Academic skills assistance for undergraduate students

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Academic skills assistance for undergraduate
students Paul Preston Academic Skills and
Learning Centre Tel [phone]
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TODAYS PRESENTATION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY
www.davidmcglynn.com
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The ASLC provides

• Individual consultations
• Essay Writing
• Drop-in times
• Special Issues Series

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• Individual consultations
• Free
• Confidential
• 50 minutes
• Issues for discussion may include

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Individual consultations

• We will read report/ essay drafts.
• Make an appointment.
• Format your draft for ease of reading.
• Drop your draft in at least two days before your
  appointment.

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• Essay Writing Essentials
• Six, 50-minute classes, Twice a week for three
  weeks

• Expectations
• Topic analysis
• Argument
• Intros, conclusions
• Essay-writing process

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• Drop-in times
• Each weekday, during semester
• For quick questions
• 12 noon 1 pm
• No appointment necessary

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Special Issues Series

• Time management
• Oral presentations
• Tutorial participation

• Check Current courses on the ASLC website for
  further details.

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Economics and Commerce Series

• Study/Assignment Expectations (11 March)
• Writing Business Assignments (18 March)
• Preparing for Exams (1 April)
• Dealing with Statistics (6 May)
• Last Minute Exam Preparation (20 May)

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• NESB background students
• University English Language Program

• Speaking in small groups
• Listening and presentation skills
• Intonation and pronunciation
• Vocabulary

• Contact the ASLC for details.

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Enrolment

• In person
• Essay Writing at the ASLC from 28 February to 4
  March
• English Language Program 12-4 pm 21-23 February

Online for other courses at www.anu.edu.au/academi
cskills/ and select from Current Courses
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What we cannot offer you

• A proof-reading service
• An editing service
• Assistance with actual content
• Estimate of final grades
• Fool-proof study systems

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• ASLC contact details
• Making an appointment
• book in person
• or Tel [phone]
• or E-mail stephanie.fadini_at_anu.edu.au
• bring in your text a few days BEFORE your
  appointment

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• ASLC location
• Lower Ground Floor
• Pauline Griffin Building

• i.e. the white student services building opposite
  the Chifley Library