At MRC, we offer academic skills training to international students who require assistance with learning the academic conventions and standards used in the UK in

order to improve their academic skills and perform very well in their essays, exams and dissertation. These courses will also deliver to the participants excellent

transferable skills which could be harnessed further in preparation for further post-graduate study, and the workplace.

The courses cover the following:

• Lectures, Note Taking and Note Making
• Critical Reading Skills
• Essay Writing Skills
• Planning and Managing a Writing Project
• Effective Use of the Library and Online Data Sources
• Avoiding Plagiarism
• Critical Analysis
• Referencing and Citation Conventions
• Exam Revision Skills
• Research Methods in Business and Social Sciences
• Conference Presentation Skills
• Report Writing Skills