The Study Skills Handbook (Palgrave Study Skills)

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Look at the verbs as these will indicate both what the content of your answer should be and the process or method you should adopt to provide that information. The following table outlines some common problems in group work and different strategies for managing them. Therefore, although you are encouraged to discuss your work during the preparation stages, you are discouraged from swapping or showing your colleagues final versions of assignments. If you are an international student, then you may find the Study Skills Guide for international students useful. BJL Present: Tom, Bushra, Sam, Jane, Anne, Muhammid Apologies: Takako (hospital appointment) 1 Notes of last meeting – everyone agreed with them.

Skimming involves using the index to check the contents of the information sources and then surfing through specific sections or chapters. Your lecturers may provide you with additional reading materials during a lecture or through eBridge.Use the corporate author, if there is one – for example, BBC Newsnight, or the name of the newspaper or magazine where the article you are quoting from or citing is not signed. This includes the reassessment period, which should also be kept free in case you have to resit an examination or resubmit a piece of written work. If you are writing a dissertation then it is important that you double check the presentation requirements given in your handbook. Nentwich, Michael, (1996), ‘Opportunity structures for citizens’ participation: the case of the European union’, in European Integration online Papers (EioP), Vol. This is helpful as if you find that you are short of time then you can stick to the ‘essential ingredients’ and if you find that you have some ‘spare’ time then you can develop the ‘decorative ingredients’.

selecting ‘past examination papers’ and then by choosing either ‘Business School’ if you are based in Hull or ‘Scarborough Management Centre’ if you are based in Scarborough. Introduction The introduction should state your interpretation of the title and demonstrate that you understand it by outlining the way in which you intend to answer it.It is worth talking about it in the group and deciding how you are going to organise yourselves and work together. Learning is an active process and you are expected to engage in it during seminars, tutorials and private study sessions. The assessment weighting for each module varies: some examinations may only amount to 20% of the assessment weighting; most will be 50%; and some may be 100% weighting. g. how often do you want to meet, what will you do if someone cannot attend, how will you record meetings?

If a student doesn’t contribute to group work then it is appropriate for the group to inform the tutor. You do not need to put a page reference for any particular detail or quotation in your list of references. Based on the third floor of the students’ union building, which is accessible either by staircase or lift. In an on-line environment you need to be very sensitive to the feelings of others as there are no visual cues as to how someone is responding to your comments. It is also worth noting that, due to unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances, the arrangements for some examinations may change.There are very few excuses that will be accepted for late or non-submission of assignments (see your Programme Handbook or ‘Guidelines for Mitigating Circumstances and Absence from Examinations and Coursework Extensions with Good Cause’ available in the University Student Handbook). Your tutor will be able to identify from the content of your assignment whether or not you have referred to that source.

Strategies for managing this include: meeting on neutral territory, sharing leadership and co-ordination roles by taking turns, making sure that everyone has a turn. g. print out your work well in advance of the hand-in time so that you are not caught out by last minute technical problems.If you have prepared it thoroughly you will have enough time to cover all that you need to in the given time.