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    Study skills for university

    Our resources will help you with everything from reading to note-taking, and time management to exams.

    • Learning at university
      • Making useful study notes
      • Participating in tutorials
      • Learning in practical environments
      • Working in groups and teams
      • Collaborating and communicating online
    • Studying effectively
      • How to manage your time
    • Reading and note taking
      • Getting started
      • Approaching and evaluating a text
      • Strategies for effective reading
      • Developing your critical reading skills
      • Reading difficult material
    • Preparing for final assessments
      • Studying for final assessments
      • Completing final assessments
      • Understanding final assessment questions
      • Sample final assessment questions
      • Preparing a study timetable
  • Research & writing for assignments

    Research & writing for assignments

    University assignments are a big challenge, but we can guide you. Get help with all aspects of your assignment, from research to writing.

    • Understanding the assignment
      • Analysing the task requirements
      • Brainstorming and mind mapping
      • Developing research questions
      • Assignment direction words
    • Finding and evaluating information
      • Understanding what information you need
      • Where to search
      • How to search
      • Evaluating information
      • Quick guide to peer review
      • Developing a search strategy
    • Critical thinking
      • Reasoning
      • Identifying
      • Analysing
      • Evaluating
      • Reflecting
      • References
    • Writing
      • Features of academic writing
        • Using academic language
        • Establishing your position
        • Writing in your own ‘voice’
        • Using tentative language
      • Clear communication
        • Writing clear paragraphs
        • Writing clearly, concisely and precisely
        • Signposting
      • Paraphrasing, summarising and quoting
      • Editing and proof-reading your work
    • Assignment types
      • Annotated bibliography
      • Writing an essay
        • Structuring the essay
        • Writing the introduction
        • Writing body paragraphs
        • Writing the conclusion
        • Analysis vs description
        • Essay checklist
      • Stand-alone literature review
      • Oral presentation
      • Poster presentation
        • Selecting content
        • Designing the poster
        • Presenting effectively
    • Academic integrity and referencing
      • Academic integrity
        • What is academic integrity?
        • Plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating
        • Putting academic integrity into practice
        • Reference list
        • Further resources
      • Citing and referencing
        • About citing and referencing
        • What and when to cite and reference
        • How to cite and reference
        • Test your understanding
        • Reference list
      • Guide to referencing styles
  • Approaches to assignments in your faculty

    Approaches to assignments in your faculty

    Use our assignment structures and samples to find out how your peers approach their work, and what lecturers expect of you.

    • Art, Design and Architecture
      • Architecture assignment 1
      • Architecture assignment 2
      • Art History and Theory essay
      • Art History essay
      • Industrial design assignment
      • Visual analysis
    • Arts
      • Reflective writing in Arts
      • Literary Studies essays
        • Principles for writing a Literary Studies Essay
        • Steps for writing a Literary Studies essay
        • Sample Literary Studies essay
      • History essay
      • Writing philosophy essays
      • Writing an annotated bibliography
      • Writing an essay
      • Stand-alone literature review
      • Oral presentation
      • Poster presentation
    • Business and Economics
      • Sample Business and Economics reflective essay
        • Questions
        • Evaluate a reflective essay
      • Sample Business and Economics essay
        • The reference list
      • Writing an annotated bibliography
      • Stand-alone literature review
      • Note taking and summary notes
      • Oral presentation
      • Poster presentation
      • Studying business law
      • Writing case studies in Business and Economics
      • Business and Economics report writing
    • Education
      • Skills for writing in Education
      • Annotated essay
      • Reflective writing in Education
        • The structure of reflective writing
        • Reflecting on learning
        • Description vs. analysis
        • How to deepen the analysis
      • Annotated bibliography
      • Stand-alone literature review
      • Oral presentation
      • Poster presentation
    • Engineering
      • Writing an Engineering lab report
      • Sample Engineering lab report
      • Writing an Engineering technical report
        • The role of 'the literature'
        • Title page
        • Summary
        • Table of contents
        • Introduction
        • Body of the report
        • Conclusions and recommendations
        • References and appendices
      • The stand-alone literature review
      • The oral presentation
      • The poster presentation
    • Information Technology
      • IT report: approaching the task
      • IT report: structure
      • Reflective writing in IT
    • Law
      • Academic integrity for law
        • Why is academic integrity important?
        • What is academic integrity?
        • How can I study with integrity?
        • Test your understanding
        • Find out more
      • Case note assignment
        • Understanding case notes and marker expectations
        • Identifying the elements of a case note
        • Finding materials
        • Analysing materials
        • Better writing
        • Summary
    • Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
      • Health Sciences case report
      • Reflective writing and critical incidents
      • Writing the comparative report
      • Writing in Psychological Medicine
        • 1. Case history
        • 2. Mental state examination
        • 3. Physical examination
        • 4. Summary and diagnosis
        • 5. Formulation
        • 6. Management
      • Writing an annotated bibliography
      • Poster presentation
    • Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
      • Essay writing in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
      • Reflective practice in Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
        • Reflecting in Pharmacy
        • Reflecting in Pharmaceutical Science
    • Science
      • Writing a Science lab report
      • The stand-alone literature review
      • The annotated bibliography
      • The poster presentation
  • Graduate research & writing

    Graduate research & writing

    Are you working on a research project? Our step-by-step guide will take you through the process, from planning to writing and publishing.

    • Get started
      • Assessing your skills
      • Supervisor relationship
      • Planning and time management
      • Managing references and notes
      • Data management
    • Write the thesis
      • Writing a research proposal
      • Introduction to literature reviews
      • Writing a literature review
        • Selection
        • Argument
        • Structure
        • Process
        • Voice
      • Writing the thesis chapters
        • Writing about methods
        • Reporting and discussing your findings
        • Structuring a long text
      • Writing productively
      • Improving your editing skills
    • Publish your research
      • Writing an article
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