
Week of August 4
- Mon 410:00 AMAcademic Skills: Time ManagementEngage events
Learning to manage your time is an essential part of university life. This workshop will give you some ideas about how to organise your time effectively and manage your studies. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Time management. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Mon 411:00 AMAcademic Skills: Critical ThinkingEngage events
This workshop will cover the basics of what we mean by critical thinking and why it is important at university. We will look at academic arguments – how to evaluate them, and how to structure your own argument. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Critical thinking. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Tue 511:30 AMUniversity of Auckland - Distinguished Graduate Workshop ONLINEEngage events
*Please note this workshop is only for students who have competed both paths with the Co-curricular Recognition Programme. If you have done only one path, please complete your second one first. If you want to learn more about the programme, please check here.* This workshop helps students to recognise the skills learned during their co-curricular activities. The session defines the reason for participation, the impact, the result, and potential plans to be put into action developing their soft skills. To conclude the workshop, students will be able to articulate and communicate this knowledge in order to have a successful interview to accomplish the University of Auckland Distinguished Graduate Award. This workshop will be provided online. After you attend the workshop, you will be invited to book your final interview. - Tue 512:00 PMAcademic Skills: Essay WritingEngage events
This workshop covers strategies for planning and writing a well-structured essay. Effective introductions, paragraph construction and writing styles are addressed. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Essay writing. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Tue 52:30 PMAcademic Skills: Paraphrasing, Summarising, and QuotingEngage events
This workshop will help you understand when it is appropriate to paraphrase, summarise and quote, and provide an opportunity to practice writing ideas from academic texts in your own words. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource, Academic Skills Video Series. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Wed 611:30 AMAcademic Skills: Reading EffectivelyEngage events
Keeping up with required course readings, as well as reading for assignments and research can be challenging. This workshop covers practical strategies to help you engage with academic texts more effectively. Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with workshop recording Learning Essentials: Reading Effectively. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Wed 65:30 PMAcademic Skills: Note-takingEngage events
Note-taking is an essential skill at university. You will be making notes for different purposes and contexts such as during lectures or to help you revise for exams.
This workshop will introduce some different note-taking strategies and tools and help you decide what to use for your particular situation. Please RSVP to book your place. Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource, Academic Skills Video Series. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Thu 710:00 AMReport Writing in EnglishEngage events
Learn how to structure a scientific or engineering report and find out what you need to consider when writing each section. Also, find out more about how to develop a logical argument. To be sure of having a place at the workshop, please RSVP! Please contact us at ele@auckland.ac.nz if you have any questions. - Thu 71:00 PMAcademic Skills: Finding informationEngage events
This workshop covers effective search strategies for finding scholarly information. By the end of the workshop you will know: 1. what you need to search for 2. where you should search for it 3. how to get the best results Please RSVP to book your place.
Can’t attend a session? Check out our online resource with a short video Learning essentials: Finding information. If you have any questions, just Ask us. - Fri 812:30 PMUniversity of Auckland - Distinguished Graduate WorkshopEngage events
*Please note this workshop is only for students who have competed both paths with the Co-curricular Recognition Programme. If you have done only one path, please complete your second one first. If you want to learn more about the programme, please check here.* This workshop helps students to recognise the skills learned during their co-curricular activities. The session defines the reason for participation, the impact, the result, and potential plans to be put into action developing their soft skills. To conclude the workshop, students will be able to articulate and communicate this knowledge in order to have a successful interview to accomplish the University of Auckland Distinguished Graduate Award. This workshop will be provided in-person. After you attend the workshop, you will be invited to book your final interview.