Class timetables
Our various advisers each run different series within the overall timetable.
To browse by a specific adviser type (e.g. international student advice, maths advice, effective learning advice), visit our team page and choose the relevant adviser.
Semester 1 Colleges of Science & Engineering and MVLS Timetable
Semester 1 Colleges of Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences Timetable
Semester 1 classes
These are the classes scheduled during Semester 1, or available asynchronously.
Use the Moodle links to find lecture slides, class recordings, and other resources.
For all subjects
Academic Citizenship (for International Students)
This particular course will be led by the team of Effective Learning Advisers for International Students.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=27830
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Location |
| 24th September | 11:00-12:00 | Transitioning to Academic Study @UofG | How to successfully transition to new academic institutions by better understanding expectations and some strategies for effectively managing change. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 25th September | 11:00-12:00 | Becoming an Academic Reader | Strategies for effective academic reading to enhance learning, including how to select reading, manage reading time and read evaluatively. | James McCune Smith, Room 641 |
| 26th September | 11:00-12:00 | Ownership of Knoweldge and Avoiding Plagiarism | Explains the definitions of plagiarism at the University of Glasgow and how to avoid plagiarism in academic work. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 1st October | 11:00-12:00 | Understanding and Preparing for Assignments | How to effectively understand and fulfill assigment requirements. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 2nd October | 11:00-12:00 | Introduction to Being Critical | What does it mean to be critical and analytical in academic work and how to achieve this. | James McCune Smith, Room 641 |
| 3rd October | 11:00-12:00 | Academic Discourse | Explains academic discourse and discusses how to identify the ways your academic community communicates. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
Academic Community Workshops (for International Students)
This particular course will be led by the team of Effective Learning Advisers for International Students.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=27830
| Date | Time | Title | Description | Room |
| 8th October | 11:00-12:00 | Planning to get the most from your studies | Developing skills to effectively plan your time to complete assignments and study effectively wihile maintaining work-life balance. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 9th October | 11:00-12:00 | Becoming a Critical Reader | Developing skills to analytically read and evaluate academic texts. | James McCune Smith, Room 641 |
| 10th October | 11:00-12:00 | Incorporating Evidence in Academic Writing | How to incorporate evidence in academic assignments as a foundation for effective analyses and arguments. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 15th October | 11:00-12:00 | Reading for Language | How we can use our academic reading to develop and strengthen our academic writing, style and tone. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 16th October | 11:00-12:00 | Creating Context in Essay Writing | How to effectively contextualise and frame your academic work to strengthen its coherence and argumentation. | James McCune Smith, Room 641 |
| 17th October | 11:00-12:00 | Demonstrating Authority in Writing | Explores why and how to demonstrate your authority and credibility in your work to produce convincing assignments. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 22nd October | 11:00-12:00 | Constructing an Effective Argument | Developing skills to construct an effective argument in your academic writing. | Boyd Orr, Room 222 (Lecture Theatre 2) |
| 23rd October | 11:00-12:00 | You and Your Academic Development | Developing skills for furthering your development as a scholar in your field and academic problem-solving | James McCune Smith, Room 641 |
Maths Essentials (for any UofG student)
Aimed at Nat 5/GSCE level, this series will cover the essential maths skills needed for students who are required to do basic calculations in their studies or future work. This particular course will be led by the Maths Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and practice questions) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=46640
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30th Sep 10:00-11:00 |
Fractions, decimals and percentages |
This session covers fractions, percentages and decimals. |
Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 3rd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 7th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Rearranging Equations | This session covers basic algebraic manipulation of equations. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
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Thu 10th Oct |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 14th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Unit Conversions and Scientific Notation | This session covers unit conversions and scientific notation. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 17th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 21st Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Linear relationships | This session covers straight lines. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 24th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 28th Oct 10:00-11:00 |
Functions | This session covers what a function is and how to evaluate them. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 31st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 4th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Powers and Logarithms | This session covers powers and logarithms. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 7th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorials | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 11th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Basic Probability | This session covers basic probability. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 14th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 18th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Trigonometry | This session covers Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 21st Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Mon 25th Nov 10:00-11:00 |
Quadratics | This session covers parabolas. | Gilbert Scott 250 |
| Thu 28th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
Higher / A Level Maths Refreshers (for any UofG student)
This series will cover the maths skills needed for any student who has Higher (or A Level) Maths as a prerequisite for their course. This particular course will be led by the Maths Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any practice question) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=46897
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Graphs |
This series will cover the maths skills needed for any student who has Higher (or A Level) Maths as a prerequisite for their course. This session covers how to relate graphs to real world processes. |
Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 3rd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 8th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Algebra | This session covers algebraic manipulation, inequalities and simultaneous equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
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Thu 10th Oct |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 15th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Powers and Logarithms | This session covers powers and logarithms. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 17th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 22nd Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Straight Lines and Quadratics | This session covers straight line and quadratic equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 24th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 29th Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Functions | This session covers functions including composition and inverses. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 31st Oct 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 5th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Differentiation | This session covers differentiation, including optimisation. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 7th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorials | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 12th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Integration | This session covers the basics of integration. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 14th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 19th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Trigonometry | This session covers trig graphs, identities and how to solve trig equations. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 21st Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
| Tue 26th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Vectors | This session covers the basics of vectors including addition, scalar multiplication and the dot product. | Adam Smith Building 582 |
| Thu 28th Nov 15:00-16:00 |
Tutorial | Come along to this session to try out the skills you learned during this week's lecture, with help on hand if you have any questions. | Gilbert Scott 253 |
Graduate Numeracy (for any UofG student)
This particular course will be led by the Maths Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28th Oct 13:00 - 14:00 |
Workshop 1 - Percentages |
Are you applying for jobs? Graduate Numeracy tests (which are also called numerical reasoning tests) are used by many employers as part of the recruitment process for jobs and internships. The lectures are targeted at students who have done little or no maths in their degree, to give them the skills and the confidence needed to tackle the types of questions that arise. The workshops will be a chance to practice the skills demonstrated in the Graduate Numeracy session or to bring along any questions you have about the content. You should bring your own laptop or device with you. |
St Andrews Building 432 |
| Fri 1st Nov 11:00 - 12:00 |
Tutorial 1 - Percentages | Adam Smith Building 381 | |
| Mon 4th Nov 13:00 - 14:00 |
Workshop 2 - Ratios and Interpreting Graphs | St Andrews Building 432 | |
| Fri 8th Nov 11:00 - 12:00 |
Tutorial 2 - Ratios and Interpreting Graphs | Adam Smith Building 381 | |
| Mon 11th Nov 13:00 - 14:00 |
Workshop 3 - Tips for Speed | St Andrews Building 432 | |
| Fri 15th Nov 11:00 - 12:00 |
Tutorial 3 - Tips for Speed | Adam Smith Building 381 |
Maths Drop-Ins (for any UofG student)
> Moodle page for Maths & Stats advice - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date | Time | Venue | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30th Sept | 14:00-16:00 | All in Room 305 of McMillan Round Reading Room |
Open to any student with any maths question (other than Honours level mathematics courses). No booking required - just turn up with the problem you’re working on and your relevant course notes. |
| Mon 7th Oct | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 14th Oct | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 21st Oct | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 28th Oct | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 4th Nov | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 11th Nov | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 18th Nov | 14:00-16:00 | ||
| Mon 25th Nov | 14:00-16:00 |
There will be further maths drop-ins held in the run up to exams in December. Check back here for a more detailed timetable nearer the exam diet.
Introduction to Statistics (for any UofG Student)
This particular course will be led by the Statistics Adviser.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 2nd Oct 13:00 - 14:00 | Introduction to R - Part 1 | This series is for any student who will be working with data as part of their assignments, project, or dissertation. It will cover some fundamental concepts in statistics as well as how to use R Studio, a widely used statistical environment, to perform and present analyses. This first session introduces some of the basic functionality of R Studio. Bring your laptop with you to follow along! | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 9th Oct 13:00 - 14:00 | Introduction to R - Part 2 | In the second session of this series, we will become more comfortable with R Studio and use it to create impactful graphs and predictive models. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 16th Oct 13:00 - 14:00 | Descriptive Statistics | The third session in this series looks at what information we can draw immediately from our data, while still painting a more complete picture than a simple average. We will cover measures of central tendencies, dispersion, and position. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 23rd Oct 13:00 - 14:00 | Probability | To certainly give students a better chance of answering the question "how likely was that?", our fourth session covers the basic rules of probability, as well as both discrete and continuous probability distributions. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 30th Oct 13:00 - 14:00 | Hypothesis Testing | This fifth session will cover hypothesis testing, which is used to draw conclusions about a whole population from a sample of data, e.g. how can news outlets call an election with only a fraction of the votes tallied? We will discuss how to choose the null and alternative hypothesis, and which distributions to use. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 6th Nov 13:00 - 14:00 | Simple and Multiple Linear Regression | This sixth session will discuss the relationship, or more precisely the correlation, between variables, and how to describe these relationships using simple and multiple linear regression. We will use R to generate a best fit line to pairwise ordered data, and then also generate a more complex linear model. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 13th Nov 13:00 - 14:00 | Logistic and Multinomial Regression | Does the amount of time a student spends studying increase the probability of passing their course, and if so, what’s my probability of passing if I spend x hours studying? This session will show how this can be answered using logistic regression, and how this can be implemented in R. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
| Wed 20th Nov 13:00 - 14:00 | Flexible Regression | Sometimes a linear model won’t be appropriate to model the data we have and we have to instead use a flexible yet smooth curve. The last of our sessions will show how to create a flexible regression model using the R package “mgcv”. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 507 |
Stats Drop-Ins (for any UofG student)
> Moodle page for Maths & Stats advice - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date | Time | Venue | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 25th Oct | 10:00-11:00 | All in St Andrews Building 202 |
Open to students with any statistics question (other than Honours level statistics courses). Come in for help with theory or issues with statistical software. No booking required. |
| Fri 15th Nov | 10:00-11:00 | ||
| Fri 29th Nov | 10:00-11:00 |
Colleges of MVLS / Science & Engineering
Science Dissertation Writing
This particular course will be led jointly by the Effective Learning Advisers for MVLS and for Science & Engineering.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=12843
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30th Sept 11:00 - 12:00 |
Your Dissertation from Beginning to End | This class examines what the whole dissertation process looks like, from choosing a title to handing in your finished product. | Adam Smith Building 584 | |
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Mon 7th Oct |
Writing a Literature Review | This class will explore the process of finding and critically analysing journal articles, as well as how to incorporate academic literature into your writing. | Adam Smith Building 584 | |
| Mon 14th Oct 11:00 - 12:00 |
Developing a Methodology | We outline things to consider when designing your research methods and discuss how to write your methods chapter. | Adam Smith Building 584 | |
| Mon 21st Oct 11:00 - 12:00 |
Presenting your Findings | This class looks at the most effective way of discussing your data and writing about your results in the context of your field. | Adam Smith Building 584 | |
| Mon 28th Oct 11:00 - 12:00 |
Editing and Proofreading | The class looks at the stages of editing and proofreading that you need to complete in order to achieve a polished and professional dissertation. | Adam Smith Building 584 | |
Science Writing: Advanced Criticality
This particular course will be led jointly by the Effective Learning Advisers for MVLS and for Science & Engineering.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10315
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 9th Oct 12:00 - 13:00 |
Sourcing Evidence from the Literature | We will look at how to get the most out of academic databases, and what to look for when sourcing evidence from the literature. | 5 The Square 330 |
| Wed 16th Oct 12:00 - 13:00 |
Critical Reading | This class explores the next stage of critical analysis: reading your sources. We look at the questions you should ask and ways of keeping your records organised. | 5 The Square 330 |
| Wed 23rd Oct 12:00 - 13:00 |
Writing a Critical Review | In this class, we focus on how to structure and write a critical review of a single study. | 5 The Square 330 |
| Wed 30th Oct 12:00 - 13:00 |
Writing a Literature Review | This class looks at putting together a review of several studies that address a common topic. | 5 The Square 330 |
Communicating Science
This particular course will be led jointly by the Effective Learning Advisers for MVLS and for Science & Engineering.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=12927
| Date & Time | Title | Description | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10th Oct 13:00-14:00 |
Academic presentations | This class covers designing and delivering an academic slideshow using Microsoft PowerPoint. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 630 |
| Thu 17th Oct 13:00-14:00 |
Academic posters | We'll look at some academic poster examples, as well as how to present one at an event (either in-class or at a conference) and how to manage audience questions. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 630 |
| Thu 24th Oct 13:00-14:00 |
Presenting data | This class looks at making tables and figures clear, and techniques to deconstruct dense visual data to highlight the most important parts to your audience. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 630 |
| Thu 31st Oct 13:00-14:00 |
Defining your audience | We'll look at the different levels of science literacy you might expect across audiences (peers, experts, public), and how to cater to those differences. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 630 |
| Thu 7th Nov 13:00-14:00 |
Persuasion, argumentation, and rhetoric | This class looks at techniques to communicate the meaning of data - e.g. analogy, demonstration, infographic, common misunderstanding, etc. | James McCune Smith Learning Hub 630 |
Assessments and Academic Development
> Moodle page for this series - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10317
This is an asynchronous resource which you can access anytime.
| Title | Description |
| Lectures, labs, and tutorials | We discuss how to approach your classes in a strategic way so that you get the most out this valuable time with your lecturers. |
| Working in groups | Group work is an integral part of many degree courses. This class will show you how to get the most out of assessed and informal group work. |
| Exam revision strategies | We will show you the best revision strategies, and how to combine them to the best effect in the weeks before an exam. |
| Avoiding procrastination | Procrastination is normal! But this class will help if you feel that it is getting in the way of your studies. |
Science Writing: Fundamentals
> Moodle page for this series - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10316
This is an asynchronous course which you can access anytime. There are no live classes.
| Title | Description |
| Planning and structuring an essay | A well structured essay will ensure that your writing is clear and concise with logical flow. In this class, we'll look at how to plan your essay and structure your argument. |
| Lab report writing | A lab report usually follows a standard format, with each section of the report fulfilling a unique job. We'll work through these sections and tell you what the expectations are for each. |
| Reflective writing | In many science degrees (particularly in clinical subjects) you are required to reflect on your practice and communicate your learning. We'll look at how to write reflectively for an academic audience. |
| Referencing and plagiarism | This class will show you how to cite according to the University's requirements so that your writing is professional and credible. |
Lab Calculation Refresher Sessions
> Moodle page for Maths & Stats advice - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=140
| Date | Time | Venue | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 30th Sep | 11:00-12:00 | Joseph Black Building C407 |
These sessions cover the common calculations needed for lab experiements, such as how to dilute a stock solution to the correct concentration. The three sessions are all the same. |
| Wed 2nd Oct | 17:00-18:00 | Zoom | |
| Mon 25th Nov | 11:00-12:00 | Joseph Black Building C407 |
College of Social Sciences / Arts & Humanities
Essay Writing
Our Essay Writing course is designed to give you a step-by-step guide on how to write a successful essay in the Social Sciences or the Arts & Humanities. This course will run once in Semester 1 and again in Semester 2.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10314
| Date | Time | Class | Class Description | Building Name (in-person class)/ Zoom Link (online class) |
| Thursday 3rd October | 12:00-13:00 | Understanding ILOs & interpreting essay questions | This class covers the importance of Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) and how to deconstruct and interpret essay questions | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 10th October | 12:00-13:00 | Researching your essay | This class focuses on how to identify and review academic literature for your essay. | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 17th October | 12:00-13:00 | Planning your essay | This class explores how to create an effective plan to write your essay assignments successfully. | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 24th October | 12:00-13:00 | Building your essay's argument | This class discusses what we understand by an argument, and what are its main distinctive features. | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 31st October | 12:00-13:00 | Structuring your essay | This class explores different ways to structure your essay to make sure it is organised around a central and coherent argument. | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 7th November | 12:00-13:00 | Referencing your essay | This class discusses why we reference in academia and how to reference your essay. | James Watt: 375 LT |
| Thursday 14th November | 12:00-13:00 | Editing your essay | This class focuses on the editorial process: how to go from a first draft to the final submission. | James Watt: 375 LT |
Advanced Criticality
This course covers what do we mean by being critical in your academic work, a key skill in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences. The course introduces you to the key strategies to becoming a critical reader and writer. This course will run twice in Semester 1.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=24318
| Date | Time | Class | Class Description | Room No. (in-person class)/ Zoom Link (online class) |
| Tuesday 15th October | 13:00-14:00 | Critical Research as a Process | This class discusses defining the scope of your research question, critically reviewing your reading, and synthesising your research. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
| Wednesday 16th October | 13:00-14:00 | Using Evidence in Your Writing | This class explains the purpose of evidence and how to employ it in your assignments. | Adam Smith Building: 587 |
| Tuesday 22nd October | 13:00-14:00 | Using Theory in Your Assignments | This class focuses on the purpose of theory in the Arts & Humanities and the Social Sciences, and how to use it in your writing. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
| Wednesday 23rd October | 13:00-14:00 | Building Arguments I | This class discusses what is argumentation, its purpose in academia, and what are some of its defining elements. | Adam Smith Building: 587 |
| Tuesday 29th October | 13:00-14:00 | Building Arguments II | This class explores the different levels of argumentation in written assignments and how to build a coherent and cohesive argumentative piece of writing. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
| Tuesday 5th November | 13:00-14:00 | Critical Research as a Process (repeat) | This class discusses defining the scope of your research question, critically reviewing your reading, and synthesising your research. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
| Wednesday 6th November | 13:00-14:00 | Using Evidence in Your Writing (repeat) | This class explains the purpose of evidence and how to employ it in your assignments. | Adam Smith Building: 587 |
| Tuesday 12th November | 13:00-14:00 | Using Theory in Your Assignments (repeat) | This class focuses on the purpose of theory in the Arts & Humanities and the Social Sciences, and how to use it in your writing. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
| Wednesday 13th November | 13:00-14:00 | Building Arguments I (repeat) | This class discusses what is argumentation, its purpose in academia, and what are some of its defining elements. | Adam Smith Building: 587 |
| Tuesday 19th November | 13:00-14:00 | Building Arguments II (repeat) | This class explores the different levels of argumentation in written assignments and how to build a coherent and cohesive argumentative piece of writing. | 42 Bute Gardens: 916 LT |
Dissertation Development
This course walks you through the process of writing a dissertation for the Arts & Humanities or the Social Sciences. The course consists of a combination of lectures and workshops where you will have a chance to practice the skills you learn. This course runs throughout the end of Semester 1 and Semester 2.
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings) - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=2464
| Date | Time | Class | Class Description | Building Name (in-person class)/ Zoom Link (online class) |
| Monday 18th November | 12:00-13:00 | From research topic to research question | This class focuses on first finding a dissertation topic, and then turning this topic into a research question you can answer in your dissertation. | Gilbert Scott: 466 LT |
| Friday 22nd November | 11:00-12:00 | Workshop #1 | This workshop offers you a space to think about your research topic and practice turning your topic into a productive research question | For more details and to sign up to attend this workshop, click here. |
| Monday 25th November | 12:00-13:00 | Organising your research | This class explains what it means to create a research space and discusses methods for organising your research. | Gilbert Scott: 466 LT |
| Friday 29th November | 11:00-12:00 | Workshop #2 | This workshop gives you an opportunity to consider how to build a research space for your project and how you should organise your research materials. | For more details and to sign up to attend this workshop, click here. |
| Monday 2nd December | 12:00-13:00 | Creating a Research Project | This class discusses how to effectively manage your dissertation as a research project throughout all key dissertation stages. | Gilbert Scott: 466 LT |
| Friday 6th December | 11:00-12:00 | Workshop #3 | This workshop offers you a change to build your own research plan with the help of some expert facilitators. | For more details and to sign up to attend this workshop, click here. |
Academic Development
> Moodle page for this series - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=10312
Our Academic Development course includes resources and recordings on how to become an effective independent learner, studying for exams, carrying out effective group work, among other key skills you will need to master in your degrees.
| Session Title |
| Studying at the University of Glasgow |
| Learning Independently |
| Working in Groups |
| Presenting Effectivley |
| Reflecting and Revising for Assessment |
| Statistics for Art & Humanities and Social Sciences |
Mastering Academic Writing
> Moodle page for this series - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=12516
Our Mastering Academic Writing course consists of a series of resources and recorded lectures for those wanting to fine-tune their writing skills to an advanced level.
| Session Title |
| Explaining Yourself in Writing |
| Grammar in Writing |
| Sentence Structure in Writing |
| Logic and Flow in Writing |
| Formality in Writing |
Key Concepts in the Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences
> Moodle page for this series - https://moodle.gla.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=41660
This course introduces students in the Arts & Humanities and the Social Sciences to some of the fundamental concepts they will encounter throughout their degree, no matter what they are studying. The course is lecture-based, and classes will run in Semester 2.
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