17:00 UK Time)
ON CAMPUS DATE & TIME: 02nd February 2022 (13:30 – 15:00 UK Time)
BOOKING LINK: https://edin.ac/33bGbRaDESCRIPTION: This workshop is for students who are relatively new to academic writing or for students who would like to go back to basics and rethink their approach to essay writing assignments. It aims to help you understand what’s expected of you, build confidence in your approach to academic writing and help you begin to tackle essays more effectively.
TITLE: Effective Referencing and how to do it
DATE & TIME: 02nd February 2022 (12:10 – 13:00 UK Time)BOOKING LINK: https://edin.ac/3qpwWWeDESCRIPTION: Most students know that they need to ‘reference’ in their academic work using a particular style. Different subjects use different style, and you may even have to use different systems for different courses and assignment. This workshop is for students who are unfamiliar with, or would like a reminder about, referencing.
TITLE: How to read and write critically
ONLINE DATE & TIME: 02nd February 2022 (15:30 – 17:00 UK Time)
BOOKING LINK: https://edin.ac/3nnhUy3DESCRIPTION: Do you want to take a more analytical approach? This workshop will introduce methods and tools to help you read and write critically and draw conclusions.
More Workshop Information:
A list of upcoming semester two IAD UG Workshops can be found here https://edin.ac/2FFIptL.Follow @IAD_StudyHub (https://edin.ac/2DNL0zF) for notifications when workshops open for booking.