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ARC - Academic Resource Centre

The Academic Resource Centre (ARC) at KTH provides a wide range of services to support students in academic writing, mathematics, information retrieval, study techniques, and career development. From admission to graduation, ARC offers seminars, individual support, tutorials, and language cafes to enhance students' skills and confidence. ARC aims to become an integral part of educational activities at KTH.

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ARC - Academic Resource Centre

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  1. ARC - AcademicResource Centre Sara Akramy akramy@kth.se

  2. ARC - AcademicResource Centre • Pre-study 2011-2012 • To improve student retention • Support in subjects such as academic writing mathematics, information retrieval, study technique and career development. • Start, spring 2013

  3. ARC is placed … • ARC belongs to the ECE School (School of Education and Communication in Engineering Science) and consists of a coordinator and a working group • ARC is placed at the library

  4. Development Plan 2013 – 2017 • The Academic Resource Centre (ARC),introduced in 2012, should be developed into a well-established and integrated part of educational activities. It will consist of a wide range of services for the students; from admission to graduation. • ARC’s range of services will be easily accessible for all • KTH students at all campuses and on the Internet.

  5. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing: Seminars and individual support in / on: • Writing Process • Practicing oral presentation • Structure of texts • Language support in English and Swedish • Academic style

  6. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management (information retrieval, search strategies, databases, reference management, Open Access ...)

  7. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment: seminarsand individual coaching to help students feel confident when it is time to enter working life

  8. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • Language Café (at the Main Library): For sharinglanguage and culture. (neithera languagecourse nor a formal class) • Japanese speakers meet on Mondays • Spanish speakers on Tuesdays • Chinese and Swedish speakers on Wednesdays • German speakers on Thursdays • French and English speakers on Fridays

  9. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • LanguageCafé • Tandem LanguageLearning: Opportunitytobecomelearning partners withanotherstudent at KTH tolearn a new language.

  10. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • Language Café • Tandem Language Learning • Talking Books Centre: Support students withreadingimpairment

  11. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • Language Café • Tandem Language Learning • Talking Books Centre • Studytechnique: Seminars / workshop in order to improve students study skills.

  12. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • Language Café • Tandem Language Learning • Talking Books Centre • Studytechnique • Math & programming support in Swedish for graduate students (student-student)

  13. ARC support students in: • Academic Writing • Tutorialson information management • CareerDevelopment • Language Café • Tandem Language Learning • Talking Books Centre • Studytechnique • Math & programming support in Swedish for graduate students Lunch seminars (Tusedays & Thursdays).Weoffer a free sandwich! • Individual tutoring

  14. After 5 years… • Marketing ARC for: • Students • Teachers • Study counselors • Visible at student web • Students union newsletter • Presentation of ARC for first year students

  15. After5 years… • Autumnsemester: Focus on studytechnique, source criticism, reference management, support for students withdisabilities, careerdevelopment, languagelearning ... • Spring semester: • Focus on thesisprojects (bachelor and master): seminars on information management, academicwriting (structure, writing process, academic style…), presentation technique ... • An international long night against procrastination: The idea comes from Germany. There, students expressed the need for more support and advice on writing over a longer time, preferably throughout the night…In the Swedish version we offer lot of mini seminars, tutorials, and practical help with writing, information retrieval, reference management, oral presentation... (apprecierad by students).

  16. After5 years… • Doubled the number of participants • Good grades • ARC is now running well

  17. Seminars, Autumn 2017 • Tuesday19/9 – “Great habits – great students” - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Thursday 28/9 – Learn how to improve your pronunciation in English - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Thursday 5/10 – Structure your writing for clear communication - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Thursday 12/10 – Engineering across culture – the basic dos and don’ts - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Tuesday31/10 - Are you a creative engineer with new ideas? - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Thursday 9/11- Reference management software-Basic introduction - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Tuesday 14/11 – Career Development for Master students, step 1-5 (Nov) - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • Thusday7/12 - How can DiVA help you? Using KTH publication database in your studies - The South East Gallery, KTH Library • www.kth.se/arc

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