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Workshops Available
Student Learning Centre’s Academic Writing workshop series aims to equip our students with the necessary skills to excel in their respective programme’s needs such as assignment, report, essay and exam writing. Each workshop aims at different aspects of writing.
Click on the workshop title below for more information.
Academic Writing (I) – Essentials of Academic Writing
Learning Outcomes:
Learn to distinguish between common genres of academic writing, namely, reports, essays, and literature reviews. Understand the requirements of assignments and be familiar with academic conventions such as plagiarism and referencing.
- Understand Academic Writing Style
- Distinguish between Common Genres of Academic Writing – Reports, Essays and Literature Review
- Understand the Requirements of Assignments
- Familiarize with Academic Conventions: Plagiarism, Referencing
Who should attend?
- Freshmen of any SIM or University Partner programmes
- Students who wish to improve their essay writing
- Students who have essay or report writing assignments
How to register?
- Workshop runs every January, July and September
- Students will be informed via email to your SIM MyMail email
- Click on Registration link here (link will only be opened during run period)
Academic Writing (II) – Structuring & Writing Essays
Learning Outcomes:
Learn about the structure of an essay. Be able to write and revise or edit paragraphs. Understand how to summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize materials for your course assignments.
- Writing and revising/editing paragraphs
- Structuring Essays
- Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Synthesizing materials for course assignments
Who should attend?
- Freshmen of any SIM or University Partner programmes
- Students who wish to improve their essay writing
- Students who have essay or report writing assignments
How to register?
- Workshop runs every January, July and September
- Students will be informed via email to your SIM MyMail email
- Click on Registration link here (link will only be opened during run period)
Academic Writing (III) – Developing and Supporting An Argument
Learning Outcomes:
Learn to include research information to strengthen your argument, and provide a focused and critical response to your assignments.
- Include information from your research in your assignments
- Choose between different techniques to include this information
- Differentiate your own “voice” from that of your sources
- Avoid unintentional plagiarism
Who should attend?
- Freshmen of any SIM or University Partner programmes
- Students who wish to improve their essay writing
- Students who have essay or report writing assignments
How to register?
- Workshop runs every January, July and September
- Students will be informed via email to your SIM MyMail email
- Click on Registration link here (link will only be opened during run period)
Academic Writing (IV) – Report Writing & Literature Review
Learning Outcomes:
Understand and learn how to write Literature Reviews, and be able to structure and write reports.
- Structuring and Writing Reports
- Writing Literature Reviews
Who should attend?
- Freshmen of any SIM or University Partner programmes
- Students who wish to improve their essay writing
- Students who have essay or report writing assignments
How to register?
- Workshop runs every January, July and September
- Students will be informed via email to your SIM MyMail email
- Click on Registration link here (link will only be opened during run period)
Academic Writing (V) – Citation & Referencing (APA / Harvard)
Learning Outcomes:
APA Style : Establishing Credibility
Learn the basics of APA format, both in-text references and reference page, and be able to use APA citation style confidently to cite references in your paper.
Harvard Style : Establishing Credibility
Learn the basics of Harvard referencing format, both in-text references and reference page, and be able to use Harvard referencing style confidently to cite references in your paper.
- Make use of the APA/Harvard referencing format
- Increase the credibility of your arguments
- Easily locate sources relevant to a topic
- Avoid plagiarism
Who should attend?
- Freshmen of any SIM or University Partner programmes
- Students who wish to improve their essay writing
- Students who have essay or report writing assignments
How to register?
- Workshop runs every January, July and September
- Students will be informed via email to your SIM MyMail email
- Click on Registration link here (link will only be opened during run period)
Need Immediate Help?
If you need immediate help and are unable to attend the workshops, you can consider dropping by our student learning centre for academic writing drop-in sessions. More information can be found here.