Beyond the HSC

Useful Links

Allen and Unwin - eStudy Centre
Online study resources at the Learning Centre of the University of New South Wales
Study Skills Links for the University Student
Job Seeking

Allen and Unwin - eStudy Centre

http://www.allenandunwin.com/estudy.asp

Do you want to get top marks and still have a social life? Do exams make you anxious? Do you want to make the most of your time on the Internet? If so, the eStudyCentre is jam-packed with practical information and tips on all aspects of study, such as:

Making the most of tertiary study
Succeeding at part-time study
Time management
Doing research
Reading effectively
Taking notes
Using your computer
Referencing
Writing essays, reports & theses
Revision skills
Exam tips
Oral presentations

Online study resources at the Learning Centre of the University of New South Wales

http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/olib.html

This site is categorised into five areas:

Essay Writing supplies information on university essay writing, gives suggestions on how to analyse an essay question, and provides a set of questions that a student can ask him/herself whilst constructing an essay.
Exam Skills suggests some methods for fostering examination-taking skills, walks the reader through a series of different examination approaches e.g., essay style and multiple-choice, and outlines come commonsense tips on surviving the examination ordeal.
Reading & Writing Styles details material relating to:
- Thesis proposals
- Effective reading
- Referencing styles
- Avoidance of plagiarism
- Punctuation and sentence structure
Getting Organised discusses ways of managing your time and energy and explains a number of techniques which can be used in lectures and tutorials to avoid information overload.
Oral Presentations sets out how you can improve your public speaking skills in general and your performance specifically in tutorial presentations.

Study Skills Links for the University Student

http://www.economics.unimelb.edu.au/

This site has been created by staff members of the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne. Some of the links offer help to those interested in the discipline of economics while other links provide assistance with English, Mathematics and Statistics. Interestingly, students who need extra help in the statistics area can study a short course on-line with Dr Keith Dear from the University of Newcastle.

This site also contains an extensive section dealing with writing skills. Those students seeking advice about grammar, including aspects concerning punctuation and capitalisation, will be impressed by what is offered through the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Melbourne.

Job Seeking

http://www.careercentral.edu.au/

It is a hectic world out there it's fast and furious and everything about it is negotiable except for one item - YOUR FUTURE.

At Career Central we work as a team teachers, parents, students and employers all driven by an interest in the same thing - YOUR FUTURE.

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