Undergraduate study skills workshops
Booking: these events generally open for booking three weeks in advance of the shown date. If you do not see a live booking link please check back nearer the course date.
Cancelling: If you need to cancel your booking, please do so at your earliest opportunity and at least 3 days before the event. Someone else may be able to take your place, but we need time to contact them. Also, although you are not charged for an event, there are costs we incur which relate directly to places reserved.
How to cancel: you can cancel your booking via MyEd. Go to MyEd > News and Events > Training and event booking > My bookings - here you will have the option to cancel your place.
We maintain attendance registers; unexpected absences will be noted. If you consistently fail to attend, or repeatedly cancel with very short notice, you may be prevented from booking future IAD events.
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams
- (UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips
- (UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Endnote
- (UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Zotero
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Effective Revision Techniques
Description | When it comes to effective revision, what works and what doesn’t? This online workshop will focus on revision techniques that have been demonstrated to be effective and how you can use and adapt your current habits to incorporate them. This session is informal, friendly and includes discussion in a supportive atmosphere. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Wednesday 03-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 15:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Essays in Exams
Description | Are you prepared for your exams? Do you want to improve your writing under pressure? This trouble-shooting session will help you develop strategies to write more effective long answers in your exams. This workshop will focus on:
This session for undergraduates and taught postgraduates is informal and friendly. You are encouraged to ask questions and raise issues in a supportive atmosphere. This workshop will not cover:
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT UG |
Date | Wednesday 24-Apr-2024, 15:30 - 17:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG and PGT) Managing Your Exams: Strategies and Tips
Description | This online workshop will be an hour session focusing on how to manage your exams by improving your exam technique. The session will focus on issues raised by participants and so could cover, for example, exam preparation and participation; i.e. how to cope with stress, practicing your exam technique and a review of exam strategies. This session is suitable for any taught student who wants to improve their exam technique. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years UG |
Date | Wednesday 17-Apr-2024, 16:10 - 17:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | If you are eligible, you can Book a place on this course . |
Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years UG |
Date | Wednesday 24-Apr-2024, 14:10 - 15:00 |
Venue | Online (via Blackboard Collaborate Ultra) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Endnote
Description | This session is open to all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Endnote to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work. Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:
EndNote is installed on all on-campus open access computers (like the Library) but you can get your own copy of EndNote desktop version via the UoE Licence https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/computing/desktop-personal/software/main-software-deals/endnote Comparison chart of EndNote and other bibliographic management software options http://www.docs.is.ed.ac.uk/mvm/BiblioManagersTable.pdf |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students UG |
Date | Wednesday 08-May-2024, 09:00 - 09:50 |
Venue | Online event Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |
(UG, PGT and PGR) Citing sources and creating bibliographies with Zotero
Description | This session is intended for all UG, PGT, PGR and Online Students who would like to get help or advice for using Zotero to keep a database of literature sources and create reference lists easily in essays and other written work. Learning outcomes are tailored to fit your aims and queries submitted when you register, but sessions in the past have covered:
*Before* the workshop, you should 1. Sign up for a Zotero account https://www.zotero.org/user/register/ 2. Download Zotero: https://www.zotero.org/download/ 3. Follow these video tutorials for getting started https://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials 4. Try to use Zotero before the tutorial – you’ll get more out of the tutorial if you do. |
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Eligibility | MScT All Colleges All Years PGT PGR students All Postgraduate Researchers UG |
Date | Thursday 23-May-2024, 10:00 - 10:50 |
Venue | Blackboard Collaborate (online) Off Campus |
Bookings | This event is not yet open for booking. Please check back later. |