2026 Autumn workshop schedule
Please know:
HELPS will be running workshops on campus and online (via ZOOM).
Register here: HELPS Events via Careerhub
Please click on each workshop for details:
How to Study Effectively
Workshop materials: Slides (16.6 MB)
Mon 23 Feb 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Thu 19 Mar 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- A practical session on exploring evidence-based strategies for studying effectively at university
- How to deal with procrastination
- Learn about useful tools and resources you can use to help with your studies
How to Analyse and Plan your Assignments
Workshop materials: Slides (14.7MB)
Tue 24 Feb 10:30 – 11:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Fri 20 Mar 15:00 – 16:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to unpack an assignment question
- Understanding the marking criteria
- How to plan from start to finish
How to Write an Essay
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Wed 25 Feb 12:00 – 13:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Thu 26 Mar 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Essay structure
- Essays vs reports
- Characteristics of analytical and critical essays
- Coherent and cohesive paragraphs
- How to incorporate evidence to support your arguments
- How to integrate original sources in your writing
How to Write in Academic Style
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Thu 26 Feb 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Tue 31 Mar 10:30 – 11:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Writing in academic style
- Characteristics of academic writing
- Types of academic writing
- Lecturers’ expectations
How to Present Arguments in your Assignment
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Fri 13 Mar 15:00 - 16:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Thu 23 Apr 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Understand and develop strong and sound arguments in an academic context
- Recognise the important stages in the development of an argument
- How to evaluate, synthesise and present evidence from your sources
- Apply logic in the development of an argument
How to Manage Course Readings and Make Notes
Workshop materials: Slides (12.4MB)
Mon 2 Mar 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 18 Mar 12:00 - 13:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to manage your course readings
- How to strategically read academic texts such as journal articles
- How to read efficiently and critically
- How to make notes while reading for assignments or exam revision
How to Give an Excellent Presentation
Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB)
Tue 3 Mar 10:30 - 11:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Thu 7 May 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to deal with nerves when presenting
- How to structure a presentation
- Effective use of visual aids
- Targeting your audience
- Use of body language and non-verbal communication
How to Write a Literature Review
Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)
Wed 4 Mar 12:00 – 13:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Mon 30 Mar 16:00 – 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
- What it covers:
- What is a literature review?
- How to review literature in a systematic manner
- How to structure a literature review
- How to integrate ideas into a literature review
How to Think and Write Critically
Workshop materials: Slides (11.97MB)
Thu 5 Mar 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 1 Apr 12:00 - 13:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What it means to think, read and write critically in an academic context
- Distinguishing between descriptive and critical/analytical writing
- Finding your academic voice
- Review the language of critical writing
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB)
Fri 6 Mar 15:00 - 16:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Thu 30 Apr 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What is plagiarism and academic integrity?
- Strategies for avoiding plagiarism
- Resources for developing academic writing skills
How to Improve your Grammar Structure
Workshop materials: Slides (16.2MB)
Thu 12 Mar 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Tue 28 Apr 10:30 - 11:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Strategies for correcting common writing problems, including:
- Sentence structure
- Grammatical errors
- Lack of evidence to support claims
How to Write a Report
Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)
Mon 16 Mar 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Wed 29 Apr 12:00 - 13:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
- What it covers:
- Report types
- Reports vs essays
- Report structure and components
- Use of tables and figures
- Appendices
How to Paraphrase, Summarise & Quote in your Assignments
Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Tue 17 Mar 10:30 - 11:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Thu 2 Apr 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn how to distinguish the differences between paraphrasing, summarising & quoting
- Learn how to use other people's words correctly in academic writing to avoid plagiarism
- Use reporting verbs effectively
- Complete practical paraphrasing activities in class
How to Write a Reflective Paper
Workshop materials: Slides (13MB)
Thu 16 Apr 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Mon 4 May 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- What is the purpose, language and structure of reflective writing
- The essential stages of reflective writing
- Become a reflective practitioner in your current studies and future field
How to Prepare for your Exams
Workshop materials: Slides (16.5MB)
Mon 11 May 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Thu 14 May 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to revise and prepare for your exams
- Different exam question types and how to answer them
- How to plan strategically so you can perform well in exams
- Using past exam papers to help you plan and prepare
Interested in learning more about not to be anxious about exams? Check out some other resources and workshops via the Assignments and Exam web-page.
Any feedback or suggestions about our workshops, please email HELPS