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These last few weeks of term always bring a hectic workload and many deadlines competing for top priority. This can feel overwhelming, but there are lots of things you can do to manage your time. Keep reading for some study tips and tricks.

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Organisation: how to stay on your A game

• Regularly check your courses on and read your student emails.

• Note in your calendar dates for tests, exams and submitting assignments and block out time to prepare.

• Work steadily throughout the semester in order to cope with the fast pace of university study.

• Think of working towards your degree as a fulltime job requiring 40 hours of effort every week of the term.

Tips to help you ace your assignments

• Know when your assignments are due (find this in your course handbook) and contact your lecturer if something unexpected happens that prevents you from completing one on time.

• Read through assignment instructions carefully and check off each task as you do it.

• Ask lecturers or tutors when something is not clear, or if you need some help contact Te Pokap奴 P奴kenga Ako | Academic Skills Centre.

• Write assignments in your own words and ensure you appropriately reference any copied text. Find out more about citations and referencing.

• Read feedback on your marked work so you can learn from it.

• Get yourself a wall planner and, using your course outlines, plot the due dates for all pieces of assessment, including tests and exam periods. Collect one from the

Taking notes

• Do all your recommended readings before class.

• If your lecturers have put their lecture notes/PowerPoint slides on ahead of time, read them before class.

• Make sure you take notes in lectures.

• Work through your lecture notes as soon as you can after the lecture has finished to check your understanding of the material.

• Use of colour in underlining headings and in diagrams helps to visually structure content.

• Key words and constructed diagrams will help you to bring together ideas and assist your memory.

Tips to get prepared for tests and exams

• Start revision as early as possible

• Work through practice questions from past papers

• Attempt practice questions in exam conditions

• Form a study group so you can revise with others

Make sure you revise a range of topics covered in the course

Special consideration for assessment

Sometimes things go wrong, and you:聽

• are unable to complete an assessment due to unforeseen circumstances聽

• may have completed a test or exam with impaired performance聽

• may be prevented from completing a course for reasons beyond your control.

If something unexpected prevents you from being able to complete an assessment on time, contact your course coordinator to see if you can apply for an extension. If you're unsure about the next steps, contact your Kaitoko | Student Advisor for advice.

Analytics for Course Engagement (ACE)聽

Stay on track with your studies using Analytics for Course Engagement (ACE). This tool, accessible through , shows how your engagement with online course material is tracking over time compared to your classmates. If your engagement drops, the ACE team may reach out to see if connecting you to support services will help you get back on track.

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