Effective Reading Techniques for Researchers
Duration 0.5 days
Team Researcher Academy







This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy 

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target Audience: Researchers who want to learn how to increase their reading speed and learn how to manage their reading workload more effectively.

Course Description:

This workshop aims to help you learn the techniques of reading faster without significantly impacting comprehension.

The workshop is designed to:

1.   Improve your reading efficiency

2.   Find new ways of coping with the overload of reading material

3.   Gain confidence in selecting and prioritising your reading – especially when carrying out the literature review

This workshop will enable you to:

·       Assess your reading speed and level of comprehension

·       Apply techniques to increase your reading speed

·        Understand and retain more of what you read

·       Select a reading approach that matches the purpose for which you are reading

·       Use a process for extracting important information from long documents

·       Reflect on your own reading style and identify how you can continue to improve your reading efficiency.


Preparation:

Please bring some reading material to practice on during the session. This should be a 300-500 page textbook (to read on paper) and or 2/3 research papers (to read on screen or on paper).

*Please note that this course is only open to postgraduate research students and research staff.*

Due to the popularity of these courses, please only register if you can attend. Non-attendance will be reported and may jeopardise your ability to book on future Researcher Academy courses.

If the course if fully booked please add yourself to the waiting list and we will run more sessions.

Process: This workshop is highly interactive, engaging, informative and enjoyable.


Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Print off pre-requisite paperwork/ resources & bring them to the course (optional)
Bring your own laptop/ PC to the course (optional)
Access seminar room on campus
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course


Booking Conditions

Latecomer policy

Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment

When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.

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