How-To Guides
Choose one of our 3-minute guides or checklists, or scroll down for longer guides organised in topic areas (listed alphabetically within each topic area).
3-minute guides 📖
PDF name | File Size |
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Analysing the assignment question (opens in a new window) | 58 kB |
Essays (opens in a new window) | 185 kB |
Exams (opens in a new window) | 92 kB |
Critical reviews (opens in a new window) | 64 kB |
Grammar - articles and determiners (opens in a new window) | 345 kB |
Literature reviews (opens in a new window) | 203 kB |
Online presentations (opens in a new window) | 123 kB |
Punctuation (opens in a new window) | 117 kB |
Purpose and language choice (opens in a new window) | 116 kB |
Reports (opens in a new window) | 689 kB |
Reflective writing (opens in a new window) | 110 kB |
Sentences (opens in a new window) | 84 kB |
Team work (opens in a new window) | 238 kB |
Team charter (opens in a new window) | 37 kB |
Understanding what the marker is looking for (opens in a new window) | 53 kB |
Writing evidence: Summaries, paraphrases, and quotes (opens in a new window) | 78 kB |
Checklists ✔️
PDF name | File Size |
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Academic integrity checklist (opens in a new window) | 39 kB |
Analysing the assignment question checklist (opens in a new window) | 32 kB |
Essays checklist (opens in a new window) | 36 kB |
Presentations checklist (opens in a new window) | 35 kB |
Proofreading checklist (opens in a new window) | 33 kB |
Reports checklist (opens in a new window) | 58 kB |
Reflective writing checklist (opens in a new window) | 38 kB |
Getting started with assignments 📈
PDF name | File Size |
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Assignment timeline (opens in a new window) | 45 kB |
Analysing the assignment question (opens in a new window) | 177 kB |
Common task words (opens in a new window) | 113 kB |
Researching and reading 📖
PDF name | File Size |
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APPEAL worksheet form (opens in a new window) | 267 kB |
Critical thinking (opens in a new window) | 112 kB |
How to read effectively (opens in a new window) | 256 kB |
Literature review note-taking matrix (opens in a new window) | 63 kB |
Note-taking for critical thinking (opens in a new window) | 103 kB |
Organising your reading (opens in a new window) | 68 kB |
Reading graphic organiser (opens in a new window) | 55 kB |
Reading worksheet (opens in a new window) | 98 kB |
The why, when, and what of reading (opens in a new window) | 382 kB |
Types of sources (opens in a new window) | 89 kB |
Writing your assignment ✍️
PDF name | File size |
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Activities to aid reflection (opens in a new window) | 97 kB |
Annotated bibliography (opens in a new window) | 107 kB |
Case study purpose (opens in a new window) | 68 kB |
Case study structure (opens in a new window) | 67 kB |
Case study tone (opens in a new window) | 44 kB |
Essay drafting tool (opens in a new window) | 188 kB |
Essay purpose (opens in a new window) | 44 kB |
Essay structure (opens in a new window) | 193 kB |
Essay tone (opens in a new window) | 67 kB |
Grammar (opens in a new window) | 95 kB |
Literature review process (opens in a new window) | 145 kB |
Literature review purpose (opens in a new window) | 96 kB |
Paragraph structure (opens in a new window) | 85 kB |
Paraphrasing (opens in a new window) | 104 kB |
Paraphrasing tool example (opens in a new window) | 104 kB |
Paraphrasing tool (opens in a new window) | 84 kB |
Quoting (opens in a new window) | 49 kB |
Referencing & citation (opens in a new window) | 42 kB |
Reflective writing purpose (opens in a new window) | 40 kB |
Reflective writing structure (opens in a new window) | 153 kB |
Reflective writing tone (opens in a new window) | 60 kB |
Report purpose (opens in a new window) | 46 kB |
Report structure (opens in a new window) | 120 kB |
Report tone (opens in a new window) | 67 kB |
Sentence structure (opens in a new window) | 150 kB |
Summarising (opens in a new window) | 41 kB |
Tone/register (opens in a new window) | 46 kB |
Vocabulary (opens in a new window) | 115 kB |
Finishing your assignment 🔬
PDF name | File size |
Editing (opens in a new window) | 55 kB |
Editing checklist (opens in a new window) | 65 kB |
Proofreading (opens in a new window) | 40 kB |
Proofreading checklist (opens in a new window) | 41 kB |
Word processing (opens in a new window) | 541 kB |
Group work 🤝
PDF name | File size |
Assigning tasks (opens in a new window) | 29 kB |
Communication and conflicts (opens in a new window) | 61 kB |
Group Work 101 (opens in a new window) | 68 kB |
Project management (opens in a new window) | 83 kB |
Writing together (opens in a new window) | 61 kB |
Presentations 📢
PDF name | File size |
Body language and gestures (opens in a new window) | 49 kB |
Reducing anxiety (opens in a new window) | 40 kB |
Structuring your presentation (opens in a new window) | 107 kB |
Using visual aids (opens in a new window) | 125 kB |
Written language vs. spoken language (opens in a new window) | 114 kB |
Exam Help 📚
PDF name | File size |
Studying for exams (opens in a new window) | 74 kB |
Types of exams (opens in a new window) | 253 kB |
Academic Integrity, Plagiarism and Generative AI 🎓
PDF name | File size |
Academic integrity checklist (opens in a new window) | 355 kB |
Generative AI and your assignment (opens in a new window) | 355 kB |
Professional Literacies 💼
PDF name | File size |
Sample graduate attributes (opens in a new window) | 69 kB |
Successful Study Skills ⭐
PDF name | File size |
Active listening (opens in a new window) | 445 kB |
Approaches to learning (opens in a new window) | 50 kB |
Being more productive (opens in a new window) | 270 kB |
Communicating your ideas (opens in a new window) | 58 kB |
Creating your study space (opens in a new window) | 53 kB |
Email (opens in a new window) | 109 kB |
General note-taking advice (opens in a new window) | 116 kB |
Learning from feedback (opens in a new window) | 136 kB |
Meetings (opens in a new window) | 41 kB |
Note-taking techniques (opens in a new window) | 513 kB |
Online participation (opens in a new window) | 47 kB |
Preparing to participate (opens in a new window) | 53 kB |
Scheduling your time (opens in a new window) | 61 kB |
Setting goals (opens in a new window) | 52 kB |
Starting and managing a study group (opens in a new window) | 89 kB |
Tracking your progress (opens in a new window) | 67 kB |
Transforming notes (opens in a new window) | 75 kB |
Visual thinking (opens in a new window) | 86 kB |
Why take notes (opens in a new window) | 183 kB |
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