Academic language and learning support for research students

The Faculty of Engineering has a research student academic support lecturer, Jane Moodie, who assists all research students to develop the skills to report their research. Teaching is provided on aspects of communicating research in research proposals and research reports, in literature reviews, in conference and journal papers, and in seminar presentations and the thesis.

Teaching is provided in classes and in individual tutorials.

Classes

Getting the Fundamentals

• a series of seminars for all research students during the first year as a research student. (pdf, 58kb)

Developing your Research Communication Skills

• research writing development groups for research students particularly from non-English speaking backgrounds
  • Grammar 1 for postgraduates (pdf, 45kb)
  • Grammar 2 for postgraduates (pdf, 43kb)
  • Writing a literature review (pdf, 44kb)
  • Writing a research paper (pdf, 44kb)
    
    
• spoken English language classes for students from non-English speaking backgrounds

Writing the Thesis

• a series of seminars for all research students preparing to write the thesis (pdf, 49kb)

Individual tutorials

Tutorials are provided for students in need of intensive support. Please make an appointment with Jane Moodie.

For more information contact

Jane Moodie, Research Student Academic Support Lecturer
Location: B72 room 220
phone: 99055488
email: academic.support@eng.monash.edu.au or Jane.Moodie@eng.monash.edu.au