Check out our academic support workshops and personal development workshops available this month. Register to add the workshops you are interested in to your calendar so you won’t miss it.
| Date | Time | Workshop Title & Description | Speaker |
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8 June 2022 |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Academic Success Program (II) Module 3: Getting and keeping motivated
Module 4: Preparing for exams
Join Academic Success Program (II) (June 2022) (Microsoft Teams Meeting) |
Ms. Fazlia Azhari Student Counsellor |
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8 June 2022 |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Learn to Email Like A Pro Email has come a long way since its inception in 1971. Some might argue that email has sort of become obsolete due to the rise of instant messaging and social media but it should be highlighted that email is still an essential part of formal communication. Email shouldn’t be considered as old-fashioned or inconvenient to use as the features available in email makes it an appropriate tool to be used for online communication/learning purposes in higher educational institution. As a university student, it is also important that you know how to practise good email etiquette — principles of behaviour that one should use when writing or answering email messages — when communicating with your professors or tutors. This is because you want your message to be understood in a positive manner as well as taken seriously. In this workshop, you will also learn the skills necessary for managing emails professionally, and writing emails with clarity and proper structures to avoid misinterpretations and miscommunication. In short, the facilitators will cover two aspects of email during the workshop:
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Ms. Choo Chian Hou Academic Staff |
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15 June 2022 |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Oral Presentation Skills Do you need to present an assignment, case study or report to your class? Do you want to be able to present with confidence? Then this workshop will help and the atmosphere is safe and friendly! Being a good presenter is not something you are born as — it is a skill that must be developed. So, come and join the Oral Presentation Skills workshop to make you a more confident presenter and communicator. The workshop focuses on:
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Ms. Cassandra Lau Academic Staff |
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22 June 2022 |
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm |
Managing Exam Anxiety It's normal to feel stressful and anxious during exams. However, overwhelming level of stress and anxiety could affect your performance badly. Becoming aware of what caused you to be anxious could help to reduce stress, eventually improves your performance. Join Managing Exam Anxiety (June 2022) (Microsoft Teams Meeting) |
Ms. Chloe Liong Student Counsellor |
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29 June 2022 |
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm |
Reflective Practice Understanding how we learn from experience and others is critical in shaping who we are and our professional practice. This workshop will inform students about what reflection is, the purpose of engaging in professional practice, how to reflect, and how students might use reflective practice outcomes in a range of professional settings and situations. |
Ms. Jocelyn Sim Hui Woon Acadmic Staff |
| Academic Practice Committee and Student Counselling and Support Unit Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus |
