Tackle academic stress, manage your time and money, and learn essential tips to achieve your best at Solent University.
Student Development Workshops Faculty of the Creative Industries and Society
Designed by Edward Bailey
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• Time / Project Management
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• Critical v Reflective Writing
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• Managing Academic Stress
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• Portfolio
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• Presentation Skills
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• How to use Social Media in your career
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• Relevant sources of information
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Time/Project Management
ne aspect of uni life that many students often struggle O with is managing their time. While studying is obviously your main concern, it’s important to balance it out with your social life. This workshop will include: •
Tips and tools to establish a work / life balance
• Understanding the essential skills of project management •
Planning for assignments and deadlines
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How to use these skills to benefit your career
Led by Sophia Rolfe and Adam Kelly Date: Time: Location:
07/11/2012 14:00 to 15:00 HC107
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Critical v Reflective Writing
arious assignments will require you to use different V styles of writing. This workshop will help you become familiar with the differences, and provide tips to improve your skills: •
Highlighting the difference between critical and reflective writing
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Good examples of critical and reflective writing
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Tips to writing effective assignments
Led by Devon Campbell-Hall Date: Time: Location:
27/11/2012 10:00 to 11:00 RM136
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Managing Academic Stress
t’s almost inevitable that stress will affect you in some way IThis during university, but it is entirely possible to manage it. workshop will assist you in that by doing the following: •
Break down the social barriers that affect students in Higher Education
• Introduce types of stress and how they affect different people •
Help you to understand your own comfort levels
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Teach techniques to help control your stress levels
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Provide practical tasks to sample
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A handout will be provided for future reference and reflection.
Led by: Adam Kelly and Gem Sirett (VP Welfare) Date: Time: Location:
28/11/2012 14:00 to 15:30 SM107
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Quick tips for top marks
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Organising your time
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Writing reflectively
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What portfolios are trying to assess
Designing Portfolios
reating a portfolio can play a big part in your course, and C it’s important to know how to design yours effectively. This workshop will provide you with:
Led by Fiona Handley Date: Time: Location:
06/12/2013 11:00 to 12:00 RM154
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Presentation Skills
o matter what course you’re on, it’s likely that you’ll be N asked to do a presentation - either on your own or as a group. This workshop will provide you with all the knowledge you need, including: •
Planning your presentation
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Designing effective slides
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Essential presentation skills
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Why you need presentation skills
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Combating nerves prior to and during presenting
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Basic tutorial in using Prezi online presentation software
Led by Adam Kelly / Succeed@solent Date: Time: Location:
30/01/2013 14:00 to 15:00 RM154
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Social Media
ocial media has become a powerful tool to further your S career. It’s much more than a place to keep up to date with your friends and share pictures. This workshop will include: •
The strengths and weakness of social media
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How to use social media effectively
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Linking social media and career plans
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Making the most out of your contacts via social media
Led by Adam Kelly, Daniel Jones & Steph Powell (VP Engagement) Date: Time: Location:
5/12/2012 11:00 to 13:00 SU Centre for Student Involvement (At the top of the SU)
Date: Time: Location:
/02/2013
To attend please email either: adam.kelly@solent.ac.uk or edward.bailey@solent.ac.uk
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Sources Of Information
you’re in need of any more information, the places listed Ifbelow will be happy to assist you. • Succeed@solent
Via Explore Virtual Campus on the portal.
• Student 1st
At the bottom of the main entrance or via Support on the portal.
• Student Union Sabbaticals Above the SU bar. • Course Support
Faculty of the Creative Industries and Society fcis@solent.ac.uk
Faculty of Business, Sport and Enterprise fbse@solent.ac.uk
Maritime and Technology Faculty martec@solent.ac.uk • Careers advice Via careers, then careers homepage on the portal.
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