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Page 1 |FedReady Timetable Semester One 2018

Monday, 12th February 2018

Time Topic Location

MTH GIP BER

9:00am Registrations Open T203 Auditorium 901_G43

9:30am

Introduction, Overview & Expectations Find out the details of the FedReady program, discover what is expected from you during the week, and discuss your hopes and concerns for university.

T203 Auditorium 901_G43

10:30am Tips for Success at University What are the essential things you need to know about university study? Find out in this session.


11:30am Support Services Discover the huge range of support services available at FedUni, and how to access them.


12:00am

Resilience Entering a new stage in life comes with many challenges, and in this session you’ll learn about one of the most important skills required to meet those challenges head-on


1:00pm LUNCH

1:30pm University Terminology Learn about all the strange words that are used at university, and what they mean

F301 Auditorium 901_G43

2:30pm Understanding Feedback Discover how students receive feedback at FedUni, what it means, and how to act on it.


3:30pm CLOSE (Optional support for digital literacy, inc. Moodle, student emails, etc.)


Tuesday, 13th February 2018

Time Topic Location

MTH GIP BER

9:30am Mini-Lecture & Note-Taking Discover the most effective way to capture what is being presented in your lectures.


10:30am Plagiarism Learn about what constitutes plagiarism, what the ramifications of it are, and the simple ways of avoiding it


11:30am Understanding university assessments Find out what assessments you will have for some of your university courses and understand what is required.


12:30pm LUNCH

1:00pm Topic Analysis Learn how to break down a topic for your university assessment tasks.


2:00pm Introduction to Mahara Create your own ePortfolio: this is a requirement for most university courses.


3:00pm CLOSE


Wednesday, 14th February 2018

Time Topic Location

MTH GIP BER

9:30am Mini-Lecture: Critical Thinking H101 Auditorium 901_G43

10:30am Oral Presentations Get some tips for presenting to a group, and how to overcome some of those nerves.

H101 Auditorium 901_G43

11:30am Referencing Learn the basics of referencing plus find out about some nifty software that can do a lot of it for you.


12:30pm LUNCH

1:00pm

Research Skills Library staff will show you how to find articles, books and resources that you need for your FedReady task and your university assessments.


2:00pm

Group Work Almost all university degrees, at some point, will require group work. Learn some of the basics, and some of the common pitfalls.


3:00pm CLOSE


Thursday, 15th February 2018

Time Topic Location

MTH GIP BER

9:30am Mini-Lecture & Activity H101 Auditorium 901_G43

10:30am

Academic Writing Style There are various features of academic writing to consider such as formality, objective and cautious language. What do these terms mean? Find out how you can develop an effective academic writing style.


11:30am Essay/Report Structure Learn about the format of basic written university assessments, and what they should contain.


12:30pm LUNCH

1:00pm

Paragraph Structure & Quoting Discover how to structure the paragraphs of your assignment, and how to include quotations from other material


2:00pm FedReady Assignment: Part 1 Create an annotated bibliography using one of the journal articles sourced in the Research Skills session.


3:00pm CLOSE


Friday, 16th February 2018

Time Topic Location

MTH GIP BER

9:30am FedReady Assignment: Part 2 Create an annotated bibliography using one of the journal articles sourced in the Research Skills session.


10:30am Time Management Discuss strategies for managing time and start planning how to manage your time this semester


11:30am Exam Tips Find out how to be best prepared for university exams.


12:30pm LUNCH

1:00pm Mock Exam Get a chance to learn about how an exam runs by running through a (very short) fake one.


2:00pm Review Hopes, Concerns & Questions A chance to have any final questions answered


3:00pm CLOSE


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