Student Toolkit
24-Hour Library: How Not To Leave Things to the Last Minute
By a previous Warwick student
The Library is 24/7 but you don鈥檛 need to be. Sometimes it鈥檚 inevitable that we end up leaving things to the last minute, but it鈥檚 better if that doesn鈥檛 happen all the time. So here鈥檚 one students鈥� best advice on how to avoid too many all-nighters and beat the procrastination bug!
How the Library's Online Courses Help with Study and Assignments
By previous Warwick student, Andra Drasovean
Did you know the Library has its own collection of online courses? These were designed to equip students with key study skills, such as researching for their assignments, creating engaging presentations or knowing how to reference properly. For this reason, they can be a valuable resource when planning your essays and assignments. Andra is here to tell you all about how valuable they really are!
Four Tips For Your Dissertation Prep
By previous Warwick student, Kumail Jaffer
If you鈥檙e a finalist next academic year there鈥檚 a good chance, you鈥檒l have the option to take a dissertation module. Some of you might not have the choice at all! Either way, if a dissertation is something you鈥檒l be working on next year, it鈥檚 never too early to make a start. Get ahead of the game and start preparing now using these tips from Kumail Jaffer.
Preparing for Your Dissertation Early
By Library Student Partner, Angel Sun
Doing a dissertation sounds daunting, but most of us do not feel stressed until the deadline to start is coming. Yet, we can always start the preparation a bit earlier to ease the pressure in future. Library Student Partner, Angel, shares her dissertation journey and outlines how you can prepare for your dissertation before the deadline looms.
How to Kickstart your Dissertation
By previous Warwick student, Amy Preston
If you haven鈥檛 yet started your dissertation, or are struggling to find your feet, don鈥檛 panic. If you鈥檙e an undergraduate, perhaps you鈥檙e battling with how to actually start writing – if you鈥檙e a postgraduate maybe you鈥檙e just struggling to get the ball rolling. You鈥檙e probably thinking 鈥渨here do I start?鈥�. Fortunately, Amy Preston is here with some tips to help!
Super-Vision: The Dissertation Superhero
By previous Warwick student, Katie Hall
What鈥檚 the point of supervisions? They may seem like a tedious formality, but previous Warwick student, Katie, discusses ideas on how to make these sessions meaningful, based on her own experiences throughout her MA dissertation project.
How to Ace Your Dissertation Presentation
By previous Warwick student, Rebecca Preedy
Nervous about your dissertation presentation? For many people, oral presentations (or public speaking in general) can be stressful experiences. Whether it鈥檚 formative or summative, it鈥檚 worth looking at your presentation as a chance to show your department what you鈥檙e made of, and to gain valuable feedback in the process. So, with that in mind, here are some tips to help you ace your presentation!
Last Minute Essay Writing
By previous Warwick student, Arin Ososanya
Let鈥檚 face it, most of us have been there: you promised yourself you would start your next assignment two weeks earlier, but somehow you blinked and the deadline which was only three weeks away is suddenly two days away. You need to write 3000 words in three days, but you don鈥檛 have a single word down on your document. You don鈥檛 even know where to start. If that sounds like you, you have come to the right place! Here are some of Arin鈥檚 top tried-and-tested tips for writing a good essay in a short time frame. The goal here is working as smart as possible in a short time frame.
Secret Tips to Essay Writing
By Library Student Partner, Angel Sun
The main idea, elaboration, supporting examples鈥e all know the basic essay structure, but sometimes we struggle to execute these essay-writing theories and write a good one. In her final year, Library Student Partner Angel shares some of her personal essay-writing tips and experiences.
Feedback: Not Only For the Past but Also For the Future
By previous Warwick student, Amber Zhang
A grade is just a number, and feedback is something we can use for improvement. The usefulness of feedback goes far beyond the marker鈥檚 evaluation of that essay; it is a learning opportunity that allows for continuous improvement, self-discovery, and the development of good habits. Using feedback effectively is a vital component of any degree programme, and Amber shares some tips and experiences on how she used it.