Study Skills
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| Course: | Study Help |
| Book: | Study Skills |
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| Date: | Saturday, 10 April 2021, 9:14 PM |
Writing & academic language
Watch this short video on academic language
Download useful resources on academic language
Academic vocabulary and phrases
Academic phrasebank (Uni of Manchester)Download other useful resources on academic writing
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Click through the Table of contents to learn about other study skills relevant to university
Go to Assignments for tips on planning and writing different types of assignments
Go to Referencing for tips and guidelines on formatting and integrating your references into your writing
Go to English and maths for resources about English language
Finding Appropriate References
Watch these short videos for tips on finding appropriate references for your assignments.
Watch these videos, or do the tutorials, to improve your search skills
Advanced Google Scholar search
Learn to search the Library catalogue
Learn to search Google Scholar
Download these useful 'How To Guides'
Plan your search
Find scholarly sources
Save time searching databases
Find more information
Access the Library Subject Guides. These guides will help you locate relevant information and resources for your course or research topic.
Access the Library’s
Assignment help: Finding resources for your assignment. This resource gives a step by step approach to finding resources using examples from the Health Sciences.
Contact the Library via the
Ask the Library Service. You can call, email or live chat. Live chat is available during certain hours.
For further useful information visit the Guides and Assignment Help section of the Library website.
Visit the Managing References guide for support with Bibliographic management software.
Visit the Referencing site for support with Harvard UniSA.
Start Searching
Visit the Library homepage to start searching using the Library Catalogue.
Follow the instructions on the Google Scholar library page to access 'Fulltext at UniSA' resources.
Reading & listening skills
Watch these short videos about searching for and identifying suitable readings for academic study
Download useful resources on reading, note-taking and listening at uni
Reading skills
Strategies for effective and efficient reading
Remembering what you have learned
Tips for studying in the Sciences
Critical thinking and reading
Critically analysing a media release
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Click through the
Table of Contents for more study skills tips
Go to English & Maths to learn about academic vocabulary building
Note taking
Note taking systems and templates
This video by Discover Business Degrees (2015) talks you through 5 note taking strategies.
Click through the links below to learn more about the methods outlined in the video.
You may like to use the Charting Method to start grouping your sources into relevant themes. Click on the purple and white crosses on the example below for more tips about the Charting Method.
Note: To view the example in full-screen, click on the icon in the top right corner.
You may like to use the Cornell Method when reading the sources in more detail. Click on the purple and white crosses on the example below for more tips about the Cornell Method.
Note: To view the example in full-screen, click on the icon in the top right corner.
Note taking for lectures
Work through this resource to help you get the most out of lectures by employing effective note taking techniques.
Note: To view the example in full-screen, click on the icon in the bottom right corner.
Download useful resources
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Note-taking methods (Massey University 2019)
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Charting Method (template)
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Cornell Method (template)
Note taking tools
There are a numerous tools available for help with taking notes. It is important to note, that although tools can make note-taking easier, you can not rely on them to do the learning for you. You still need to actively engage with the content.
This video outlines how to use the Sonocent Audio Notetaker.
This video details how a Livescribe smartpen can help you capture, save and sort your handwritten notes on your Mac or PC.
For Further Assistance
If you feel you need practical assistance with note taking due to a disability, make a booking with an Access and Inclusion adviser to see what help might be available.
Learning online
Watch these short videos for tips from staff and students on using technology and communicating online
Note: Where there is mention of Lynda.com in the videos, this site is now called LinkedIn Learning.
Download useful resources
Go to Getting Online for information about learning online at UniSA
Doing your studies off campus? Visit the External students for tips and strategies
For basic computing skills tutorials: Free Technology Basics tutorials
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Access LinkedIn Learning via your UniSA login for videos on developing online skills
Click through the Topics of Contents for more tips about study skills
Communicating at uni & on placement
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Improving your participation at uni
Communication skills for a clinical placement
Communication in practical or clinical settings
Developing small talk skills for clinical settings
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Click on the tabs in the Table of Contents for more study skill tips
Go to English and maths for resources about English language
Studying nursing? Click here for videos, tips and activities specific to patient-nurse communication or here for access to a medical dictionary to build your medical vocabulary
Working in groups
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Group work
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Click through the Table of Contents for more study skill tips
Time management
Watch
this
short video for staff and student tips
Consider your study load and plan ahead
Different assignments for different courses are often due around the same time. This means if you are enrolled in 3 or 4 courses, you may have 3 or 4 assignments due close together. Prioritise and manage your workload from the beginning, and try to get into some good study habits.
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useful resources
On campus sample weekly planner (4 courses)
Essential time management tips and example planner (Log in with your UniSA credentials)
Study planners - yearly and weekly planners in pdf and word formats
Assignment planning calculator (Courtesy: Massey University)
Studiosity's assignment calculator
Time management tips (LinkedIn Learning) - acces via UniSA log in
Planning your studies with an online calendar
The typical workload during a study period
Weeks 1 - 5
You are introduced to new content and workload is easy to moderate
Assessment tasks are usually small in value
If you are doing more than one course, some of your assignments may share due dates
Tip: start planning for assignments which are due later in the study period
Weeks 6 - 7
The workload increases to a medium rate
Assignments increase in size and value compared to first few weeks
If you are doing more than one course, some of your assignments may share due dates
Tip: make sure you are on top of assignments which weigh more - they take longer to do
Weeks 8 - 13
The workload increases to its maximum rate
Assessment tasks weigh more and are more complex
You may have to do exams at the end of the study period
Tip: organise your notes for exam preparation in advance and use SWOTVAC time efficiently