Study Skills Handouts -- Covers topics such as avoiding procrastination, taking objective or essay tests, and text book underlining/highlighting (University of North Dakota).
Study Strategies -- Campus resources, Instructors as Resources, Time Management tips, and downloadable forms to help get you going.
Managing Your Time -- Resources and documents to help you evaluate your current planning skills and create a schedule (Dartmouth College).
Time Management Tips -- Calculate your personal time use (available study time) and suggested study time based on your course load. This page suggests "how to make the most of your time and personalize it to fit your tastes and activities" (George Mason University).
How to Study...and How to Write -- Links to subject-specific study and writing aids, listed in alphabetical order from accounting to theater. For help in your particular field, START HERE!!!
In Class
Note Taking Systems -- Five clearly described methods for taking notes. Choose the one that works best for you! (California Polytechnic State University).
The Modified Cornell System -- A sample illustration of the popular Cornell method (Rutgers University).
Taking Lecture and Class Notes -- "tips on how to recall more information from your lectures through active listening and purposeful note taking." Useful handouts (Dartmouth College).
Catching Signals in Classroom Lectures -- When you hear these key words/phrases, that's a cue that what's being said is important and may appear later on exams or in assignments (Capital Community College).
On Readings/Research
Research: Note-Take Effectively -- "What should my notes look like? What should I write down? Specific tips to avoid plagiarism," etc. (Purdue University).
Organizing Your Research -- What to do as you gather information (Hartnell College).
Researching and Organizing Your Paper -- Introduction to the Note Card System (Gallaudet University).
In Preparation for Writing
Taking Notes from Different Sources -- The notes you take "in preparation for writing will normally provide detailed evidence to back up any arguments you wish to make."
Organizing Your Notes to Write Your Paper -- "I have seventy-five pages of notes, not counting the photocopy I left on the copier and the two pages which I think fell behind my desk. What a mess! How am I ever going to make an essay out of this chaos?"
Writing a Research Paper -- How to combine "the 'bones' of your thesis or question with the 'flesh' from your research and insights to construct a unified essay body" (Purdue University).
