Information skills: Present your information and synthesise new knowledge

Guidelines to planning and writing better assignments.

Guidelines to planning, writing and presenting better oral presentations.

Guidelines to planning, designing and presenting better poster presentations.

Guidelines and a checklist for creating an effective essay structure.

Guidelines and an example of an effective essay structure.

Tips on how to break down and understand assignment instructions

Guidelines on the purpose and structure of a literature review.

Tips on how to prepare and design a PowerPoint presentation

Guidelines for structuring and writing a standardized report.

On the Analysing page of the Research subject guide.

This handout guides how to create a paragraph structure that develops one idea and makes good connections to assist flow. The video [3 minutes] below also supports effective paragraph writing.

This handout provides useful phrases when you are using authors' ideas in your assignments, especially if it is a discussion, critical analysis, or literature review of a topic.

Guidelines to common types and styles of reflective writing.

Guidelines to re-writing the ideas of authors in your own words to show that you understand their concepts and opinions.

Understand the instructional words that direct your approach towards answering assignment questions.

Important words and phrases that help clarify the relationship between elements in your writing.

Step by step instructions for formatting your assignment using Microsoft Word 2010/2017

Tips on checking your assignment for correct content, structure, grammar and spelling.

Guidelines on how and when it is useful to summarise notes from readings and in lectures.