{"id":1028,"date":"2015-01-09T15:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T15:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2015-01-13T14:47:39","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T14:47:39","slug":"preparing-for-exams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/preparing-for-exams\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for exams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exams<\/strong>\u00a0are coming up in\u00a0January<\/strong>\u00a0and this can be a worrying and demanding time for many students. But there’s no need to panic; getting your preparation right and using the right tools and resources will make your life easier.<\/p>\n

We like this\u00a0exam hints and tips article<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/a>from the Independent. It’s talking about Easter exams, but that doesn’t matter, the ideas will work well in January too! There’s lots\u00a0of great tips here about organising and looking after yourself in the run up to the exam period.<\/p>\n

It might also be useful to you to know what tools and resources are available to help you with\u00a0your exam preparation:<\/p>\n

You might find that the\u00a0Library Gateway<\/strong>\u00a0useful. This online resource brings together all the different search tools you might need to find your way round the physical and electronic collections in the SHU library and you can find it at:\u00a0http:\/\/library.shu.ac.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

You can also access\u00a0subject guides<\/strong>\u00a0which introduce students to the books, journal articles and news items relevant to their subject area. You’ll find this at:\u00a0http:\/\/library.shu.ac.uk\/subjectguides.html<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Another service offered through the learning centres are the\u00a0drop-in study support\u00a0sessions<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span>If you’ve got a question about an assignment you’re working on or you want to have a draft of an assignment looked at, these weekly one-to-one sessions with a study support tutor are designed for just that.\u00a0Look on shuspace\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for more details. Throughout the next semester you may also be interested in attending an\u00a0academic skills workshop<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as these cover a variety of study-related topics.<\/p>\n

As a student at SHU you are also automatically enrolled on the new Blackboard organisation Academic skills resources (2014\/15) which includes My Study Skills: the toolkit.<\/p>\n

The Academic skills resources<\/a><\/strong> Blackboard organisation contains<\/p>\n