Academic Communication Skills Series
Designed to help you develop clear, confident, and effective communication for academic success.
Skills Series
- Written Communication 1 & 2
- Verbal Communication 1 & 2
- Academic English Tutorials for graduate coursework students
- Writing circle: Scholarly writing skills for Masters coursework students
Written Communication 1 & 2
These workshops are designed to assist students with writing reports. Workshop 1 addresses Audience awareness, Formality in writing and Self-assessing reports. Workshop 2 focuses on Writing concisely and Critical reading. These workshops are targeted at master-level coursework students.
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There are two 2-hour workshops that are repeated across the semester. Workshops will be conducted online.
Note: These workshops are available to all FEIT students but also form part of the Skills Towards Employment Program (STEP) and the Engineering Practice Hurdle (EPH).
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Written Communication 1
- Wed. April 1, 10:00 am
- Fri. April 17, 12:00 pm
- Tue. April 21, 2:00 pm
- Wed. April 22, 10:00 am
- Fri. May 1, 2:00 pm
Written Communication 2
- Wed. April 15, 10:00 am
- Fri. April 24, 12:00 pm
- Tue. April 28, 2:00 pm
- Wed. April 29, 10:00 am
- Fri. May 8, 2:00 pm
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Registration: https://sugeni.us/emHJ
Contact: EPH Team - eph-info@unimelb.edu.au
Verbal Communication 1 & 2
These workshops are designed to assist students with giving presentations. Workshop 1 addresses Design: Choosing content, Estimating timing, and Engaging the audience. Workshop 2 focuses on Delivery: Introductions, scripts, notes, body language, speaking, anxiety and managing questions. These workshops are targeted at master-level coursework students.
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There are two 2-hour workshops that are repeated across the semester. Workshops will be conducted online.
Note: These workshops are available to all FEIT students but also form part of the Skills Towards Employment Program (STEP) and the Engineering Practice Hurdle (EPH).
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Verbal Communication 1
- Tue. March 31, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Thu. April 16, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Thu. April 30, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Verbal Communication 2
- Tue. April 14, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Thu. April 23, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- Thu. May 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm
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Registration: https://sugeni.us/emHp
Contact: EPH Team - eph-info@unimelb.edu.au
Academic English Tutorials for graduate coursework students
Academic Skills and the Engineering Learning Unit The Academic English Tutorial program is free, runs for 9 weeks and is offered during your first or second semester at university.The tutorial series runs during semester and is scheduled to fit between your other classes. The tutorials are designed to help you to develop and apply the academic and English language skills you need to participate in class and succeed in your assessment tasks at the University of Melbourne.
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The 9-week tutorial program runs one session per week from week 2 to week 11 (with a 2-week break in the middle of semester). Each tutorial runs for 90 minutes.
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Complete the expression of interest form to apply. Submit your expression of interest here.
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If you have any questions, please contact the EPH Team - eph-info@unimelb.edu.au
Writing circle: Scholarly writing skills for Masters coursework students
School of Computer and Information Systems The Writing Circle initiative is designed to assist you in improving your writing skills, gain deeper insights on how to give and receive constructive feedback, and introduce you to rubrics, and find out how to use rubrics in your assignments.
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This is a self-paced online course.
The Writing Circle is comprised of three modules that have been crafted in consideration of writing research literature and focus on ways to enhance and practice:
Module 1: Report writing skills – identify and practice clear writing techniques using examples
Module 2: Peer-feedback – identify effective feedback, editing versus proofreading and practice giving feedback
Module 3: Rubrics – recognize different rubrics and how they are used in assessments, offer feedback using a rubric.
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Students may enrol at any time.
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Contact: Antonette Mendoza - mendozaa@unimelb.edu.au