Free Undergraduate Courses
A free online course on essay writing, study skills and online and library learning resources
To enrol:
- Login to Blackboard
- Click the AberSkills tab
- In the right-hand column, in the Undergraduate Writing, Communication and Information Skills box, click Enrol now
- When the module opens in Blackboard click +Enrol in the left column
Once enrolled, click My Modules to see this course listed under General modules
Class materials and any online learning resources will be available in the Content folder in the Blackboard module after each class
You will receive an email reminder in advance of each class
For further information, please email: study-skills@aber.ac.uk
Date |
Time |
Location |
Subject |
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09/02/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 1: Interpreting essay questions |
| 16/02/22 | 14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 2: Clarity and focus |
|
23/02/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 3: Planning and writing introductions |
|
02/03/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 4: Paraphrasing and citation |
|
09/03/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 5: Quotation and citation |
|
16/03/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 6: Essay structures: the nature of argument |
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23/03/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 7: Drawing conclusions and writing conclusions |
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30/03/22 |
14:00 - 15:00 |
Online via Microsoft Teams |
Writing and Study 8: Revision and exam skills |
|
Presentation recording and slides |
Information Skills 1: From reading lists to referencing |
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| Presentation recording and slides | Information Skills 2: Getting started with Primo: finding books, ebooks, journal articles | ||
| Presentation recording and slides | Information Skills 3: Off campus access to online library resources | ||
| Presentation recording and slides | Information Skills 4: Finding quality resources: literature review, assignments and beyond |
Please note that all of the above sessions will be delivered through the medium of English. There is a series of Welsh-medium academic skills sessions, run by Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/cgg/learning-teaching/academicskillsforstudents/
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
Jointly facilitated by Student Learning Support and Information Services.