Honours Skills Workshops and Resources
The School of Languages , Cultures and Linguistics runs a series of Honours workshops in semesters 1 and 2 to help students write up their dissertation.
The School of Languages , Cultures and Linguistics runs a series of Honours workshops in semesters 1 and 2 to help students write up their dissertation.
Semester 2, 2009 Honours skills workshops
Using WORD to write a thesis
Topics covered in this workshop include:
* styles
* automatic example, table and section numbering
* automatic cross-referencing of examples, tables, sections
* automatically generating tables of contents
* page numbering for different sections
* automatically generating headers and footers
* etc.
Wednesday August 12, 2-4pm in S310
Language and Learning Online
Language and Learning Online is a collection of resources to students improve their academic performance. Resources include online tutorials, interactive exercises, and examples of writing.
For further information, please visit the following websites:
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/llonline/
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/
Library online tutorials and other useful links
Library online tutorials offer tutorials on information seeking skills and tools. You can learn how to find journal articles, evaluate what you find, do research on the internet, use Endnote and lots, lots more.
Further information can be found at the following websites:
http://www.lib.monash.edu/vl/
http://www.lib.monash.edu/tutorials/
The online resources and library collections webpage offers a wide range of tools, from electronic journals, reference tools, and various research collections:
http://www.lib.monash.edu/collections/
It’s also a good idea to visit your program’s website for additional resources and useful links. You can do this via the school’s homepage:
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/schools/lcl/
Previous Workshops - Handouts and Materials
- Using
MS Word to your advantage in Honours
(Dr Georgina Heydon, Language and Learning Services (Arts))- Download Notes:
- Overcoming Writer's Block: a workshop on strategies for conquering thesis anxiety
This workshop was designed to help you cope with some of the stresses and anxieties of writing a thesis, strategies to deal with the feeling of being overwhelmed by the job ahead, and help to conquer the biggest problem that faces students approaching a large written piece: writer's block.- View the Presentation (Powerpoint or Powerpoint Viewer required)
- Listen to the workshop (RealPlayer required)
- Writing a good thesis: structure, coherence, and the quest for the perfect introduction.
Focussing on the mechanics of writing and presentation.
You've done the research - well, some of it. Your supervisor may be saying "It's time to start writing". You may have started writing already.
But when you are told that examiners want 'coherent arguments', 'good organisation', 'clear structure', 'an engaging thesis', do you know what this means? And more importantly, do you know how to apply this to your writing?
This workshop provided some pointers on the 'craft' of writing an honours thesis.- Download Notes:
- Listen to the workshop (mp3 format):