Phillip Marais

As a professional lecturer and tutor, I find that tailoring sessions to the student is often the best approach. There are, however, always certain universals. For example, if you are pursuing a qualification in psychology, one of the most important skills - besides the content, of course - you can master is good academic writing. To this end, I will examine a sample of your writing and help you improve the quality thereof, in an iterative fashion designed to get you to where you want to go.

I am also a firm believer in the art of academia, and will likely provide short exercises for you to practice between sessions. These exercises are tailored to testing and practicing your skills but are entirely optional. I understand you have a workload you must focus on, and I do not want to negatively influence that. As much as I do love academia for the sake of academia, I also know that your marks are important to you. To help maintain and improve upon your marks, I will work through your assignments with you and help you - though I will obviously not do the assignment on your behalf.

In terms of the actual psychology side of things, I am fortunate enough to hold a master's degree therein. This means that even if it's not one of my personal favourites (cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, and research) I am more than capable of helping you understand the content. I will draw on real-life examples to fuel my explanations and am able to re-explain in a number of ways to help you understand the content.