Studying in the UK

1. Studying in the UK The essential guide to your university success Dr Trevor J. Price

2. The essential guide to your university success All the essentials that you need to move you from an average to an outstanding student. Help you start your new academic life. Help you avoid fatal mistakes Enhance your opportunities Greatly improve your chances of success.

3. You’ve done it! You’ve got the. . . time money enthusiasm

4. You’ve done it! You’ve . . . . . . got time out of your hectic life . . . negotiated time off work . . . got time away from your family commitments . . . left home Reflect - this shows what you can do when you put your mind to it!

5. Some expectations of a graduate CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

6. Your behaviour affects your grades How would you behave at your first day at work? During the first few days of university, a formal (rather than no, or an overly friendly) way of communicating with people is best. Avoid using ‘Hey!’ or ‘Hi there!’ The person addressed may suggest an alternative

7. Your behaviour affects your grades Don’t ask a professor to work during weekends or out of hours. Emailing requests on Friday afternoons & expecting a response by the following Monday is unrealistic. For the best response, give people sufficient working time to fulfil your request.

8. How would you describe . . . cheating bribery plagiarism fabrication deception impersonation sabotage

9. Academic dishonesty Bribery: Giving assignment answers or test answers for money. Cheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise without due acknowledgment. Deception: Providing false information concerning a formal academic exercise—e.g. giving a false excuse for missing a deadline. Fabrication: The falsification of data, information, or citations. Impersonation: Taking a student's identity with intent to provide an advantage for the student. Plagiarism: Using someone else’s work without acknowledgment. Sabotage: Acting to prevent others from completing their work. E.g. cutting pages out of library books or disrupting experiments.

10. An overwhelming experience • At the start you will may be reeling with all the new stuff you have to take in. Don’t worry - this is normal! • The best thing to do is realize you feel this way. • Try to hold on • Don’t do anything that you may regret later. • Talk to university staff who can help explain your options or offer solutions. • You are not alone in your feelings. • The sooner you talk to someone about this, the easier it will be to make things better.

11. Tools that help Effective reading Being organized Using resources well Speaking the language

12. Effective reading • To learn you need to read! • What is the purpose for reading? • What do you need to achieve? • Skim, scan or detailed reading?

13. Good organisational skills • WORKING SPACE • comfort • space • appropriate resources • Get organised • Stay informed

14. Good organisational skills

15. University resources • The university wants you to learn new things, be successful and to graduate. • To help you do this, there are specialists on hand to help: • Library • Students’ Union • Finance • Medical and Faith Centres

16. Jargon and gobbledygook • University’s use jargon • Every course has specialized terminology • You’ll need to understand colleagues when you graduate! • Use a glossary