Study guides & useful websites

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• General academic skills
• English language and writing
• Referencing and avoiding plaigirism
• Maths

General academic skills

Websites

• Learn Higher - website for the Learn Higher partnership, with  a number of very useful links to different areas of academic study.
  
  
• Study Guides and Strategies -  a comprehensive site which provides guidance on a wide range of study areas including academic reading and writing, maths and science and technology.  This site is available in a number of language.
  
  
• Learning to Learn - a University of Sheffield site - particularly useful content on developing critical thinking and writing skills in different disciplines.
  
  
• Skills4study - from the publishers of the Study Skills book series, this site also includes a range of subject guides (e.g. law, business and maths) for more tailored information.
  
  
• NoteMaker - an interactive guide and resource to help you improve your note-making skills.
  
  
• Learner Journey - a University of West London site - a collection of valuable online learning tools to help build academic skills.

English language and writing

Aston study guides

• Approaches to assignment writing

• Using an academic writing style

• Developing academic reading

• Developing note-making skills

• Essay structure

Tip sheets

• Presentation skills

• Revision strategies

• Writing in examinations

Websites

• Write Now  - useful writing tips and links to other relevant sites

• Royal Literary Fund -  writing and essay guides site with useful sections on understanding the question, planning and editing.  The site also includes guides to writing reports and dissertations and making presentations

• Using English for academic purposes - information and activities aimed at developing the way you use English.  It is particularly good for helping international students develop their academic vocabulary

• Online Writing Lab - offers a range of online and printable information sheets and worksheets with advice and activities on grammar, spelling and punctuation as well as essay writing, report writing and general study skills

• Assignment Survival Kit devised by Staffordshire University, this site will help you create an assignment action plan and provide links to guides on essay and report writing, references and research skills

• The Academic Phrasebank . a general resource for academic writers with useful examples of words and phrases used in academic writing. Areas covered include being critical, reporting results, introducing work and writing conclusions

• Uni Learning . from the University of Wollongong in Australia, this site contains advice and activities to help you develop academic writing and reading strategies.

Referencing and avoiding plaigirism

Aston study guides

• Aston's introductory guide to citing references

• How to avoid plagiarism - an LDC guide

Websites

• PLATO (Plagiarism Teaching Online) - an interactive guide to improve your referencing skills and develop your understanding of plagiarism. You will need your Aston username and password

• Learn Higher -This is another useful site designed to help you understand how to reference and avoid plagiarism.

Maths

Websites

Maths Centre . offers advice and activities on many areas of maths, engineering, business, accountancy, economics, bioscience, physical sciences and health science.

Metal project . this site focuses on mathematics for economics students, although it is also useful for other disciplines.

Learn Higher . a link to the maths section of the Learn Higher website.