Academic Skills
Academic Skills
Panel
Academic Skills
Angela Bruckner Lubna Meempatta Rebecca McGrath Steve Campitelli (chair)
FOCUS OF TODAY
Academic Skills
How can you approach writing Writing tasks
tasks with a strategic focus? How can you manage time and
Time management
tasks more effectively? How can you better engage
Uni engagement
with the university?
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Strategies in writing
Academic Skills
TIP: Use a process to produce work Any work you do at UoM Written or spoken
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Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 1. Determine the task type
Essay
What type of writing is it?
Lit Review Reflective paper
2. Carefully analyse the task Highlight key information
Report Blog
TIP: Make sure this highlighted language appears in your response
Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 3. Plan / organise ideas
TIP: description less words than analysis
- Definition of Blah (Williams p44) -
- Good idea (Long p15) -
Generate a ‘sectioned plan’ On your computer
- Great -
thought (Ng p1)
Allocate word counts - Possible idea (Ng p3) -
4. Research Find info and read it
200
450
450
700
TIP: Research using SubjectGuides
As you read, put bullet points in your plan
Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 5. Draft – start writing Start anywhere in the body Intro / Conclusion last (5% of words)
6. Finalise then submit Always final check on hard copy Read out loud
100
Intro
- Definition of Blah (Williams p44) -
200
- Good idea (Long p15) -
450
- Great -
450
thought (Ng p1)
- Possible idea (Ng p3) -
Conclusion
700
100
Strategy: Manage your time
Academic Skills
Use planning tools Manage the time you have
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TIP: get and use a wall planner Academic Skills Start
Plan Read & Note Write
Submit
Rough guide – a week per 1000 words
Finalise
Work backwards: Submit – Plan – Read – Note – Finalise – Write –Write – Finalise – Read – Submit Note – Plan http://admin.rosecalendars.co.uk/shopimages/products/PL/PL1_monthJanuaryImage_Wall-Planner_2016_54c62e9b2bc3f.jpeg
Study sessions
Academic Skills
Day‐week schedule outside class is flexible Frequent Regular Intensive Limited Sessions Shorter‐intensive sessions – 1 hr min ‐ 2 hrs max Study 2hrs 8-10
Break 30m
Quality study time
Study 2hrs 10.3012-30
Break 2hrs
Study 1.5hrs 2.304.00
Break 3hrs
Study 2hrs 7-9
TIP: have ‘enjoy moments’ every day
Academic Skills
MEASURABLE REALISTIC TARGETS
Create an essay plan (1) Find 5 sources on LibGuides Read 3 articles Write 300 words Finish 4 paragraphs
TIP: If you can attach a number to it, it’s measurable
Edit 2 pages of assignment
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Academic Skills
Engage with the university
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Form a study group Try to join with other students wherever possible At least 1 min, max 4‐5 Discuss issues, readings, lectures, papers etc. Summarise, explain, question, discuss, practise, present http://laws.londoninternational.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iStock_Study_Group.jpg http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/a-primer-on-communicationstudies/section_13/696dcdd6157d0438eed57eac9b6266b5.jpg
Academic Skills
Academic Skills
Speak to your academic staff
Talk to them Contact in office hours Email ‐ ask, don’t demand Catch after class, but … Titles http://news.wfu.edu/files/2014/03/photo-10.jpg http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jeffreyn/class/05771/door/101-0119_IMG.JPG
Academic Skills
Engage with the technology
Academic Skills
Who’s in your network?
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Academic Skills
We value your feedback Survey for new students can be found at
http://go.unimelb.edu.au/on46
Panel
Academic Skills
Angela Bruckner Lubna Meempatta Rebecca McGrath Steve Campitelli (chair)
FOCUS OF TODAY
Academic Skills
How can you approach writing Writing tasks
tasks with a strategic focus? How can you manage time and
Time management
tasks more effectively? How can you better engage
Uni engagement
with the university?
https://d30y9cdsu7xlg0.cloudfront.net/png/6034-200.png http://icons.iconarchive.com/icons/iconsmind/outline/512/Pen-icon.png https://png.icons8.com/time/android/1600 https://cdn2.iconfinder.com/data/icons/monitor/164/16-512.png
Strategies in writing
Academic Skills
TIP: Use a process to produce work Any work you do at UoM Written or spoken
https://lnu.se/ImageVault/publishedmedia/oixm5lq7c8886adf9nih/Hand_skriver.jpg
Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 1. Determine the task type
Essay
What type of writing is it?
Lit Review Reflective paper
2. Carefully analyse the task Highlight key information
Report Blog
TIP: Make sure this highlighted language appears in your response
Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 3. Plan / organise ideas
TIP: description less words than analysis
- Definition of Blah (Williams p44) -
- Good idea (Long p15) -
Generate a ‘sectioned plan’ On your computer
- Great -
thought (Ng p1)
Allocate word counts - Possible idea (Ng p3) -
4. Research Find info and read it
200
450
450
700
TIP: Research using SubjectGuides
As you read, put bullet points in your plan
Academic Skills
A 6-point writing process 5. Draft – start writing Start anywhere in the body Intro / Conclusion last (5% of words)
6. Finalise then submit Always final check on hard copy Read out loud
100
Intro
- Definition of Blah (Williams p44) -
200
- Good idea (Long p15) -
450
- Great -
450
thought (Ng p1)
- Possible idea (Ng p3) -
Conclusion
700
100
Strategy: Manage your time
Academic Skills
Use planning tools Manage the time you have
http://mombizcoach.com/images/2013/05/Infinity-Time1.jpg
TIP: get and use a wall planner Academic Skills Start
Plan Read & Note Write
Submit
Rough guide – a week per 1000 words
Finalise
Work backwards: Submit – Plan – Read – Note – Finalise – Write –Write – Finalise – Read – Submit Note – Plan http://admin.rosecalendars.co.uk/shopimages/products/PL/PL1_monthJanuaryImage_Wall-Planner_2016_54c62e9b2bc3f.jpeg
Study sessions
Academic Skills
Day‐week schedule outside class is flexible Frequent Regular Intensive Limited Sessions Shorter‐intensive sessions – 1 hr min ‐ 2 hrs max Study 2hrs 8-10
Break 30m
Quality study time
Study 2hrs 10.3012-30
Break 2hrs
Study 1.5hrs 2.304.00
Break 3hrs
Study 2hrs 7-9
TIP: have ‘enjoy moments’ every day
Academic Skills
MEASURABLE REALISTIC TARGETS
Create an essay plan (1) Find 5 sources on LibGuides Read 3 articles Write 300 words Finish 4 paragraphs
TIP: If you can attach a number to it, it’s measurable
Edit 2 pages of assignment
http://previews.123rf.com/images/denisnata/denisnata1003/denisnata100300103/6589522-Opened-tape-measure-on-white-isolated-background-Stock-Photo-measurement.jpg
Academic Skills
Engage with the university
http://getcollegecredit.com/images/uploads/blog_images/Study_in_group_in_the_HHS_library_wikimedia_commons.jpg https://www.camdenconference.org/colleges-and-universities/ https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-5626232-stock-footage-students-friend-meeting-in-park-to-study-with-pc-and-tablet.html
Form a study group Try to join with other students wherever possible At least 1 min, max 4‐5 Discuss issues, readings, lectures, papers etc. Summarise, explain, question, discuss, practise, present http://laws.londoninternational.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/iStock_Study_Group.jpg http://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/a-primer-on-communicationstudies/section_13/696dcdd6157d0438eed57eac9b6266b5.jpg
Academic Skills
Academic Skills
Speak to your academic staff
Talk to them Contact in office hours Email ‐ ask, don’t demand Catch after class, but … Titles http://news.wfu.edu/files/2014/03/photo-10.jpg http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~jeffreyn/class/05771/door/101-0119_IMG.JPG
Academic Skills
Engage with the technology
Academic Skills
Who’s in your network?
http://www.playbuzz.com/wariomaximus10/can-we-guess-your-favorite-youtuber http://www.clker.com/cliparts/3/7/6/d/1256186461796715642question-mark-icon.svg.hi.png
Academic Skills
We value your feedback Survey for new students can be found at
http://go.unimelb.edu.au/on46
