The ALC has developed a series of handouts for UM students. The handouts are available in pdf format for students/faculty/staff to print. Feel free to use and duplicate these resources, provided you print the pages in their original format and credit UM's Academic Learning Centre as author. If you have any questions regarding the handouts or their use, contact miriam_unruh@umanitoba.ca.
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For handouts on the following topics, click the topic or scroll down.
Academic Writing | Grammar | Tests / Exams | Reading | Learning & Memory | Note Taking | Oral Presentations | Time Management
Academic Writing | top
Citing Secondary or Indirect Sources
Chicago Style of Documentation
Sample Paper Outline
Sample Paper Outline Blank
Thesis Statement Development by Formula
Verbs Describing Author's Attitude
Grammar | top
Restrictive vs. Non-restrictive Clauses
Tests / Exams | top
Concept Words Used in Essay Questions
Tips on Taking Multiple Choice Exams
Reading | top
Summary of SQ3R Reading Strategy
Learning & Memory | top
Tips for Improving Concentration
Ten Study Traps and How to Get Out of Those Traps NEW!!!
Note Taking | top
The Cornell Note-taking System
Using Online Lecture Notes NEW!!!
Oral Presentations | top
Preparing an Oral Presentation
Sample Oral Presentation Timeline
Time Management | top
Fall and Winter 2013-2014 Schedules