Writing and Study Skills Support
Use the Communication Skills Centre to improve your skills and your grades. The Centre services are free and suitable for all CBS students; undergraduate, postgraduate, local and international.
Our services help students in four key skill areas:
- academic writing (eg, editing work, correct referencing, returning to study, essay structure)
- interpersonal communication (eg, confidence in oral presentations, meetings, understanding Australian slang)
- professional communication (eg, understanding job applications and CV's, successful job interview skills)
- study skills (eg, improvements in exam techniques, reading skills).
Services offered to students
The Centre provides the following free support services to CBS students:
- one-to-one consultations
- workshops and seminars on a range of topics from reading skills, time management, exam techniques to job interview preparation (see Workshop timetable).
- a nine-week academic writing course to improve writing skills (see Academic Writing and Grammar Class timetable).
- online information, examples, tips and hints in each of our four key areas:
- academic writing guide,
- interpersonal communication guide,
- professional communication guide, and
- study skills guide
- a weekly conversation class for students wanting to improve English language skills
- Highflyer: student notes for success.
- The Finer Points: Grammar notes for academic writing
