This document provides information from a presentation on exam technique by the Writing Development Centre at Newcastle University. It discusses key exam skills that are important for success beyond subject knowledge, such as time management, following instructions, planning, and organization. It provides tips for preparing for exams, such as checking exam details and completing a practice calculation of time allocation. During exams, it recommends strategies like reading the question carefully, planning before writing, and knowing what to do if getting stuck. Sources of support for students are also listed.
Learn about, the problem solving method, problem definition, generating solutions, analysing and selecting solutions, planning your next steps, recording lessons learned,
Facilitation Training Materials - Facilitator GuidePMSD Roadmap
A set of guidance notes and session plans to help a facilitator lead a training workshop for practitioners on Facilitation Skills and Attitudes. This module should be taught before practitioners are trained in how to facilitate workshops – i.e. before steps 4 to 8 of the Roadmap are covered.
All materials required for the workshop are linked to from within the guide.
Learn about, the problem solving method, problem definition, generating solutions, analysing and selecting solutions, planning your next steps, recording lessons learned,
Facilitation Training Materials - Facilitator GuidePMSD Roadmap
A set of guidance notes and session plans to help a facilitator lead a training workshop for practitioners on Facilitation Skills and Attitudes. This module should be taught before practitioners are trained in how to facilitate workshops – i.e. before steps 4 to 8 of the Roadmap are covered.
All materials required for the workshop are linked to from within the guide.
Top 5 Soft Skills: What Successful People Know that Every Employee Needs to K...BizLibrary
In this program, you’ll learn about the top 5 soft skills that are most predictive of employee, leadership and organizational success in today’s highly complex and rapidly changing environment. You’ll also gain quick tips to help jump-start your development efforts for each soft skill.
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A presentation to cover the essence of Decision Making for young minds. Covers - What are bad decisions and what factors can assist you in Quick Decision Making?
A debate is a discussion or structured contest about an issue or a resolution. A formal debate involves two sides: one supporting a resolution and one opposing it. Such a debate is bound by rules previously agreed upon. Debates may be judged in order to declare a winning side. Debates, in one form or another, are commonly used in democratic societies to explore and resolve issues and problems. Decisions at a board meeting, public hearing, legislative assembly, or local organization are often reached through discussion and debate.
This presentation was made by me for providing training to the employees of Unique Contracting Co. LLC on "Problem Solving Skills". Unique is a construction company based in Muscat, Oman. It is owned and managed by the Limbani Family of Gujarat (Republic of India).
Negotiation skills is very important in day to day life be it a informal or formal situation a good negotiation skills can make you a successful person.
The literature review is an opportunity to demonstrate not just the breadth of your reading, but also your critical reponse to the current literature on a topic. This workshop is designed for students writing a standalone literature review, or undertaking a literature review as part of their dissertation. The session is also suitable for students who are not required to include a literature review chapter, but who will be engaging with existing research throughout their dissertations.
This seminar will help you develop strategies to make reading for your assignments and your dissertation more manageable and effective. We will consider:
•Reading in a more focused way: selecting appropriate reading techniques to suit your purposes
•Carrying out the critical readings that underpin strong essays and dissertations
•Effective note-taking strategies to help you organise your material and map your critical thinking
Top 5 Soft Skills: What Successful People Know that Every Employee Needs to K...BizLibrary
In this program, you’ll learn about the top 5 soft skills that are most predictive of employee, leadership and organizational success in today’s highly complex and rapidly changing environment. You’ll also gain quick tips to help jump-start your development efforts for each soft skill.
www.bizlibrary.com
A presentation to cover the essence of Decision Making for young minds. Covers - What are bad decisions and what factors can assist you in Quick Decision Making?
A debate is a discussion or structured contest about an issue or a resolution. A formal debate involves two sides: one supporting a resolution and one opposing it. Such a debate is bound by rules previously agreed upon. Debates may be judged in order to declare a winning side. Debates, in one form or another, are commonly used in democratic societies to explore and resolve issues and problems. Decisions at a board meeting, public hearing, legislative assembly, or local organization are often reached through discussion and debate.
This presentation was made by me for providing training to the employees of Unique Contracting Co. LLC on "Problem Solving Skills". Unique is a construction company based in Muscat, Oman. It is owned and managed by the Limbani Family of Gujarat (Republic of India).
Negotiation skills is very important in day to day life be it a informal or formal situation a good negotiation skills can make you a successful person.
The literature review is an opportunity to demonstrate not just the breadth of your reading, but also your critical reponse to the current literature on a topic. This workshop is designed for students writing a standalone literature review, or undertaking a literature review as part of their dissertation. The session is also suitable for students who are not required to include a literature review chapter, but who will be engaging with existing research throughout their dissertations.
This seminar will help you develop strategies to make reading for your assignments and your dissertation more manageable and effective. We will consider:
•Reading in a more focused way: selecting appropriate reading techniques to suit your purposes
•Carrying out the critical readings that underpin strong essays and dissertations
•Effective note-taking strategies to help you organise your material and map your critical thinking
An Introduction to Writing at Master's LevelWDCNewcastle
This workshop helps students get to grips with what it means to be a Master’s student by considering questions such as:
•What is the difference between undergraduate and Master’s level work?
•What might you need to do differently and how might you adapt?
•What do markers expect from Master’s level writing?
We will also focus on developing critical reading and writing skills, and consider academic writing style.
Writing your Master's dissertation proposalWDCNewcastle
A piece of independent research begins with formulating a research proposal which explores your intended project and forms the basis of a discussion with your supervisor. What is the purpose of a dissertation proposal and what makes an effective one?
This session looked at managing your time, but also your motivation and challenges such as writer's block and procrastination, during your dissertation
Microsession for the Dissertation Deli week, Newcastle University, 2015. This session focusses on the first steps of settling on and refining a research topic.
Getting the Term Started Off Right
Are you a busy student with competing personal, professional, and educational demands?
This workshop will provide you with practical advice and effective techniques to help you balance your priorities and take control of your time to become better prepared to tackle the challenges of being an effective learner.
The second in our Pieces of Success Workshop Series - "Starting the Term Off Right". This workshop covers the following topics:
- Student & Academic Support Resources
- Organizing Yourself : Learning Contracts,
- Assignments, & Maintaining a Balanced Life
- Student Panel : Study Smart & Other Success Tips
Getting the Term Started Off Right
Are you a busy student with competing personal, professional, and educational demands?
This workshop will provide you with practical advice and effective techniques to help you balance your priorities and take control of your time to become better prepared to tackle the challenges of being an effective learner.
A day-long workshop conducted with the faculty of Wheelock College on June 27, 2014
Companion website is located at
https://northeastern.digication.com/blened_learning_workshop
School of Social Sciences1Course title Research Methods (C3.docxjeffsrosalyn
School of Social Sciences
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Course title: Research Methods (C39RE)
Professor Rania Kamla [email protected]
Dr Bing Xu [email protected]
Dr Esinath Ndiweni [email protected]
Course Introduction
Research Methods develops research skills which are essential for your dissertation and for a career in accounting, finance or research. It is designed to help you to prepare for the dissertation by allowing you the opportunity to learn about approaches to research and how to use them.
To research is to methodically search for new knowledge and/or practical solutions in the form of answers to specific questions. Developing skills in providing robust, convincing answers to different questions is critical to success in many professional, as well as, academic settings. This course will provide you the opportunity to understand how to gather relevant data/evidence, how to analyse and interpret evidence, how to make sense of complex situations, how to draw conclusions or make recommendations and how to communicate your finding.
A series of lectures will provide you with a sound grounding in social science research methods and guide you through the assigned readings. This will be complemented with tutorials/workshops to develop a range of practical research skills. The assessments provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and provide a sound foundation for the honours year, in particular the dissertation.
Aims and Objectives
· To provide the knowledge and skills required to conduct a sizeable piece of independent research
· To generate an understanding of the social science research process
· To develop an appreciation of the nature of accountancy and finance research
· To enable students to practice their skills and test their understanding of aspects of the research process
Learning Outcomes
· Understand differences between qualitative and quantitative research
· Select and develop a research topic in accountancy or finance
· Identify, access and evaluate literature relevant to the research topic
· Select an appropriate research methodology
· Obtain relevant data
Personal Abilities
· Work independently
· Analyse and interpret research results
· Communicate and present ideas effectively by written and verbal means
Teaching Overview
This course comprises of lectures and tutorials, detailed in the table below. The lectures will last for up to 2 hours and the tutorials are an hour long.
Week
Topic
Tutorial
1
Purpose of Research & An introduction to the dissertation
2
What to Research and how to select YOUR research Question
3
Literature Review - using other peoples’ research – reviewing literature, plagiarism and referencing.
Finding a research question
4
How to research – using library resources
Setting your dissertation aims & objectives
5
Content Analysis /Interviews most popular qualitative methods
Planning your sources of evidence
6
Reading Week Coursework Preparation
None
7
Descriptive statistics.
University of Maryland University College • Adelphi • Syllabus • .docxdickonsondorris
University of Maryland University College • Adelphi • Syllabus •
WRTG 291 7982 Research Writing (2152) WRTG-291
· Spring 2015
· Section 7982
· 3 Credits
· 03/16/2015 to 05/10/2015
· Modified 03/13/2015
Class Summary
Faculty Contact
John Tidwell [email protected]
Course Description
(Fulfills the general education requirement in communications.) Prerequisite: WRTG 101 or WRTG 101S. Continued practice in critical reading, thinking, and writing skills. The objective is to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize diverse sources and viewpoints to develop persuasive and academic writing projects. Assignments include prewriting exercises, an annotated bibliography, a synthesis research essay, and a reflective paper. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: ENGL 291, ENGL 291H, or WRTG 291.
Course Introduction
Welcome to WRTG 291. WRTG 291 serves as a transition course between the research assignments in WRTG 101 and the complex writing assignments of upper-level courses. This course addresses the needs of students from all academic disciplines. Based on critical analysis of source material, the course will present a systematic approach to research writing. You will practice summarizing and synthesizing sources. Your work this semester will culminate in an exploratory synthesis essay in which you examine various perspectives on an issue.
WRTG 291 involves personal research writing. In this course, you will use the first-person ("I") point of view. The writing assignments involve a response to an author, a reflective annotated bibliography, a personal research narrative paper, and a final short paper to be directed by the instructor.
Courses that fulfill the General Education Requirements (GERs) at UMUC all have a common theme—technological transformations. In following this theme throughout this semester in WRTG 291, we will read the analyses of various authors on the impact of technology on various aspects of society.
The course may incorporate materials from the following four modules:
1. The Importance of Research Writing for Today's Student(module 1) emphasizes a systematic approach to reading and introduces the concept of a methodical research process. The notion of information literacy is explained and reinforced by two graphics, "The World of Research I" and "The Natural World of Research," and references to UMUC's Information and Library Services. Basic UMUC guidelines on intellectual honesty and avoiding plagiarism are presented.
2. The Research Process and Critical Reading (module 3) introduces strategies for critically analyzing your research sources and developing coherent, compelling lines of argument. In particular, the notions of active reading and information literacy using global sources are explored. A graphic titled "The World of Research II" is used to facilitate the use of global sources.
3. Research Writing and Synthesizing Diverse Viewpoints (module 4) develops a methodology for preparing an ...
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The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Overview on Edible Vaccine: Pros & Cons with Mechanism
Exam technique
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What is exam technique?
'Exam technique' refers to all the skills you need to use in
exams other than subject knowledge and
understanding. Even if your ability in your subject is very
good, your mark may not reflect this if you neglect:
Time management
Close reading of instructions
Planning
Good presentation
Personal organisation
Exams do not primarily seek to test these skills, but by their
nature, they will still require competence in these things to
ensure a good performance.
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How to fail an exam
Getting the time or place of the exam wrong
Not reading the ‘rubric’
Misreading the question, not answering the question
Doing the wrong number of questions
Doing questions from the wrong sections
Missing a page or not turning over
Focusing on the beginning of the question, not the sections with
higher marks
Forgetting forbidden notes or other things you’re not supposed
to have
Perfecting one question at the expense of others
Getting stuck on the first question and not moving on
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Getting some perspective
The lecturers…
want you to pass and do well!
want to give you marks wherever possible
want to see what you know, not what you don’t know
The exams….
are not a test of everything in the curriculum, just your working
knowledge
test your ability to think on your feet and apply it to new questions under
time pressure- deeper understanding and critical thinking on the day are
as important as memory
Rely not just on your knowledge and ability to think on the day, but on
exam technique- largely a matter of being calm, sensible and
methodical
You…
Shouldn’t work excessive hours, but take frequent breaks and time to
relax
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Knowledge
Understanding
Application
Analysis
Evaluation
Synthesis
ideas
connections
extensions
What do exams test?
Bloom’s taxonomy (revised)
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Before the exam – fact finding
What practical issues do you
need to make sure you know
about the exams?
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Checklist
How many exams do you have, and for which modules?
Are you registered for them?
What days are they on? What dates?
What time do they start? How long are they?
Where is the location? How will you get there and how long will
it take?
What kind of questions will they be? Will there be a mix?
Approx how many questions will there be? How many sections?
Does the marking weight differ?
Do you have a choice of questions or do you have to do all of
them?
Do you know what you are allowed to / have to take? What are
you not allowed to take?
Do you know how to contact relevant people in the School or
Student Progress if you need to?
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Dealing with the unexpected
Sources of support:
The Student Union Advice Centre: Advice on Personal
Extenuating Circumstances and Appeals
http://www.nusu.co.uk/welfare/sac/advicepages/academic/
Student Progress: process for Personal Extenuating
Circumstances and Appeals
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/student-resources/help/
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress/Regulations/SPS/appeals.htm
Student Wellbeing: Reasonable Adjustments
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/disability-
support/support/examinations.htm
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The Revision Process: the final
stages
select
break
down
Learn
revisit
test
Practise
apply
synthesise
Organise
rework
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Diamond ranking: which last-minute
revision activities would be most
worth doing?
Memorising new key facts, dates, etc
Doing past papers
Reading new material which presents what
you’ve learned differently
Not doing any revision
Testing what you’ve already memorised
Question spotting on past papers
Reworking material into new formats
Testing or revising with a friend
Reading over your revision notes
Reading over your original lecture notes
and coursework
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Things to do in the exam
Make sure you are actually in the right room on the right day at the
right time in the right exam in the right seat.
Make sure you can see a clock and have everything you need /
nothing you’re not allowed
When indicated, read the rubric first, then skim the exam paper and
check it is as you expect. Check all the pages.
Perform The Calculation*
Read through all the questions first and shortlist/select which you’re
going to do by topic
Decide in what order you will address the questions (easiest/quickest
first)
Analyse your first question carefully and check it says what you think it says.
What is it really testing?
Plan your answer briefly (and then cross it out)
Write the number or question on the answer paper
Write up your answer
Read over briefly
Move on
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The Calculation
How much time do you have in total?
How many questions do you have to do?
How many marks are they worth?*
Subtract 10 mins at the beginning for reading the paper and
planning your approach (incl for this calculation)
Subtract time at the end for reading through and checking all
your answers, and to accommodate slippage
Divide the remaining time by the number of questions
(*adjusting for marking weight)
(Factor in experience from doing past papers about how much
you can expect to write in that time and allow for slippage)
Split the time per question into three – reading and planning,
writing, checking.
Don’t panic if you need to abandon a question and move on /
come back to it
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Read and analyse the question
“Candidates are encouraged to read the questions with
similar care: several erroneously, if ingeniously, wrote about
‘casual explanation’ rather than ‘causal explanation’.
(Examiners report)
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What if….?
What if you go blank?
What if you’re running out of time?
What if you get stuck halfway through a
question?
What if you realise you’ve gone off on a
tangent?
What if your first answer is taking ages?
What if you think you can’t answer any of the
questions?
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Sources of guidance and support
The Writing Development Centre: one to one tutorials,
blog http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wdc/
The Student Union: Stressed Out Students events
http://www.nusu.co.uk/news/article/6516/SOS-Stressed-
Out-Students/
The Chaplaincy: Available for a chat in the Library 13th
May – 3rd June (see Robinson Library reception for more
details)
Student Wellbeing
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The Writing Development Centre
Understanding assignment types, questions, instructions and marking
criteria
Critical thinking, critiquing and reviewing literature
Note-taking from lectures and reading
Planning and structuring writing (incl. paragraphing)
Academic writing style (incl. fundamentals of grammar)
Understanding and using feedback to improve your work
Referencing, citing and avoiding plagiarism
Managing time, work and writing (incl. writers block and
procrastination)
Exams and Revision
Managing research projects, dissertations and theses
Presentations and posters
Learning effectively in lectures, seminars, classes, labs etc
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The Writing Development Centre
Level 2, Robinson Library
Our team offers:
- One-to-one tutorials on study
skills and all stages and types of
academic writing
- A programme of workshops on aspects
of study and academic writing
- Online resources
You can book appointments and workshops with us
online: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/students/wdc/