The Writing Guide

Writing at an Academic Level: Essay Skills Workshop

Face-to-Face versions of this course have been suspended for the time being, due to Covid-19 restructions.

An online Academic Writing Short Course will be held in Second Semester, 2020 using Collaborate. Find more details here.

Part 1 - Unpacking task question and searching library databases
Tuesday August 11th : 12 noon - 1pm,  repeat session at 6pm - 7pm

Part 2 - Taking notes and planning for writing
Wednesday August 12th : 12 noon - 1pm,  repeat session at 6pm - 7pm

Part 3 - Integrating evidence, editing and referencing
Thursday August 13th : 12 noon - 1pm,  repeat session at 6pm - 7pm

Learning Advisors and Academic Librarians know almost everything there is to know about writing and researching assignments. The Academic Writing Skills Workshop is run by a team of LAs and Librarians who are here to help.

Lyle and Kylie are two of the Learning Advisors at JCU. The Learning Advisors can help you with academic skills. They can give you advice on organising your time, help you understand your assignment questions, and teach you skills for editing your work.

You can drop in to the Peer Advisor desk in the library to have some quick assistance with your assignments (the Peer Advisors can look over some of your work and give you some feedback), or you can make an appointment with a Learning Advisor for a longer, more in-depth enquiry.

You can find the contact details for the Learning Centre (and some other useful pieces of information) here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/students/learning-centre

Sharon and Rachael are two of the Librarians located at the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library on the Townsville campus of JCU. Brenda and Bronwen are two of the librarians on the Cairns campus.

The library can help you with researching and referencing information for your assignments. You can come in and talk to any of our librarians and library staff members. Drop in and visit the InfoHelp desk on the ground floor of the library for a quick consultation, or make an appointment with your liaison librarian for more advanced help.

The chat service you'll find on all of our LibGuides (like this one) is part of the library service. It is available to answer quick questions about finding and citing information. You can leave a message after hours, and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.