1. Be a better student! ( example presentation) HQ1001N/C Weeks 4 & 5 Tutor: Alice Gray

2. What is SWOT Analysis? Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

3. Learning style What kind of learner are you? Active or Reflective? Sensing or Intuitive? Visual or Verbal? Sequential or Global?

4. Ask yourself some questions: Do I prefer looking at pictures and charts or written text? Or listening rather than reading? With problems, do I find solutions one step at a time or ‘magically’ all at once? Do I remember better something I’ve done or something I’ve thought about a lot? Do I find it easier to learn facts or concepts? One of these… or a combination?

5. Time Management Include all fixed events: lectures, seminars Include meal times and travel times Include family/social activities Include time for sleeping/resting Write out a timetable: 24 hours x 7 days 123456789101112131415161718192021222324 M sleep m t LS m t m T sleep m t LS m t m W sleep m t LS m t m T sleep m t m LS t m F sleep m t LS m t m cinema S sleep mshopping & cleaning mm S sleep mmgo to the park m

6. Bibliography Burns, T & Sinfield, S (2003) Essential Study Skills, London : SAGE Cottrell, Stella (2003) The Study Skills Handbook, Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2 nd Edition University of Salford, Developing potential through key skills [accessed 15.10.07] http://www.edu.salford.ac.uk/keyskills/managing/molsettargets.php