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The Learning Centre PowerPlus Intensive Programs on the Tuition Free Week

The PowerPlus Essay and PowerPlus Writing Intensive Programs are a series of free three-hour seminars from Tuesday 26th August to Friday 28th August 2008. The programs are held in Building 105 Room 153 (underneath the Library) unless otherwise indicated.

The PowerPlus Essay program is designed to facilitate both undergraduate and postgraduate students to organise, structure, and find focus for their essays. The program uses The Little Blue Writing Book - Essays which can be purchased from the Curtin Bookshop. Please note that you will need the book for the first class. The seminar runs from 9am to 12pm.

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The PowerPlus Writing program covers sentence structure, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and writing powerful sentences for academic and professional success. The program uses the The Little Red Writing Book - Better Sentences which can be purchased from the Curtin Bookshop. Please note that you will need the book for the first class. The seminar runs from 12.30 to 3.30pm.

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The Learning Centre - Pathfinder program starts Monday 11th August 2008 at 12pm

The Pathfinder program is a series of five two-hour seminars designed to help students make a successful transition to university study. If you enrol in this program you will work with facilitators to map out your individual approach to successful study. In the Pathfinder program you will learn about personal academic focus, motivation, building on strengths, defining goals, overcoming learning blocks, managing challenges, and trouble-shooting problems. You will be guided to develop your own strategies for successful learning that you will be able to use not only in your university course but in your professional career.

All seminars are held in Building 105 Room 153 (underneath the Library) unless otherwise indicated.

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Duty of Care: Where are the Boundaries? This conference explores a range of issues associated with our duty of care to students

The ANZSSA and ISANA annual Duty of Care conference is the major professional development event for staff in a range of student support roles - as well as being of interest to many teaching staff.

The 2008 conference includes a range of parallel sessions on topics such as: