Study skills

How to improve your critical writing

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Date and time: Wed 15 February 2023
13:00 - 15:00
Location: Online: Blackboard Collaborate
Contact: UWE Bristol Library Contact the Library
Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking required

Library study skills support

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Description

This interactive workshop is especially useful if you are undertaking level three or postgraduate study and want to improve your critical writing skills.

A 'How to get started with critical writing' workshop is available as an introduction to what is meant by critical writing. There is also a 'How to write critically' workbook with similar activities and content to the workshop.

You can access session materials beforehand from the Study Skills Blackboard course. 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.

Workshop objectives

To feel more confident about:

identifying weak reasoning
evaluating claims and evidence
using your 'voice'.

How to attend

If you are interested in attending this online event, please register via InfoHub.

If you have any questions or any accessibility needs, please contact UWE Bristol Library.

Cost: Free
Attendance: Booking required

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