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.
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 session?
- 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
Event details
- Date: Monday, 19 July
- Time: 10am - 11am
- Location: Zone 1, The Commons, Level 2, Central Library Bedford Park
Please note this event will also be live streamed. Access the live stream on the day via Collaborate.
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 session?
- Time management strategies
- An understanding of university workload
- Assignment planning skills
- Strategies juggle university and other life demands
- Answers to questions about university life!
Event details
- Date: Monday, 19 July
- Time: 11am – 12 noon
- Location: Zone 1, The Commons, Level 2, Central Library Bedford Park
Please note this event will also be live streamed. Access the live stream on the day via Collaborate.
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 session?
- A better understanding of critical thinking
- An introduction to academic writing, reading and referencing at uni
Event details
- Date: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Time: 1pm -2pm
- Location: Online only via Collaborate.
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