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2025 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    24 Feb  15:00 - 16:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here

Thu    20 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   25 Feb  12:00 – 13:00  (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)  Register here

Wed  12 Mar  15:00 – 16:00  (Room:CB01.05.01)  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  26  Feb    15:00 – 16:00   (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here

Thu    27 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   27  Feb    17:30 – 18:30   (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here

Tue      8 Apr    12:00 – 13:00   (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) 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   28 Feb   15:00 - 16:00    (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)  Register here

Thu  24 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    3 Mar   15:00 - 16:00     (Room: CB01.05.01)  Register here

Tue    11 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 Write a Literature Review

Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)

Tue    4 Mar   12:00 - 13:00  (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) 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 Give an Excellent Presentation

Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB) 

Wed   5 Mar  15:00 – 16:00  (Room: CB01.05.01)  Register here

Thu   8 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 Think and Write Critically

Workshop materials: Slides (13.2MB) 

Thu    6  Mar  17:30 - 18:30    (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)  Register here

Wed   9  Apr  15:00 - 16:00    (Room: CB01.05.01)  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     7  Mar  15:00 - 16:00     (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)   Register here

Thu    1 May  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 Write a Report

Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB) 

Mon  10 Mar  15:00 - 16:00    (Room: CB01.05.01)  Register here

Tue  22 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 Improve your Sentence Structure

Workshop materials: Slides (16.2MB)

Thu  13 Mar  17:30 - 18:30   (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)  Register here

Wed 23 Apr  15:00 - 16:00   (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 Paraphrase, Summarise & Quote in your Assignments

Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)  

Fri    14 Mar  15:00 - 16:00     (Sydney time - Online via Zoom)  Register here

Thu   3 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 Prepare for your Exams

Workshop materials: Slides (16.5MB)

Mon     7 Apr    15:00 - 17:00   (Room: CB01.05.01)  Register here

Thu      10 Apr  17:30 - 18:30   (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here

Mon   12 May  15:00 - 16:00   (Room: CB01.05.01)  Register here

Thu    15 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

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