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Issue no. 2 | 2021

Academic Writing Technicalities Workshop for

History Students

BY DR NUR DAYANA MOHAMED ARIFFIN

historical evidence and formulating research questions.
Technical points were gathered from students prior to the
workshop and addressed during the sessions in a series
of points and Q&A session.

Academic writing is a potent tool for intellectual
expression and professional development, and UM
students were encouraged to seek available opportunities
to hone their writing skills including participating in
relevant workshops and contributing articles to internal
and external platforms such as department bulletins.

According to the Chief of PSUM, Mr Rizqullah Al Bariq bin
were
Azmi, the students expressed that such workshops
crucial to their academic journey and expressed an
interest in a follow-up program in the near future. The
workshop ended at 12 noon.

Poster of Academic Writing Technicalities Workshop for
History Students

On Saturday, the 3rd of April 2021, Dr Nur Dayana
Mohamed Ariffin from the Department of History spent the
morning giving tips and coaching students on the
technicalities of academic writing.

Kerja
The workshop titled ‘Kursus Pendedahan Teknikal
Kursus Pelajar Jabatan Sejarah, Universiti Malaya’ was
attended by 57 students from the history undergraduate
program. Students had to pay RM2 for participation. The
money collected will be used by the organizers, the
Persatuan Sejarah UM (PSUM), for student aid or to fund
future programs.

The workshop, held from 9 am to 11 am, was conducted
online via Microsoft Teams, and followed by a session
spent on quizzing students on writing skills and historical
trivia using Google Form. In the spirit of camaraderie and
learning, the committee took the initiative to announce
and reward the winners. The five winners with the highest
scores were Nur Alyaa Syuhaidah binti Ahmad Kamil,
Darwisy Haikal bin Rasip, Rizqullah Al Bariq bin Azmi,
Nurul Hidayah binti Abu Bakar and Nur Syazana binti Mat
Radzay.

Dr Nur Dayana emphasized to the students the
Speaker with participants of the workshop met via Google Meet
importance of writing powerful arguments, using

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