To view each resource click on the links below:
Wikipedia - Brainstorming
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorming.
An overview of the techniques used in brainstorming.
University of Southampton
Academic Skills
http://www.academic-skills.soton.ac.uk/index.htm
A comprehensive set of study skills tools.
Study Skills Self-help
Information
http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.html
Reference material and Powerpoint slides on different study skills from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Oxford
Brookes-Time Management
http://cs3.brookes.ac.uk/student/services/health/time.html
A guide to managing your time effectively.
Gathering information and using the library
http://www.academic-skills.soton.ac.uk/studytips/gather_info.htm
Tips for using a university library system effectively provided by the Unversity
of Southampton.
University College Berkeley: Teaching library internet workshops
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
How to get the most from your internet use.
Search Engine Watch: Search engine tutorials
http://searchenginewatch.com/2156611
Useful information on using search engines.
Google.com: Advanced search made easy
http://www.google.com/help/refinesearch.html
How to use Google effectively.
Internet for Nursing, Midwifery
and Health Visiting
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/nurse/
A useful tutorial that lets you practise your internet information skills in
your own subject area. Provided by the University of the Bristol
Aston University - How to revise
http://www1.aston.ac.uk/current-students/studentsupport/studyskills/howtorevise/
Revision tips from Aston University.
Harvard university - how to work in groups
http://isites.harvard.edu/fs/html/icb.topic58474/wigintro.html
Six online handouts with suggestions as to how to work effectively in groups.
Improving your memory
www.studygs.net/memory.htm
Useful guide to memory techniques.
Medical mnemonics
http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/
An open-source database of mnemonics covering medical subject areas
Managing your stress and anxiety
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/stress.html
A website dealing with aspects of stress management provided by Dartmouth College.
e-Pad: an electronic Personal Achievement Document
http://wsa.soton.ac.uk/guide-to-e-pad/
A specialist PDP resource developed by the University of Southampton.
Dr. Helen Barrett's Electronic Portfolios
http://electronicportfolios.org/
A rich source of information about electronic portfolio development from one of the world's leading authorities in this area.
About e-Portfolios
http://portfolio.psu.edu/
A general introduction to e-portfolios and examples of students' e-portfolios provided by Penn State University, USA.
Association of Graduate Recruiters
http://www.agr.org.uk
A website providing information about what kind of skills graduate recruiters look for.
University
of Southampton: Getting started with academic skills
http://www.studyskills.soton.ac.uk/studytips/write_essay.htm
A guide to academic writing and assignment writing.
Academic writing: organising
the answer
http://www.uefap.co.uk/writing/writfram.htm
Using English for Academic Purposes (UEfAP) Comprehensive reference and practice
material provided by the University of Hertfordshire.
Exeter
University: A guide to the stages of writing an essay
http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/essays.htm
A breakdown of the various stages of essay writing.
Presenting
Facts and Opinions
http://carhart.wilderness.net/docs/curriculum/3-2.pdf
A document dealing with the different way of expressing facts and opinions.
Plagiarism
test
https://www.indiana.edu/~tedfrick/plagiarism/
A short self-marking test in which you decide whether or not examples of written
work are plagiarised provided by Indiana University.
Princetown
University: Examples of plagiarism
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html
Exploration of plagiarism including source paragraphs and essay extracts illustrating
acceptable or unacceptable practice.
Paraphrase:
write it in your own words
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_paraphr.html
Practice exercises in paraphrasing with sample answers provided by Purdue University.
ABC of quotations and your
own words
http://studymore.org.uk/copy.htm
A guide on referencing provided by Middlesex University.
Harvard style
of referencing
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1206008
An explanation of how to use the Harvard referencing system.
Citing
references
http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/library/citing_references/citing_refs_main.html
A comprehensive overview of how to cite references correctly provided by the
University of Bournemouth.
Online Materials
giving advice on how to improve your writing
http://www.essex.ac.uk/myskills/skills/writing/default.asp
Study skills material focusing on the areas that are important in academic
writing, provided by the University of Essex.
Hit Parade of
Errors in Style, Grammar and Punctuation
http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/style-and-editing/hit-parade-of-errors
Useful reference material on proofreading for common errors provided by the
University of Toronto.
Plymouth
University: Writing a conclusion
http://www2.plymouth.ac.uk/millbrook/rsources/litrev/lrconc.htm
A guide to writing essay conclusions.
Plagiarism:
What it is and how to recognize and avoid it
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
Useful reference material with examples provided by the University of Indiana.
Avoiding Plagiarism
http://www.uefap.com/writing/plagiar/plagiar.htm
Information and exercises to help you avoid plagiarism provided by the University
of Hertfordshire
Using the Internet to support
studies in Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
http://www.vts.rdn.ac.uk/tutorial/nurse/
A tutorial that lets you practise your Internet Information Skills provided
by the University of Bristol
Strategies for
efficient reading
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/reading/readin_1.html
Practice in using different reading strategies provided by the University Wollongong.
How users read on the web
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9710a.html
A detailed analysis of how reading on-screen is different from reading paper-based
material.
Speed reading test online
http://www.readingsoft.com/
Material to help you test your reading speed.
Speed reading techniques
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/methods.html
A range of techniques to help you read faster provided by Glendale Community
College.
Critical reading
http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/reading/readin_2.html
Reference and practice material on reading critically provided by the University
of Wollongong.
Evaluating
Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
Useful advice on how to evaluate web-based information provided by the University
of California, Berkeley.
Note-taking
skills from lectures and reading
http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/note_taking.PDF
Useful guidance on reading and note-taking from the Department of Lifelong Learning
at the University of Exeter.
Reading and note-taking
for essays
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Users/ssfj3/study1.html
Helpful information about how to approach reading and note-taking from the University
of Sussex.
Reading
and remembering academic text
http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/reading
Practical advice on how to remember what you read for your academic studies
provided by the University of Canberra.
Academic style:
some guidelines
http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/academicstyle.htm
Some guidelines on academic style along with several interactive exercises
from the Centre for Independent Language Learning at the Hong Kong Polytechnic
University.
The Academic Word List (AWL)
http://simple.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Academic_word_list
A resource developed by Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand which
can help you identify vocabulary more commonly found in academic written contexts.
Practise
using the tools of writing
http://www.open.ac.uk/study-strategies/english/pages/tools_index.asp
The Open University website provides guidance and practice in improving different
aspects of language for university study.
Language
and Academic Skills: Listening
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/lasesl/listening.html
Tips on how to approach listening to lectures from La Trobe University, Australia.
Note
Taking
http://www1.aston.ac.uk/current-students/studentsupport/studyskills/notetaking/
Useful guidance on note-taking techniques from the University of Aston
Five note-taking systems.
Note-taking
Systems
http://www.sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl/notetaking.systems.html
Five different note-taking systems are presented on the website of California
State University.
Giving an oral
presentation
http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/oral
A practical approach to preparing an oral presentation provided by the University
of Canberra.
Palgrave Macmillan
Study Skills Audio Downloads
http://www.palgrave.com/skills4study/html/mp3.htm
Practise your listening and note-taking skills using these audios files on exam
skills and critical thinking.
Because netiquette
matters
http://www.netmanners.com/courtesy1.html
An introduction to manners and style for emails and other forms of online communication.
Dictionary.com
http://www.dictionary.com
Comprehensive and easy to use dictionary online.
Alphadictionary.com
http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml
An online dictionary that searches through 992 online dictionaries at once.
A dictionary tool that searches for your chosen word through a massive database
of dictionaries and provides several definitions from the different dictionaries
available.
Online dictionary and translation
service
http://www.dictionarylink.com/
A dictionary with a translation service included.
Online Medical Dictionary
http://www.online-medical-dictionary.org/
A comprehensive online glossary of medical terms
Dictionary
of Pregnancy, Parenting and Preconception
http://www.mommyguide.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index
A site which gives information on pregnancy and has a glossary of
terms relating to pregnancy, parenting, breastfeeding, infertility. (You may
need to register to access this information).