Student Success study guides

Welcome to the collection of PDF study guides created by the learning advisors here at Otago Polytechnic.

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Downloadable PDF study guides	View the content on the website
Academic reading skills	Reading skills
Annotated bibliography	Annotated bibliographies
Commonly confused words	Commonly confused words
Discussion forums in Moodle	Discussion forums in Moodle
Draft essay checklist	Essays
Essay question instruction words	Essays 2
Exam and test preparation	Preparing for exams
Literature reviews	Literature reviews
Memory techniques	Learning and memory and Note taking
Mind mapping	Note taking
Note taking	Note taking 2
Oral presentations	Oral presentations
Punctuation guide	Punctuation
Referencing in APA	Citing and referencing
Referencing online material in APA	Citing and referencing 2
Reflective writing	Reflective practice
Researching the literature	Searching for information
Sentence starters, linking words, transitional phrases	Transition (linking) words
Weekly study timetable	Time management

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