Overview
Student Academic Skills Workshops provide academic advising on a specific topic in a group setting. These workshops focus on soft or transferable academic skills. These skills include time management, presentation and writing skills, note-making skills, and critical thinking skills. Soft academic skills also include more personal and interpersonal skills like creativity, self-motivation, adaptability, listening skills, communication (such as with your adviser or lecturer), being independent but also working effectively in groups, self-directedness, and many more.
Any student-facing department, association or centre may request a workshop from CTL. These include lecturers, program leaders, subject heads, students in a leadership role like SCC members, House Committee members, Academic Student Association Committee members, Peer Leaders, helpers and assistants, etc.
Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
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Assessment preparation
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Goal setting and time management skills
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Note-making
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Study strategies
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Memorising techniques
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Study habits for successful study
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Successful group work and conflict management
News
To set up a workshop for your students, contact your campus coordinator to discuss the right student academic skills workshop topic for you.
Training offered by other departments
Workshop Coordinators
Potchefstroom Campus
Vanderbijlpark Campus
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Mr Jan-Paul Viljoen
016 910 3036
janpaul.viljoen@nwu.ac.za
Building A14, Split level 3, Office SL321