Academic Writing Skills Study Day (ONLINE), Wed, 05/02/25, 9.15am-2.30pm
Delivered online via MS Teams
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Academic Writing Skills Study Day (ONLINE), Wed, 05/02/25, 9.15am-2.30pm
Delivered online via MS Teams
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
What you need to know
Target group
Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust staff ONLY on Clinical Academy or external courses
Overall aim
Staff learn to write an assignment at Level 6 with the support of online resources to find evidence-based literature.
Key areas
covered:
Introduction to the Day: Introductions | Overview of the day | Online etiquette
Writing Skills: Characteristics of academic writing | Characteristics of level 6 writing | Planning an assignment | Structure and content |Presenting evidence | Common errors
Plagiarism and
Referencing: Defining plagiarism | Consequences of plagiarism | Referencing materials within the text | Creating a reference list
BREAK
11:10 - 12:10
Introduction to Library
Resources: How to join the library | OpenAthens accounts | Electronic resources (including ejournals, e-books and databases)
Literature Searching: Planning a search | Combining search terms | Applying limits | Saving search strategies | Processing result
LUNCH
13:20 - 14:20
Introduction to critical appraisal
Final Questions and Closing
Remark
Preparatory task
An
OpenAthens login will be necessary to access the online resources after this session. To register for an
account go to: https://openathens.nice.org.uk/
Delivery
Delivered online on MS Teams.
Attendance advice
If after
registering for the workshop, you find you are unable to attend please cancel
your place using the link you were sent.