Aim to succeed in week three
This week is your time to start preparing for what your future might look like with the Careers of Tomorrow Festival. Click on the link to explore all the range of workshops and activities.
Event details
This week is your chance to brush up on your study skills and get familiar with the Curtin community by attending as many workshops and events happening throughout the week.
- Date
- Monday 17 to Saturday 22 August
- Time
- Varies per event
- Venue
- Curtin Perth and Online
- Cost
- Free to Curtin students
Catch up on O-Week.
Online O-Week sessions such as compulsory academic and general sessions are important to watch, so we’ve made some of the recordings and resources available online. If you missed a session, or just want a recap, visit the Orientation website now.
Monday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 9.30am | Careers For Tomorrow Festival (Visit the Careers For Tomorrow website) |
Online | All day |
| 9.30am | Note taking and making (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 2 hours |
| 12.30pm | Writing Essays (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1.5 hours |
| 12.30pm | Introductions to Statistics Pt 2 (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1.5 hours |
| 1pm | Student Employment- Optimising your employment opportunities (Register and join via Microsoft teams) |
Online | 1 hour |
Tuesday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 10am | Open House: Volunteering Q&A (Visit the Careers, Employment & Leadership Facebook page) |
Foyer of Building 101 | 2 hours |
| 12pm | Go Global Information Session (Register for a Go Global Information session) |
Online – Microsoft Teams | 1 hour |
| 12pm | Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1.5 hours |
| 2pm | Wrestling with APA referencing (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1 hour |
| 2pm | Wrestling with Chicago referencing (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1 hour |
| 4pm | Game Changers: Self-awareness (Register via UniHub) |
TBC | 2 hours |
| 6pm | Curtin Hockey Club Free Trials | Edinburgh Oval/Perth Hockey Stadium | 2 hours |
Wednesday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 10am | Open House: Job Spotlight (Visit the Careers, Employment & Leadership Facebook page) |
Foyer of Building 101 | 3 hours |
| 10am | Creative Thinking (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.510 | 1.5 hours |
| 10am | Introduction to NVivo Part 1 (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.6105 | 2 hours |
| 10am | Design Your Degree: Choose Your Major (Register via UniHub) |
Blackboard Collaborate | 2 hours |
| 12pm | Free Vinyasa Yoga for Students | Curtin Stadium Dome, Building 111 | 1 hour |
| 12.30pm | Mature Age Series 2/3 (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1.5 hours |
| 1pm | Student Accommodation Tips & Tricks: put your questions to our housing experts (Join us on Campus in Building 104, Room 101) |
104.101 (Next to Common Ground) | 30 mins |
| 3pm | Staying Motivated and on track Online (Registrations essential) | Online | 1 hour |
| 5.30pm | Getting Started with EndNote (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.6105 | 1.5 hours |
| 5.30pm | Free Group Outdoor Training | Edinburgh Oval/Perth Hockey Stadium | 1 hour |
Thursday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 9am | Getting Started with EndNote (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1 hour |
| 10am | Open House: Job Applications (Visit the Careers, Employment & Leadership Facebook page) |
Foyer of Building 101 | 3 hours |
| 11,.30am | Microsoft Excel Essentials Part 1 (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.6105 | 1 hour |
| 6pm | Curtin Hockey Club Free Trials (Try you skills at Hockey – Training times vary) |
Edinburgh Oval/Perth Hockey Stadium | 2 hours |
Friday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 10am | Tackling multiple choice tests (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1 hour |
| 10am | Video editing and polishing (Registrations essential) |
Online | 1.5 hours |
| 1pm | Exams and tests – start preparing now! (Registrations essential) | Library 105.412 | 1 hour |
| 1pm | Design Your Degree: Choose Your Major (Register via UniHub) |
Online – Blackboard Collaborate | 2 hours |
| 5.30pm | Free Group Outdoor Training | Outdoor Container, Edinburgh Oval South | 1 hour |
Saturday
| Start Time | Event | Location | Duration |
| 9am | Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1 hour |
| 10.45am | Wrestling with Referencing (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1.15 hours |
| 12.30pm | Searching for your assignment (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.412 | 1 hour |
| 1.45pm | Getting Started with EndNote (Registrations essential) |
Library 105.6105 | 1.5 hours |
*Times & venue subject to change, check UniHub for details.
Make sure you jump on to Curtin Challenge to complete Respectful Relationships – we’re encouraging all students to complete the program as soon as they can. Respectful Relationships is designed to help you understand all aspects of sexual harassment, sexual assault and consent. It will also equip you with important life skills to support you and those around you in your life as a student, and beyond graduation as you start or continue your career journey.
