General Begi­nning of semester ~ List and map assess­ments, chapters, topics, tasks ~ Make a place to record every single assessment / exam tip ~ Make a place to record questions for revision Help future me ~ Note down what worked, what didn’t on post its and in note book ~ Put any summarised notes / cheats­heets into PDF docs, they are useful at work Study tips DO THE CHAPTER EXERCISES Be deliberate Youtube Online resources Online walkth­roughs Old test questions Think: why is this relevant? And answer. Meet weekly learning objectives Read slides­/su­mmary prior to lecture Read theory guide, establish main points, learn on net - take notes, browse chapter and add notes if anything missed Turn up to every class, lowers workload signif­icantly Studying is not a spectator sport, do stuff, don't just read. Tools Context map Plan semester with MS Project Libra Draw is really handy at drawing graphs Context Map Essays Start as early as possible Review textbook index and unit guide for things to discuss Use journals Use google books Think about and cater to audience Be crystal clear about objective Read other essays on the topic What, where, how, why, when Why, why, why Review previous exams for ideas and a refresher If low word count use pictures and graphs to convey message

Advice to self Eat that frog Pick the vital 20% WWSMAND? Breaking a job down makes it more achievable Associate good feelings with the task It is NEVER too late to commit Re-read responses on T/F because I often accidently circle the wrong letter In IS you are expected to work it out for yourself, so google is your friend Get after it! Use previous plans and preps as templates (exams, assign­ments) It always seems like you will never get it but then you do and it feels great! Resist the temptation to do small things first (they become habit) Online resources Add to this as you find more http:/­/ww­w.r­edd­it.c­om­/r/­exp­lai­nli­kei­mfive/ http:/­/ww­w.c­hea­tog­rap­hy.com/ http:/­/ww­w.c­se.b­uf­fal­o.e­du/­~ra­pap­ort­/ho­wto­stu­dy.html http:/­/ww­w.c­ram.com/ http:/­/ww­w.h­ash­ref.co­m/s­umm­ari­es/­The­Now­Hab­it.pdf http:/­/oc­w.m­it.e­du­/in­dex.htm http:/­/me­tac­ade­my.o­rg­/ro­adm­aps­/rg­ros­se/­lea­rn_­on_­you­r_own http:/­/ww­w.r­edd­it.c­om­/r/­Get­Stu­dying/ http:/­/an­kis­rs.net/ http:/­/ww­w.r­edd­it.c­om­/r/­Lif­ePr­oTi­ps/­com­men­ts/­136­zs4­/lp­t_a­not­her­_wa­y_t­o_w­rit­e_f­ast­_we­llc­ons­tru­cted/ Time and effort Every minute spent planning saves about ten in execution. Plan everyt­hing. Plan: Objective, Outputs, Tasks, Timeline Study in the evening, works better for me Remember Parkin­son's Law Disconnect the internet if find self procra­sti­nating Esta­blish the vital 20% The 80/20 rule = work on the vital few tasks not the trivial many. Most busy people are working on tasks of low value Never allow self to start after a brief surf, it turns into more. Any task, no matter how complex, can be broken down to manageable smaller tasks. Then any goal is as easy as checking off tasks. Those tasks should go down to about the size of an hour or a few hours.