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Learning skills drop-in sessions and classes at Hargrave-Andrew Library
2012 Semester 1
Drop-in Sessions
10 - 15 minute consultations with a Learning Skills Adviser, open to all students, are offered from week 2 to SWOT Vac; except during semester break. Students may attend individually or in small groups. Students are seen in order of arrival - no appointment necessary.
- Monday 12-2pm
- Tuesday 4-6pm
- Wednesday 4-6pm
- Thursday 12-2pm
Hargarve-Andrew Library Orientation
| Class |
Description |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
| How to survive at university |
This learning skills class will provide you with tools and recommendations for surviving university. Get tips on managing your reading; being an independent learner; and maintaining balance in your life during your first semester of study. |
Mon. 27 Feb |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Wed. 29 Feb |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Tues.6 Mar |
11-12pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Writing scientific lab reports |
This learning skills class will clarify the structure of a scientific lab report. Lab reports are common in most scientific and technical disciplines, and this class will address the structure, content and conventions of writing up lab reports. The types of information featured within the various sections will be discussed, along with the language used within each section. |
Tues. 28 Feb |
11-12pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
Tues. 6 Mar
new |
1-2pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Thur.8 Mar |
1-2pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
Fri. 9 Mar
new |
11am-12pm |
TBA, Clayton |
Tues. 13 Mar
new |
12-1pm |
TBA, Clayton |
| Memory and critical thinking |
This learning skills class will provide you with tools and recommendations for effective note taking, and for organising and critically engaging with your study material to improve study efficiency and exam results. The class will address the essentials of the art of memory; memorisation vs. critical thinking; and will relate these observations to note taking strategies. |
Mon. 27 Feb |
1-2pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Tues. 28 Feb |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Wed. 29 Feb |
1-2pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Mon. 5 Mar |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
Tues. 6 Mar
new |
11am-12pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 1 |
| Tues.6 Mar |
1-2pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 1 |
| Using references in assignments |
This learning skills class will clarify the use of referencing in assignments. Learn what referencing is; why it is important; and how to handle in-text citations and write reference list entries in Harvard and Vancouver styles. |
Thur. 1 Mar |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
Fri. 9 Mar
new |
12-1pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
| Fri. 9 Mar |
2-3pm |
HAL (Bld 30): Group Study Room 2 |
Registration essential via the Library class
booking system.
For more information email Clare Pitkethly. ->
Classes for engineering, information technology, science, medicine
and the health sciences
Please register online via the Library class booking system to enrol in the following classes. Use hargrave as
a keyword search or choose a phrase from the class name.
For further information about learning skills classes at Hargrave-Andrew,
or to arrange additional classes, contact:
For more classes, please see, Information research skills classes, tours and workshops at Hargrave-Andrew Library
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