Please find below an update of the Academic Skills provision in Autumn term:
Useful online Practical Guides
- Academic writing provides advice and guidance on all aspects of academic writing.
- Referencing Style Guide contains advice and examples of referencing styles.
- Maths Skills Centre has resources on statistical analysis, maths topics, guidance on choosing statistical tests and numerical reasoning.
Workshops
- The Academic Skills Community offers a free schedule of workshops open to all.
- Statistics Workshops – details on the Maths Skills Centre Practical Guide
- Full workshop list is also found on the Digital Skills Training guide.
Get creative!
The Library’s new Creativity Lab is holding workshops on how to use 3D printers and Virtual Reality – whether you want to make something for a project or just want to have a go, come to our workshops.
Thur 3 Nov, 2-4pm (Creativity Lab LFA/103, Harry Fairhurst Building) – Introduction to Virtual Reality
Wed 30 Nov, 2.30-4.30pm (online) – Developing digital projects and getting started with 3D and VR
One to one appointments
Writing Centre – guidance on academic writing
Study Coaching – discuss successful study strategies and skills
The Maths Skills Centre
- A guide to statistical analysis, maths topics, guidance on choosing statistical tests and numerical reasoning.
- Workshops on Numerical Reasoning, SPSS, STATA and RStudio – see forthcoming training sessions.
- The Essential Spreadsheets practical guide is a great resource.
- We also have a practical guide all about coding.
- Working with data can be tricky, but this working with data guide will help you out.
- We also offer free, confidential 1-to-1 appointments with a specialist tutor if you need statistics advice (these can be in person or online).
- (Can’t book or find a suitable time? Email maths-skills-centre@york.ac.uk with your available times and we will try to help.)