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• Studying at University


  • Change your learning styles and patterns
  • Get adjusted to the new teaching methodologies and assessment patterns
  • Work under time pressures
  • Develop critical thinking skills
  • Discuss and debate your ideas with peers and tutors in groups
  • Be Independent researcher and learners
• Approaches to learning and teaching

  • Lectures
  • Seminars
  • Presentations
  • Role plays
  • Class Discussion
  • Group and team activities
  • Tutorials
  • On-line activities
  • Independent research
  • Practical projects
• Independent learners


  • Good at managing time, stress and other commitments
  • Reflecting critically on how and what they learn
  • Using a wide range of learning opportunities and resources, for example, using appropriate printed and electronic sources
  • Adapting the learning process to make use of new opportunities
• Important Study Skills


  • Time Management
  • Information Skills
  • Listening to Lectures and Taking Notes
  • Academic Reading Skills
  • Academic Writing Skills
  • Referencing and Avoiding plagiarism
  • Presentation Skills
  • Working in Groups
  • Examination Skills
• Time Management in student Life

  1. Delegate it

  2. Delete it

  3. Delay it

  4. Do it
• Before the Lecture


  • Know the title and topic of the lecture
  • Skim the required chapters or notes
  • Reflecting on what you already know about the topic
  • Be prepared to ask questions
• During Lecture


  • Avoid talking to your friends
  • Avoid side thought trips
  • Switch off your mobile and any other electronic device
  • Get good night sleep
  • Take Notes
• Taking Notes


  • Take your notes according to the week, topic, or assignment
  • Write in short phrases rather than in complete sentences
  • Be critical when note taking and only write or draw what you will need later on
• After the Lecture


  • Review your notes
  • Summarize your notes in your own words
  • Discuss important points with friends
  • Add any further explanation based on your reading
• Academic Reading Skills


  • Identify arguments
  • Recognise whether the writing support or oppose the main premise
  • Identify the evidence
  • Identify conclusions and whether the evidence supports the conclusions
  • Be a critical thinker
• Selecting the Right Reading Technique


  • Survey
  • Question
  • Read
  • Recall
  • Review
• Making Notes from Reading

  • Use margins of the printed text to write brief comments
  • Use separate pages for detail notes
  • Do not copy chunks from the texts
  • Take notes in your own words
  • Use colour codes
  • File and organise your notes properly
• Different genres in Academic writing

  • Academic Essays
  • Research Papers
  • Research Reports
  • Case Studies
  • Research proposals
  • Book reviews
  • Literature reviews
  • Reflective writing
  • Annotated bibliographies
• Academic Writing should be

  • Analytic
  • Objective
  • Intellectual
  • Rational
• Referencing


  • Acknowledging the source of information used in your writing
  • Gives your work academic credibility
  • Demonstrates how your work links into your subject area
  • Prevents accusation of plagiarism
• Presentation Skills


  • Important as presentations are frequently used in the workplace as a means of disseminating information and influencing people
  • Some assessments may involve giving a presentation, either individual or group
• Working in Groups


  • Team working is an essential skill required by employers for almost every job
  • Provides opportunities to develop and demonstrate transferable skills such as communication, negotiation, participation, compromise, decision making, teamwork
• Conflict Management in Groups

  • Establish a joint level of ambition
  • Agree on time spent
  • Keep appointments
  • Concentrate on academic matters
  • Communicate in a proper and polite manner
  • Make ongoing evaluations
• Examination Skills


  • Aim is to test your knowledge and understanding in an environment with a time constraint
  • Not merely a memory test, they test understanding and evaluate generic skills such as time management and effectiveness under pressure
• Martin Luther King Jr.: 'Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.'