How to study : practical tips for university students /
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Table of Contents:
- Managing your learning
- Wanting to learn
- Needing to learn
- Learning by doing
- Learning from feedback
- Making sense of things - 'digesting'
- Taking charge of your studies
- Managing your time
- Getting started
- Take charge of your syllabus
- Lectures, labs, computers, portfolios, and so on
- Don't just take notes, make notes
- Making the most of handout materials
- Keeping on top of practical work
- Using print-based open learning materials
- Keeping on top of your emails
- Computer conferencing
- Getting to know your word-processor
- Making it training work for you
- Getting your reflections onto paper
- Building your portfolio
- Planning that essay
- Shaping that essay
- Drafting and re-drafting that essay
- "I've started, so i'll finish"
- Getting it back marked
- Giving due credit
- Preparing your presentation
- Preparing your visual aids
- Practising your presentation
- Performing on the day
- Ups and downs
- Peaks and troughs
- Managing disappointments
- Recovering from a disappointment
- Overcoming problems
- Getting out of trouble
- Revision, getting your act together
- What will your exams really measure?
- Making your own question bank
- Using your question bank
- Putting revision into perspective
- Planning your revision timetable
- Getting started with your revision
- Revision processes
- Some final tips on last-minute revision
- Before, during and after
- Just before an exam
- Those first few minutes
- Answering questions to score marks
- Essays in exams
- Calculations and problems
- Towards the end of each exam
- After an exam
- Open-book exams
- "Seen" written exams
- Multiple-choice exams
- Preparing for your re-sit
- Job-hunting
- Writing your curriculum vitae
- Choosing and using your referees
- Application forms
- Writing a letter of application
- Preparing for an interview
- Giving a good interview
- After an interview
- Final words.