This practical session will walk you through the editing process where you will review your assignment draft and identify any improvements you might make.

Who it’s for: This session is designed for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate taught (PGT) students who have a fairly complete assignment draft and are looking to develop this ahead of submission. During busy periods, it can be difficult to get a 1-1 appointment with the Academic Skills Team to review work ahead of deadlines. Editing masterclass thus covers the same material that an editing-focused 1-1 appointment would.

What it’ll cover: The session will introduce, and allow you to practice strategies to help review your structure and writing style, and to assess the level of criticality in your own work.  

What you’ll need: The draft of the assignment you’re currently working on. The session will walk you through strategies that you can apply outside of the session but will also provide opportunities for you to do some editing in the session, too. If you’re working on more than one assignment, you may wish to bring one along to work on in the session and think about how you might apply the strategies to the others later on.