{"id":1784,"date":"2015-04-24T14:49:50","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T14:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2015-04-27T10:06:43","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T10:06:43","slug":"preparing-for-exams-and-coping-with-exam-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/global\/preparing-for-exams-and-coping-with-exam-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for exams and coping with exam stress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exams<\/strong>\u00a0are coming up in\u00a0May<\/strong>\u00a0and this can be a worrying and demanding time for many students. But there’s no need to panic; get your preparation right and use the right tools and resources and you’ll be on the right\u00a0track.<\/p>\n

We like this\u00a0exam hints and tips article<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>from the Independent. There’s lots\u00a0of great tips here about organising and looking after yourself in the run up to the exam period.<\/p>\n

You should also think about eating healthily to carry you through your exams. Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean lengthy preparation\u00a0and you can get some great and quick ideas from the\u00a0Beyond Baked Beans<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0student food website. Some of our members of staff also have some\u00a0suggestions for cheap, easy to prepare food<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0now that it’s starting to get warmer outside.<\/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 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.<\/p>\n

Throughout April\u00a0you may also be interested in attending an\u00a0academic skills workshop<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as these cover a variety of study-related topics. A particularly useful session at this time of the year is the\u00a0Get ready for exams session\u00a0<\/strong>which will provide you with planning and revision tips.<\/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\u00a0Academic skills resources<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Blackboard organisation contains<\/p>\n