Higher degree research students program

Second series of seminars and workshops

As a result of feedback from students here are the details of two seminars on ‘The Writing Process’ that will be held at the Warrnambool campus on Wednesday 23 July, Room J. 2.20. An overview with an international focus will be discussed in the first session. The session following this will discuss strategies and skills of the first stage of incorporating the literature into the writing process. The second and third stage will be held at a later date.

Contact Dr. Margaret Kumar for registration via email: margaret.kumar@deakin.edu.au

Second series
Time	Seminar/Workshop
11.30am - 12.30pm	What is Referencing?
	This session discusses reasons as to why we should reference our academic work; the major types of referencing; issues of plagiarism and techniques in sourcing material and how to use them.
12.30pm	Lunch break
1.00pm – 2.00pm	What is a literature review?
	All HDR students are required to conduct a substantial review of literature to inform their research study. This seminar discusses the reasons for this requirement and discusses various strategies for incorporating this into your thesis.