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Assignment preparation skills | Critical analysis skills | Exam preparation skills | Numeracy skills | Oral Presentation skills | Organisation and planning skills | Reading skills | Referencing skills | Research skills | Academic writing skills | Grammar and ESL | Writing genres | HDR resources

Assignment preparation skills

These resources will assist you in developing assignment preparation skills.

layout-and-appearance_2020Download
note-taking_2020Download
glossary-instructional-words_2025Download
lectures_2020Download
topic-analysis_2020Download

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Critical analysis skills

These resources will assist you in developing critical thinking skills.

concept-maps_2020Download
brainstorming_mind-maps_2020Download
argument-maps_2020Download

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Exam preparation skills

These resources will assist you in developing exam preparation skills.

examination-strategies_2020Download
exams_managing-anxiety_2020Download
exams_multiple-choice_2020Download
memory_2020Download
moodle_timed-test-tips_2020Download
online-exams_managing-anxiety_2020Download
online-exams_multiple-choice_2020Download
online-exams_strategies_2020Download
short-answer-questions_2020Download

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Numeracy skills

These resources will assist you in developing numeracy skills.

Fractions-Decimals-and-PercentagesDownload
Rearranging-EquationsDownload
Simultaneous-EquationsDownload
Statistics-Measures-of-DataDownload
fractions_2020Download
percentages_2020Download
rearranging-equations_2020Download
units_unit-conversion_2020Download

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Oral presentation skills

These resources will assist you in developing oral presentation skills.

group-work_presentations_2020Download
group-work_strategies_2020Download
oral-presentations_2020Download

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Organisation and planning skills

These resources will assist you in developing organisational and planning skills.

weekly-planner_2020Download
weekly-five-step-planner_2020Download
time-management_2020Download

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Reading skills

These resources will assist you in developing reading skills.

reading-journal-articles_2020Download
readings-matrix_template_2023Download
reading-strategies_questioning_2020Download
reading-writing-critically_2020Download

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Referencing skills

These resources will assist you in developing an understanding of referencing and citation systems.

IEEE Referencing

IEEE_quick-guide_refs_2020Download
IEEE_quick-guide_intext_2020Download

Chicago Referencing

chicago_quick-guide_bibliog_2020Download
chicago_quick-guide_intext_2020Download
checklist_bibliography-chicago_2024Download
checklist_footnoting-chicago_2024Download

Australian Harvard Referencing

aust-harvard_quick-guide_ref-list_2020Download
aust-harvard_quick-guide_intext_2020Download

MLA Referencing

mla_quick-guide_intext_2020Download
mla_quick-guide_works-cited_2020Download

APA Referencing

apa7_quick-guide_intext_2020Download
apa7_quick-guide_ref-list_2020Download
checklist_reference-list-apa7_2024Download
Referencing common nursing sourcesDownload
apa6_quick-guide_ref-list_2020Download
apa6_quick-guide_intext_2020Download

General Referencing helpsheets

QuickSearch-for-referencing-1Download
Guide-to-referencing-images-3Download

For an approved referencing tool, see Fedcite.

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Research skills

These resources will assist you in developing research skills.

General research resources

Boolean-Operators-2Download
Using-eBooks-3Download
Researching-a-topic-4Download
Requesting-items-catalogue-3Download
QuickSearch-4Download
QuickGuidetoSearching-3Download
Evaluating-Information-3Download

For further advice on searching and library research, see Library “How do I …? guides, A-Z Library subject guides

Specific resources and databases/HDR research skills

Australian-Standards-Online-September-2021-2Download
Proximity-operators-and-wildcards-4Download
EBSCO-search-2Download
Finding-Theses-3Download
Using-Google-Scholar-3Download
Journals-and-Newspapers-3Download
Legal-Research-visual-guide-2Download
Legal-Research-helpsheet-1Download
Newspaper-search-Westlaw-Classic-3Download
Sage-Research-Methods-3Download

The following guides are available to support Higher Degree Research students: Library Research guide, Library guides: Research methods and impact

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Academic writing skills

These resources will assist you in developing writing skills.

General Skills

abbreviations_2021Download
editing-your-writing_2020Download

Paragraphing

paragraphs-basic_2020Download
citing-a-paragraph_from-a_single-source_2021Download

Paraphrasing

academic-honesty_plagiarism_2020Download
paraphrasing_the-basics_2020Download
paraphrasing_the-works_2020Download

Academic Writing Style

the-writing-process_2020Download
incorporating-evidence_2020Download
cutting-sentence-length_2020Download
university-speak_2020Download
university-speak-footnotes_2020Download
writing-in-an-academic-style_2020Download
writing-in-third-person_2020Download
email-communication_2020Download
For the entire collection of Academic writing helpsheets in one document click hereDownload

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Grammar and ESL

These resources will assist you in developing improve grammar and ESL skills.

agreement_pronoun-noun_2020Download
agreement_subject-verb_2020Download
apostrophes_2020Download
articles_2020Download
capitalisation_2020Download
parallelism_2020Download
prepositions_2020Download
punctuation_2020Download
tenses_2020Download
sentence-structure_2020Download
using-semicolons_2020Download

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Writing genres

These resources will assist you in understanding different writing genres.

Annotated Bibliographies

annotated-bibliography-apa7_2023Download
annotated-bibliography-apa7-health_2023Download

Essays

essay-formats_2020Download
structuring-your-essay_2020Download
writing-an-introduction_2021Download

Case Studies

case-study-as-evidence_nursing_2021Download

Literature reviews and Critical Reviews

critical-review_2022Download
literature-review_basic_2020Download
literature-review_detailed_2020Download
literature-review_planning_2020Download
literature-review_structure_2020Download

Reflective Writing and Journals

reflective-writing_gibbs_2020Download
reflective-writing_phrases_2020Download
reflective-writing_prompts_2021Download
journal-writing_creative_2024-1Download
visual-analysis_2024-1Download

Report Writing

abstracts-exec-summaries_2023Download
report-writing_generic_2020Download
report-writing_business_2020Download
report-writing_scientific-lab_brief_2020Download
report-writing_scientific-lab_detailed_2020Download
report-writing_tenses-in-science_2020Download
figures-and-tables_2020Download
reporting-verbs_2021Download

Posters and e-Posters

e-posters_2020Download

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HDR Resources

hdr_research-question_2024Download
introductions_hdrDownload
hdr_research-frameworks_2024Download
Reviewing_Literature_2021Download
hdr_methods_2023 (1)Download
hdr_presenting dataDownload
hdr_discussion_2023Download
hdr_writing_a_scoping-or-systematic_review_2023Download

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