Making the most of feedback
Feedback can be gold dust, but only if you reflect on it and turn it into action. Here's how to benefit the most from it.
Using a Gantt chart for planning
Use a Gantt chart to plan chunks of time to work on your assignment, making sure you factor in your other commitments.
Use the essay title to plan your essay
To plan your essay, identify what you're being instructed to do, the topic area and the limits of the essay.
Successful note-making in lectures
1 Beforehand: get prepared Devise your own note-making shorthand, adapt it for your course requirements and vocabulary and then use it consistently. Having an effective shorthand system avoids the need to write down full words, but remember to introduce new…
How to write an essay plan
If you find it difficult to get started on your essay, start with a mindmap, then group your ideas togethers to form the essay sections.
Improve your critical thinking
Critical thinking is a skill you already have, put to work in a new environment. It gets easier with practice.
Writing from the bottom up
Working from the bottom up can be a creative way to grow a project. You write notes as you read to create a rough draft as you go.
Effective meetings with your Masters supervisor
The more precise your queries, the more helpful your supervisor’s answers will be. And remember — all feedback is valuable.
Planning, writing and editing: a helpful approach
You might be surprised to learn that it could be more efficient to spend less time on drafting and longer on other aspects of your writing.
Can you see your research in three dimensions?
Getting off-screen and looking at your research in two and three dimensions can help you see the ‘big picture’ more clearly.
