It's final term and the pressure is certainly on, so it is interesting to think back to how my work has developed over the past few years. The types of assignment that we are set have been incredibly varied over my time at the business school, including presentations, essays, reports, project plans, briefing papers, and much … Continue reading Research through the years
A different outlook to resource use
Over the autumn term and into the beginning of this term I have been reading more than ever before at university. Now this may be partially through sheer panic that I have less than 3 months until I finish university for good, but it may also be because I am really enjoying what I'm learning! … Continue reading A different outlook to resource use
Resources for my empirical project (Psychology dissertation)
In the last term of my last year I (fortunately) don't have any exams. I have two tests, two essays, a presentation, and my dissertation. Both my essays and my dissertation are due on the 12th of May, which means I really should stay on top of my schedule. The plan is to write the … Continue reading Resources for my empirical project (Psychology dissertation)
Review: Study Skills for Business and Management
Study Skills for Business and Management is a guide packed with tips and tools to help any business student get the most out of their degree. For first years it is a great introduction to university work and the different skills that are needed. The book also has a lot to offer second and final … Continue reading Review: Study Skills for Business and Management
Writing a Human Geography Dissertation
Now with just one term left of my undergrad degree, I’ve just finished the research for my dissertation titled: How do international students at the University of Sussex make their home in the UK? I conducted interviews with international students as well as creating a survey on Survey Monkey and got a good number of … Continue reading Writing a Human Geography Dissertation
New Term Resolutions
Having just finished my January exams, now is the time to reflect on my past modules and prepare for my final term. Like many students on the business courses, I don't have a dissertation. Instead, my final term will follow the same format as the autumn one, with four modules, one of which is a … Continue reading New Term Resolutions
Third Year Survey Results
We ran a survey in order to get an idea about resource use and reading lists of third year Sussex students. Students from a range of disciplines answered the survey and as you can see the highest numbers are present in our own subjects (Business, Geography and Psychology). This may be due to advertising it on our … Continue reading Third Year Survey Results
Third year survey now closed!
Our third year survey on resource usage and reading is now closed! We are analysing the results over this week and will bring you our findings in next week's blog.
Companion websites for textbooks
Something students always find useful are materials within a book they can use to test themselves. This is usually the case in science textbooks (maths, physics etc.), but not so often in my course. I remember having multiple choice questions and short answers questions in my book for Human Physiology in my first year and in Andy Field's Discovering … Continue reading Companion websites for textbooks
What type of textbook will make it onto my Christmas wish-list this year?
So we have heard about the ideal textbook from a geographer’s point of view, but what about a business student? Over the past two and a half years of my course I have been assigned around 18 core textbooks and have used many many more in further reading (click here to see how I manage … Continue reading What type of textbook will make it onto my Christmas wish-list this year?