Get Ahead, Stay Ahead: Critical thinking skills for university
When:
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Venue:
Online
Get Ahead, Stay Ahead is a series of online study and writing skills workshops running throughout September, designed to help you prepare for university before the start of the academic year.
Critical thinking skills are the cornerstone of studying at university. This online workshop will consider what is meant by critical thinking, and what is expected of you as a critical thinker. You will also encounter the key questions with which to approach critical reading and writing in the initial stages of your studies. You will also consider how to integrate the reading into your writing, so as to avoid feedback such as 'too descriptive, more analysis needed'.
This online workshop will take place on Microsoft Teams
The resources and recordings will be found after the workshops on the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module (student login required) in the Get Ahead, Stay Ahead section.
Birkbeck Study Skills also run study and writing skills workshops throughout the academic year.
Please note these workshops are intended for Birkbeck College students only.
This year’s full series of pre-sessional workshops is as follows:
Study skills:
1. Time management and organising your studies
2. Apps and software for study and organisation
3. Academic reading, lectures and note-making techniques
4. Academic reading and note-making using apps and software
5. Developing your concentration & focus for study
6. Writing and delivering effective presentations
7. Critical thinking skills
8. Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism
9. Introduction to Birkbeck IT - an online live demonstration
10. Zotero for postgraduates
Writing skills:
1. Writing essays and assignments: an overview
2. Assignment writing strategies using apps & software
3. Writing Style: Academic writing conventions
4. Writing Structure: paragraphs and signposting language
5. Writing Grammar: Sentences and punctuation
Contact name:
Sara Steinke