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Study Skills
This section is intended to provide assistance with one of the most important areas involved in study, especially and that is 'study skills'.
What actually is included in that term varies, and can range from note taking to searching on the internet, but what this section will try to provide is content which will make gaining and using study skills easier. The materials, sources, advice and resources here are all freely available on the internet, and have been gathered together to try to provide the best of what is on offer
Online Tutorials.
BISSTO - Bolton Interactive Study Skills Tutorial Online. A really good resource, which describes itself as follows: 'This tutorial is designed to make studying easier and more effective, by equipping you with the necessary skills to succeed on your course. By working your way systematically through the modules you will improve your ability to study and produce high quality essays, assignments and dissertations. You will master basic skills, then progress to the level required for a final year project.
It is not necessary to work through the tutorial from beginning to end. You can choose to learn or enhance a particular skill as the need arises.
http://data.bolton.ac.uk/bissto/
Glasgow University Library Study skills tutorial at http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/Training/tilt/studyskills.shtml
Learning Scotland's study skills site, aimed at younger people, at http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/studyskills/index.asp
Downloadable Resources
Moving on
If you like to work from a booklet rather than web pages, this excellent publication may be for you. It was produced by Dr Jill Terry for the Collaborative Widening Participation Project (involving Coventry University, University Worcester and the University of Warwick), and is intended to 'help you to prepare for university and to be a confident student and successful student during your higher education experience'.
The 70 pages are well written and well constructed activities on topics such as :
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Preparation for Study
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Working with Others
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Academic Writing
The booklet is a large file (over 2 megabytes), but it is worth downloading.
Web-based Sources (arranged alphabetically)
Brunel University's Martin Greenhow has produced some excellent material on study skills, which is aimed at university study, but has sections which are relevant to many on items such as time management and reading. http://www.brunel.ac.uk/~mastmmg/ssguide/sshome.htm
Harvard Referencing
This is one of those areas which can give the most experienced writer problems, and these web sites are a selection which I feel deal with Harvard in ways which should help anyone, whatever their own approach to writing is. Browse the difference sources here, and choose the one which helps you the most.
Harvard Generator is a free tool that allows you to quickly and easily format references and sources in the correct Harvard Referencing Format http://www.harvardgenerator.com/
Harvard Referencing
From the University oif New South Wales http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/ref.html