Charles Sturt University - Learning Skills

Self-help Resources

Academic Writing and Referencing

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Academic writing

Academic writing: an introductory tutorial 27 pages
Analyse the question 2 pages
APA Referencing Summary - a CSU guide to referencing based on the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) 15 pages
Case study: writing a response 2 pages
Introduction-Body-Conclusion 4 pages
References list - an example
Revising your draft paper 5 pages
Thinking critically: What does it mean? 3 pages
Why referencing is important 3 pages
Write an annotated bibliography 4 pages
Write a critical review 4 pages
Write a literature review 3 pages
Write a report 5 pages
Writing cohesively 2 pages

General study skills

Evaluate Internet resources
How to improve memory 8 pages
How to study effectively 6 pages
Mature student returning to study
What is my learning style?

Grammar & punctuation

Apostrophes
Capital letters
Colons and semi colons
Commas
Dashes, hyphens and brackets
Quotation marks

Self-management

Printable monthly calendar 2009: Excel document - download from an outside website
Printable wall planner 2009: Word document - download from an outside website
Self-motivation and time use
Time management: 4 pages
Weekly study planner
5 week planner

Policing students

Grammar and spelling resources

1000 Commonly misspelled policing words
Commonly confused words

Four spelling rules and exceptions
Hints for remembering troublesome words
List words in syllables
Strategies and apostrophes

Spelling exercises

Worksheets & Answer sheets