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Good academic practice
This workshop is designed for new international students and will introduce you to good practices for your UK Higher Education course studies.
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Fri 18 November 2022
09:00 - 10:00 - Location
- Online: Blackboard Collaborate
- Contact
- UWE Bristol Library askalibrarian@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
What are the expectations for students starting a UK Higher Education course? How do I use sources in my writing and work with other students while making sure my work is my own?
This workshop is designed for new international students and will introduce you to good practices for your studies.
This workshop will take place online in Blackboard Collaborate - guidance on using Collaborate is available. The workshop will have interactive elements and we recommend that if possible, you use a laptop or PC with Chrome or Firefox as your browser.
You may wish to use an additional mobile device or another tab in your browser for the interactive elements. You can access session materials beforehand from the Study Skills Blackboard course.
Workshop objectives
By the end of the session, you will feel more confident about:
- identifying the expectations of UK Higher Education
- recognising the importance of referencing your sources
- finding ways to avoid collusion
How to attend
If you are interested in attending this event, please register via InfoHub.
The meeting room for this workshop and session materials are on the Study Skills Blackboard course.
If you have any questions or any accessibility needs, please do contact UWE Bristol Library.
Location
This is an online event: Blackboard Collaborate
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