Applied Sciences SED Support
Do you think you're ready for Uni?
To discover the range of resources available to you, explore our skills development areas below. Whilst we strongly recommend that you complete all the development areas, there is no particular order in which you should complete them.
Dr. Robert Allan, introduces you to the range of resources that will help you to develop into a resilient student, working towards your next steps in your academic journey.
Development Areas
Changing your perceptions
University is very different to what you might be used to - whether that's coming from college or a role in industry. Ensure you know how to navigate this new journey.
Feedback
Feedback, good or bad, is a foundation to help us improve. With the right mindset, and tools at your disposal, you can harness your feedback to help you improve.
Reflection
Reflective practice is a skill that is beneficial for all areas of life, not just study. Any reflections you make, and act upon, will help you to achieve more.
Referencing
Referencing is a key part of any academic writing and it's important for you to understand why we must include references and, more importantly, how you include them.
Time management
Time Management is a term that has actually been scrutinised recently. Evidence suggests it is more about managing our attention than it is our time.
Revision for exams
Revision is key to success for any assessed piece you are required to submit for your studies; especially if that assessment is timed or it is 'closed-book'.
"Moving on"
In our academic and professional career we move through 3 steps: "Moving on, moving up, moving out". Moving on is the critical foundation that will impact the rest of your career. Making informed decisions about your next step will play a major part in how successful you can be.
