Introduction to the Careers Service for ECS

Discusses the services that the Careers service provides for ECS students - and some that ECS provides too. The importance of developing a CV over time.

A guide to writing formal technical reports

A guide to writing formal technical reports for IT and CS students

How to Reference and Cite

How to Reference and Cite

Academic Integrity

Understanding what is meant by plagiarism. How to ensure that you are not accused of plagiarism or cheating. How to properly reference material you copy.

A survey of First Year Students on Arrival

Used to make students aware of the demographics of their cohort - and trends from previous years.

Voices for writing essays, reports, web pages, blogs etc.

Looks at the different ways we write for different audiences.

Creative Commons and 21st Century Distribution

Slides for a Level 3 Digital Practice and Theory lecture on using CC, promoting your work and ways to get it out there, some demonstration on the economic value of sharing.

Preparing an Annotated Bibliography and overview of the Data Protection Act

Slides used in lecture, explaining coursework and providing an introduction to the Data Protection Act. Students should use these resources as guidance for the forthcoming coursework (annotated bibliography). Like all materials you can expect slides to address issues which come up future assessment activities

Academic study skills guides for students with dyslexia

Six downloadable guides produced by Dyslexia Services covering: academic writing; dissertations; memory, revision and exam techniques; note taking and note making; organisation and time management; reading and research skills

Towards a Skills Audit: identifying your experience

A workshop session which looks at skills from an employers perspective. Slides plus link to Graduate Recruiters Association. Used in first small group class of info1010 - covers ground rules, career destinations, typical earnings,types of jobs and skills evaluation. Slides are reference for interactive discussions

CV Exemplar and Links

a pdf and word format document which level 1 students can use as an examplar or template for their CV. Also includes links to example CVs and sites which help of creating CVs

CV workshop - Projecting a professional image

Slides and activity sheets to accompany a set of practical workshop activities which help participants identify some of their individual skills, as the basis for a future coursework to produce a CV