In this workshop you will learn concepts and strategies for appraising and refining your own writing efforts. Understanding how to write for clarity, cohesion and the logical flow of information is a vital skill if you are to successfully meet your readers’ expectations.
Feedback from 2023 participants includes:
“It was a fantastic class. Absolutely all the contents will be of great help to write and structure my thesis document in a better way.”
“Great materials provided. The instructor also spent time helping individuals to create and refine their research statement/ headlines.”
“David worked through a great number of examples on how to structure a piece of writing and to refine it. I found the titles section particularly helpful, to see how striking a title can be when just written in the appropriate manner.”
The speakers are from the Learning Advisors team of Student Services. Formerly called Writing to meet your readers' expectations and Cohesion, Linking and Flow in your writing.
About Writing skills
The ability to write well is critical to success in your research degree and a ‘top 10’ skill sought by employers. Learning the strategies for good writing will help you write efficiently. Knowing not only what to write, but how to write it for a particular audience, will help you communicate your research effectively.
Useful links
- UQ Academic Writing [online at UQ]
- Improving writing through corpora [online at UQ]
- Getting started with a literature review (Library)
- Getting started with a Systematic Review (Library)