Faculty Learning Advisers
Joondalup
Philip Marsh
Available: Tuesday–Thursday
Room: 2.469
Phone: +61 (0)8 6304 5233
E-mail: p.marsh@ecu.edu.au
Churchlands
Kaye Haddrill
Available: Tuesday and Wednesday
Room: 16.164
Phone: +61 (0)8 9273 8716
E-mail: k.haddrill@ecu.edu.au
The Learning Advisers can provide individual or group assistance, guest lectures, workshops and seminars, to both undergraduate, and postgraduate course work students in many aspects of study at University.
Student Skills Workshops
The Learning Advisers will be conducting Study Skills Workshops starting in Semester 1, 2008. Please watch faculty notice boards for details.
Tips for a Successful Start to University Study
- Case Studies (PDF 36KB)
- Directive Words in Essay Questions (PDF 23KB)
- Essay Writing (PDF 37KB)
- Learning Styles (PDF 36KB)
- The Literature Review (PDF 33KB)
- Post Writing (PDF 47KB)
- Referencing (PDF 40KB)
- Reporting Verbs in Academic Writing (PDF 19KB)
- Report Writing (PDF 43KB)
- Time Management (PDF 32KB)
- Weekly Study Planner (PDF 23KB)
Learning Resources
APA Referencing
- Australian Catholic University — APA Referencing
- Ballarat University — Citation and Referencing — APA style
Assessment Formats
Grammar, punctuation and expression
- Purdue University — Owl Online Writing Lab
- University of Toronto — Advice on Academic Writing
- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
- English Club
- Plain English Campaign
Effective Writing Skills
Exam Preparation
- Daily Study Checklist
- Exam Preparation Pretest
- Test Taking
- How-To-Study.com — A Strategy for taking Tests - DETER
Report writing
Literature reviews
Study skills
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