This course explains the nature and the purpose of lab reports. It also sets out the conventions for structuring any report you produce and displaying its results in an effective manner. The course covers basic planning and presentation techniques used for many subjects.

This course shows you how to arrange your work on a page so that it is both effective and visually dynamic. It explains techniques for enhancing the content of your work by presenting it in an attractive manner. This course covers basic design principles which apply to all subjects.

This course shows you how to understand what plagiarism means - and how to avoid it in your work. It helps you to understand the rules for quoting from other people's work in your writing, and explains the relationship between plagiarism and copyright.

This course shows you how to plan, structure, organise, and deliver an effective presentation. It explains the techniques required for giving persuasive talks and demonstrations in any subject. All aspects of this course will help you to improve your communication skills.

This course show you how to understand and use correctly the academic conventions for referring to other people's work in your own writing. It explains both the UK standard and the Harvard style of referencing systems. The course offers clear guidance on one of the trickiest aspects of academic writing.

This course explains how to take efficient notes from spoken and written sources. It shows you how to compress and store information efficiently for later use. The course offers an important study skill which is suitable for use with all subjects.

This course shows you how to analyse questions, plan your work, and understand the stages of writing an essay. It explains each step in the process of writing an effective essay which meets academic standards. This course covers all the basic elements of academic writing skills.

This course shows you how to organise and prepare the content for a good, clear report. The principles it explains will help you to structure a piece of writing for any subject. The course is suitable for academic and non-academic writing.

This course shows you how to create web pages and display data in HTML format. It explains the principles of hypertext and shows you how to to make links between documents and connections with other information on the Internet. This course introduces you to the basic principles of web page design.