Information Skills
Our top guides for
usage:
See below for more.
Learning Resource Centre
staff are always available to provide vital help in locating
appropriate information to help you in your studies.
Orientation and information skills
workshops are booked by your course tutor. In addition,
online tutorials and advertised workshops on specific topics are
provided for you to book directly with the Learning Resource
Centre.
Get Started
Welcome Show:
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Welcome tutorials – Welcome tutorials are
available on the website for the Hub LRC and the
University Centre
LRC is available on the website. Staff can also
borrow a disk if they want to deliver the tutorial in class.
See staff at the LRC reception desk.
- Welcome Guide – gives you a brief
introduction to our service.
- Welcome Quiz – try
out this quiz to check what you know about the Learning Resource
Centres.
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Study Agreement – find out
what we will do for you and what we expect from you.
Study Skills
Use these help sheets to get started with your
studies:
- Get Started – help on
planning your study
- Note Taking – helpful
techniques to make the most of taking notes
- Effective Discussion
– make the most of your tutorials by being prepared to join in and
contribute
- Efficient Reading – reading
for study is more than it seems, find out how to use your reading
time efficiently
- Essay Writing – ensure
your assignments are up to scratch, check out this advice
- Sitting Examinations – don’t
panic! Be prepared for your exams
- Survival Strategy – hints and
tips on how to deal with pressure and enjoy your time at
college
The LRCs have a Study Skills collection which
provides material to help you develop your studying and research
skills.
Treasure Hunts!
Find It
We can create tutorials to help our students
explore the LRC and use our basic resources
Research
It
7 Steps to
Searching (PDF or Word) – find the right
information by using this worksheet to help you to develop your
search strategy.
Intute Virtual Training
Suite - Intute provide access to freely available
online information related to learning and research, much of it
recommended by experts and researchers. They also provide free
online training tutorials to help you to use the Internet
effectively. Here you can find a wide variety of subject-specific
tutorials.
Harvard Referencing – keep
track of your resources and get started with Harvard
Referencing.
In-depth
Indivdual assistance is available to post
graduate students