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Online resources
Clicking a category heading will reveal online links and resources. There are many such sites available, but as a starting point, the following sites cover a wide range of topics. Remember that these are written for students at many different levels; you may have to explore to find what's useful for you.
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Academic writing
- Planning and writing essays docx
- Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation - quick quide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Report Writing - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
- Visit the University of Kent's English Language Unit web site. Very useful links on academic English and study skills
- Writing guides
From the Mantex web site, an extensive collection of reviews and details on various style guides and books on writing - Final Year Projects
A 'bite size' web site on final year projects by Mike Hart, Professor of Business at King Alfred's College, Winchester - Guide to Grammar and Writing
This Capital Community College Foundation website offers clear and accessible explanations on English grammar
Alex Essay Writing Tool
- Alex Essay WritingTool
The ALex Essay Writing Tool is an online resource to help you plan and write essay type assignments.
Assignment Survival Kit (ASK)
- Assignment Survival Kit (ASK)
The Assignment Survival Kit is an online resource to help you plan and write essay type assignments. There are tips on analysing the assignment question, researching your topic and developing a logical argument. You will also find information on referencing and avoiding plagiarism, as well as proof-reading and final editing
Critical thinking and problem solving
- Critical thinking - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
Dissertations and theses
- Researching an undergraduate dissertation docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Postgraduate research docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Assignment Survival Kit (ASK)
The Assignment Survival Kit is an online resource to help you plan and write essay type assignments. There are tips on analysing the assignment question, researching your topic and developing a logical argument. You will also find information on referencing and avoiding plagiarism, as well as proof-reading and final editing
English for international students
- Visit the University of Kent's English Language Unit website
Very useful links on academic English and study skills
Group work
- Skills Centre
A comprehensive range of links and advice from the University of Leeds
Learning from lectures
- Learning from lectures docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
Library and IT skills
- SKILS - Skills for knowledge, information and library searching
On-line tutorial accessible to University of Kent students only. Ideal for getting started with library skills at HE level
Maths and Stats
- Calculus pdf 2.86mb
- Algebra pdf 2.04mb
- Methods pdf 2.77mb
- Discrete pdf 2.09mb
- Maths EG is a free-to-use collection of almost 2000 mathematics questions spanning topics from GCSE to undergraduate level 2. There are thousands of realisations of each question allowing for virtually unlimited practice. Random parameters are incorporated into all aspects of the questions, including equations and diagrams, and in the very complete feedback screens. It has been developed by Martin Greenhow and Abdulrahman Kamavi from Brunel University
Multimedia resources at the computing service
The Computing Service provides a wide range of documentation and provides support with the following multimedia tutorials:
Other useful study skills links
- Study strategies from the Open University
Some examples of the OU's study skills resources - Academic Skills Online
An extensive advice site at the University of Canberra - Skills Centre
A comprehensive range of links and advice from the University of Leeds
Personal development planning and key skills
- Personal development planning - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - MyFolio: Kent's online ePortfolio and PDP tool
- Personal development planning
PDP planning: University of Kent - Reflective learning
Presentations and seminars
- Learning from seminars docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Learning from seminars - quick quide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Giving and oral presentation docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Giving and oral presentation - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
Reading and notetaking
- Effective reading docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Effective reading - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Visit the University of Kent's English Language Unit web site and its resource page
Very useful links on academic English - Note making docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
Referencing and plagiarism
- Academic IntegrityThe Academic Integrity website here provides information on referencing, avoiding plagiarism and using Turnitin
- Citations, bibliographies and referencing docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Referencing at Kent - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Harvard referencing - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
- Harvard referencing at Kent pdf 460KB
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
Referencing Style Guides
Revision and exams
- Exam planning and preparation docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Effective revision docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Essays in exams - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent - Managing exam anxiety and panic
Information from Oxford Brookes University
Study skills for MBA students
Time management and planning
- Time management - quick guide docx
Advice from the Student Learning Advisory Service at the University of Kent
- Study planner (doc)
- Mind Tools
Practical tips on planning, using time effectively, how to delegate and stress management