When it comes to doing a dissertation, or any type of essay in fact, good referencing is an integral part of attaining those higher marks. However (as many of us know), it's often the most tedious and annoying part of writing an essay (after trying to start). If you just happen to be a savvy … Continue reading Online Referencing Tools
Author: Andre Clacken-Lewin
Andre’s Top 5 Tips for Research
Being only a few weeks into my 3rd year and dissertation research here's what I have learned so far, to help guide you along your research project. Tip 1) Start early. You never know what obstacles you may come across when undertaking your research, you may even find you have no interest in the topic or … Continue reading Andre’s Top 5 Tips for Research
The Last Leg
It's here, nobody expected it to come around this quick but it has. We have reached the last leg of our journey, the all important 3rd year. It's time to trade in the late nights out and copious amounts of alcohol, for dinner parties that finish at 9 and a temporary residence in the library. … Continue reading The Last Leg
My Ideal Digital Resource
When I think about my perfect resource, the first thing I need to consider is how I study and how I learn. When it comes to learning, personally I am a very visual, aural, kinaesthetic learner, so simply reading and making notes certainly won’t cut it for me. Now obviously the best form of delivering … Continue reading My Ideal Digital Resource
Reading Resources from Hong Kong
With our results recently in from our reading questionnaire at Sussex, we felt it would be interesting to see how the attitude to buying textbooks compared with students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), where I'm currently studying this term as part of the Erasmus program. I spoke to a fellow geography student … Continue reading Reading Resources from Hong Kong
Survey Results : Year 2 Pre-Arrival Reading
Its about that time of year again where we find out from the students here at Sussex what they did (or didn’t do) in preparation to beginning their 2nd year studies at university, once again with particular regard to their pre-assigned reading lists and how they have utilised them. Having received 24 responses this year … Continue reading Survey Results : Year 2 Pre-Arrival Reading
Pondering Postgraduate Pursuit
Having already spent 3 years in university and with 1 more to go, the idea of postgraduate study has always filtered down to one particular question I ask myself “Do I want to spend 5 years studying in university?”. Now I can't tell a lie the first and second and 3rd 4th 5th and maybe … Continue reading Pondering Postgraduate Pursuit
Reviewing Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield
Appearance, Look and Feel I know you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover, buuut that’s exactly what I'm about to do, after all first impressions count for everything. From first glance at Critical Thinking, you're instantly drawn in by its pop of yellow and its bold font. It is simple, eye catching … Continue reading Reviewing Critical Thinking by Tom Chatfield
Second Year Prep – Andre
In order to find out how second year students prepared to take on their first term, we've once again distributed one of our surveys. As a second year myself, I thought it may be a good idea to in fact reflect on how I ended up approaching my second year preparations. So I’m going to … Continue reading Second Year Prep – Andre
The Assessment Approach
It’s about that time in second year, its middle of the term and you actually feel like life is going well. You’ve been going to all your lectures, seeing your friends, and by some strange miracle have cracked the secret formula for work, uni and having a life. Life is good. That is until you … Continue reading The Assessment Approach