ASKS Workshop Series
Academic Skills Services provides free and confidential learning support, in English, for all students at LUSEM. As a part of this learning support, we offer our students a series of worskhops for the whole academic year. Sign up below for all workshops this semester.
NOTICE: For the time being, consultations, workshops and lectures are being conducted digitally. If you need academic assistance, please contact ASKS via the appointmnent request form, or email us using the links below.
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Workshop 1: Time Management - Not enough hours in the day?
Friday 18th September, 14.00-15.30, Zoom
We all have 168 hours in each week, but some people use this time more efficiently than others. Being a full-time student requires as much time as a full-time job. How can you possibly fit all of this into your waking hours?
To sign up, please contact: garo.harwood@ehl.lu.se
Workshop 2: Reading Skills - Are you an efficient reader?
Monday 28th September, 16.00-17.30, Zoom
Are you an efficient reader or do you try to read every word of every article and book given to you for your course? Come and learn some new techniques to help you extract key information from multiple texts efficiently.
Workshop 3: Time Management - Not enough hours in the day? (repeat)
Wednesday 14th October, 16.00-17.30, Zoom
We all have 168 hours in each week, but some people use this time more efficiently than others. Being a full-time student requires as much time as a full-time job. How can you possibly fit all of this into your waking hours?
Workshop 4: Critical Thinking – Be active in your reading!
Friday 13th November, 14.00-15.30, Zoom
Reading at university should not be a passive process of simply accumulating information. Come to the Critical Thinking workshop and find out how to become an active reader by learning how to critically evaluate academic texts.
Workshop 5: Reading Skills - Are you an efficient reader? (repeat)
Monday 23rd November, 16.00-17.30, Zoom
Are you an efficient reader or do you try to read every word of every article and book given to you for your course? Come and learn some new techniques to help you extract key information from multiple texts efficiently.
Workshop 6: Referencing Skills - Quoting, Paraphrasing & Summarising
Wednesday 2nd December, 16.00-17.30, Zoom
Using evidence to support your own ideas is a vital academic skill in academic writing. It demonstrates mastery of incorporating sources into your own work and enables you to maintain a strong and consistent writing voice, which reduces the risks of plagiarism or misrepresentation. This workshop will help you to develop these essential skills.
