Ready2Go

The Student Learning Support Service is here to help you get a head-start in kicking those academic goals. The week before semester starts is the perfect time to get your head around how to manage your time and balance your new university life, assignments and grades and the key skills you'll need to study with success.

During orientation, the sessions below are run face-to-face and live streamed online. At other times, you can watch the pre-recorded modules in Flinders Learning Online (FLO).

Ready2Go: Understanding Assignments and Grades

How does assessment work at university? What do terms like GPA, WIL, HD, and census mean? What do lecturers expect from you? Being in a new university is exciting. It’s like stepping into a new world with a completely new culture. You probably already know that you will have assignments and projects to complete, but how do you deal with these? And how do exams work at Flinders? Are they like school homework and exams, or are they very different? This session explores the world of assignments and grades at university. You will learn what university terms such as GPA, WIL, HD, census date, and many others mean; about the typical types of assignments you may need to complete; and typical lecturers’ expectations of university assignments and grades. Know exactly what you need to do and aim for. Do not miss this very important first step in your university life!

What will I take away from this module?

A head start deciphering university language to help you hit the ground running
The difference between lectures, tutorials, and other learning activities
What assessments are and why we do them
The grade system at Flinders

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*Please note, you need to be logged into Flinders Learning Online (FLO) to access this module.

Ready2Go: Balancing Uni & Life

Welcome to Flinders! Your new student life can require significant changes to the lifestyle you were used to. It is a good idea to understand what you'll need to juggle so you can do well in your studies and manage stress over other demands such as work and family commitments, social life, and self-independence. This session helps you to think about the factors which will undoubtedly affect your next few years at Flinders. Start off the right way and plan ahead. As Benjamin Franklin said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. Knowing and understanding uni life and its impact on other life considerations can help you build a positive plan to have a more positive and pleasant university experience.

What will I take away from this module?

Time management strategies
An understanding of university workload
Assignment planning skills
Strategies juggle university and other life demands
Answers to questions about university life!

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*Please note, you need to be logged into Flinders Learning Online (FLO) to access this module.

Ready2Go: Essential Study Skills for Uni

What exactly does a student have to do to get consistently good results at university? Is there a recipe for success? This session will help you think ahead and prepare well for any assignment that comes your way.

In this session, we identify the skills you will need and show you how to improve these skills to do well. We will reveal what is expected of an excellent assignment submission. We will put you in your lecturers’ shoes and show you what they look for when grading an assignment. We will then show you the steps you should consider and take throughout the assignment process from start to final submission.

What will I take away from this module?

A better understanding of critical thinking
An introduction to academic writing, reading and referencing at uni

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*Please note, you need to be logged into Flinders Learning Online (FLO) to access this module.

Need help?

The Commons, Level 2,
Central Library, Bedford Park

slss@flinders.edu.au

Ready2Go: Understanding Assignments and Grades

Ready2Go: Balancing Uni & Life

Ready2Go: Essential Study Skills for Uni

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