Study skills websites
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Academic referencing
Department of Learning Resources, University of Wolverhampton
Details of Harvard Style and Oxford referencing systems.
Improve Your Coursework, Glasgow Caledonian University
A guide to two forms of citation (Harvard and Numeric). This website also has sections on academic writing and avoiding plagiarism.
Managing study
Department of Learning Resources, University of Wolverhampton
Includes excellent guidelines on getting organised and time management as well as other study skills.
Organisation and time-management
University of Surrey, Skills Unit Pack, Improving Own Learning and Performance
Information on planning and reviewing, learning styles time-management, a self-assessment audit, and more.
Department of Learning Resources, University of Wolverhampton
Includes excellent guidelines on getting organised and time management.
MindTools - Essential skills for an excellent career
There is quite a lot of advertising on this commercial site, but there are some good tools and techniques for concept mapping, time management and more.
California Polytechnic State University, Academic Skills Center
Lots of online and printable information on time management as well as other study skills such as note taking and test preparation.
Writing exams, essays and dissertations
Student Skills Centre, University of Teesside
This site covers exams and essay writing, including example essays and what is and is not plagiarism.
Graduate Skills for Humanities from University of Hertfordshire
This website encourages you to think about the skills needed to write a good essay. A Pass and a Fail essay are displayed with tutor comments for you to see. You can also take part in some activities designed to improve your writing skills.
The Writing Centre, University of North Carolina
This website gives good, practical advice on starting, drafting, and completing your dissertation.
Teaching and Learning Development, Edge Hill
Practical advice about researching and writing a dissertation in seven steps.
Writing lab reports
University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Chemistry
Tips on how to write a chemistry lab report, but these guidelines apply to all scientific lab reports. They include a brief explanation of the different parts of a report, how to present data in tables, doing calculations and uncertainty analysis, and how to write the results and discussion section. This site has lots more information of interest to chemistry students, including sections on lab safety, preparing for labs, and much more.
University of Surrey, Skills Unit Pack, Communications
This site gives detailed guidelines on report writing for both higher education and work. In addition to the section on report writing, there are also sections on:
- The communication cycle
- Gathering information
- Essay writing
- Oral presentations
- Communicating electronically
- Improving one's own learning, use of English, and more
Use of English - grammar, spelling, punctuation
Open University - The 'Tools' of Writing
Detailed information on grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary, including online practice exercises. This site also includes sections on academic writing and assessing your own writing.
University of Surrey, Skills Unit Pack, Use of English
Includes a top ten list of common mistakes, as well as detailed information on grammar, syntax, definitions, usage, punctuation and spelling.
Queen Margaret University College, International Study Centre
Study tips for language students, including vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation and more.
Other useful websites (miscellaneous study skills)
University of Surrey, Skills Unit Pack, Improving Own Learning and Performance
Information on planning and reviewing, learning styles time-management, a self-assessment audit, and more.
Department of Learning Resources, University of Wolverhampton
Includes excellent guidelines on getting organised and time management.
California Polytechnic State University, Academic Skills Center
Online and printable information on a host of study skills topics such as note taking, test preparation and time management.