1. GRASP - Graduate Research Advanced Skills Program
The Graduate Research Advanced Skills Program (GRASP) facilitated by the Curtin University Library aims to enable students to
take control of their research project from the beginning
develop transferable skills in searching, reading, thinking and writing
produce a first class research outcome for both the student and the university.
For information about GRASP contact Dr Michael Seats:

2. GRASP - Graduate Research Advanced Skills Program
CANDIDACY PROPOSAL SERIES (March 1 – 27)
Purpose & structure of your candidacy proposal
Developing & refining your research questions
Methodology and methods
Integrating sources: searching, selecting, summarising and synthesising
The literature review: finding your scholarly voice and developing an argument
BOOKINGS:

3. GRASP - Graduate Research Advanced Skills Program
RESEARCH WRITING SERIES (April 5-30)
Argument in research writing
Being critical in research writing
Better sentences in research writing
Better paragraphs in research writing
BOOKINGS:

4. GRASP - Graduate Research Advanced Skills Program
RESEARCH WRITING: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTATIONS
30 minutes, face-to-face
Send writing excerpt before consultation
Beginning in April
More information to follow…

5. ONLINE RESOURCES & SKILLS WORKSOPS Betters Sentences Better Grammar
Better Writing:
Reflective Writing
Report Writing
Laboratory Reports
Scientific Reports
MS-Word: managing long documents
Critical Thinking
Time Management
Better Referencing
Book workshops at:
Check online programs at:

6. Faculty English Language Development Coordinators
Each Curtin faculty has a qualified and experienced English Language Development (FELD)
Coordinator, who is responsible for designing and delivering discipline-aligned
English language development.
Curtin Business School: Dr Janine Rutledge (Tel: ,
Health Sciences: Dr Maggie McAlinden (Tel: ,
Humanities: Dr Trish Dooey (Tel: ,
Science and Engineering: Dr Reva Ramiah (Tel: ,