StudyUp sessions this week are as follows: Writing tips: Short, sharp, and to the point: Developing a good academic writing style. Covers writing tips, avoiding sentence trouble, and saying what you mean. Also presents useful editing tips. Tuesday 11th August 7:30am Tuesday 11th August 12noon Wednesday 12th August 7pm Analyse this: Useful techniques for case study analysis: Kick-start your case study critique. An overview of business report writing and case study analysis for essays. Wednesday 12th August 7:30am Wednesday 12th August 12noon Thursday 13th August 7pm These are half-hour online sessions. To participate, click on this link (https://connect.massey.ac.nz/studyup/) about 5 or so minutes beforehand to check...Read more
A clear thesis statement should usually drive an essay. Here are some tips for writing a clear thesis statement: 1. Turn the question into your thesis statement (e.g. if the question is “How can schools make the best use of information technology...Read more
StudyUp sessions next week are as follows: Don’t shout, just argue: Refining the thesis statement and perfecting those paragraphs Tuesday 4th August 7:30am Tuesday 4th August 12noon Wednesday 5th August 7pm Say what? How to...Read more
Paraphrasing is an important study skill. Learning to put things in your own words will help you understand and remember the topic as well as write better notes and essays. Paraphrasing gets easier with practice. Here are a couple of techniques you...Read more
StudyUp sessions next week are as follows: In your own words: How to avoid plagiarism (What is considered plagiarism at university level, and techniques for explaining the ideas of authors using your own words. Tuesday 28th July...Read more
Breaking the task of writing an assignment down into smaller more manageable tasks makes writing assignments less daunting and more approachable. Here are some suggestions for how you might start to break down the tasks. 1. Plan 1.1 Set...Read more
Friday, July 24, 12.00–1.00pm SSLB2, Turitea, Manawatu Campus In this seminar, a panel of Massey staff and students will meet to discuss how to form a productive working relationship with your research supervisor. Bring along your...Read more
Date and time: Wednesday, July 22, 12.30 – 2.00pm Venue: STCNT 2.19A (2nd floor, Student Centre, Turitea campus) No advance bookings are required but please turn up 5 minutes early in order to register for the session. This is an interactive...Read more
StudyUp sessions next week are as follows: Be in top form: Purpose and structure of essays (Key features of essay writing: the purpose and structure of essays, and the writing process.): Tuesday 21st July 7:30am Tuesday 21st July 12noon Wednesday...Read more
To help you get the most out of reading, try and engage actively with the text (rather than just running your eyes over the text!). 1. Make sure you have a clear purpose – Think about why you’re reading the article and what you want to get...Read more
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