Study Skills
"Study Skills" is a broad term covering the wide range of skills you will need in order to succeed in your studies including, but not limited to:
- Time Management
- Effective Reading
- Note-taking
- Academic Writing Skills
- Numeracy
- Organisation Skills
You'll find resources to assist you developing your exam preparation and academic writing skills in the Assignments, Assessments and Exams section.
Study Skills Resources
Learning Adviser Resources
- Case Studies (PDF 36KB)
- Directive Words in Essay Questions (PDF 23KB)
- Essay Writing (PDF 37KB)
- Learning Styles (PDF 36KB)
- The Literature Review (PDF 33KB)
- Post Writing (PDF 47KB)
- Referencing (PDF 40KB)
- Reporting Verbs in Academic Writing (PDF 19KB)
- Report Writing (PDF 43KB)
- Time Management (PDF 32KB)
- Weekly Study Planner (PDF 23KB)
APA Referencing
- Australian Catholic University — APA Referencing
- Ballarat University — Citation and Referencing — APA style
Assessment Formats
Grammar, punctuation and expression
- Purdue University — Owl Online Writing Lab
- University of Toronto — Advice on Academic Writing
- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
- English Club
- Plain English Campaign
Effective Writing Skills
Exam Preparation
- Daily Study Checklist
- Exam Preparation Pretest
- Test Taking
- How-To-Study.com — A Strategy for taking Tests - DETER