Course: Next Steps to University: From Choosing A Course to Your First Assessment

Welcome to our course, Next Steps for University. Professor Andy Parsons is an Admissions Tutor here at the University of York – anyone who has undertaken FutureLearn courses with us …

In this video, there is a common theme in most of the tips about preparing for assessment. Can you spot it? Planning ahead is key. Planning ahead will enable you …

So hands up… who likes to be told they’ve done things wrong? In this step, we’ll look at how to turn negatives into positives – it’s all about perspective! What …

Assessment is a big part of your university study. It helps you to know how you are getting on, and it helps the university to assess you and to give …

Watch the video above for students’ top tips on getting the most out of the library. Below is another video made at the University of York as part of a …

So as we’ve seen, an academic library can provide you with thousands and thousands of books and articles on your subject, and we mentioned that you will use the library …

In this video, you get the benefit of students’ wisdom about that first assessment – in hindsight. Many of the points they make are covered in the next few steps, …

Whether you like to adopt the latest technologies or prefer using pen and paper, we have already seen that there is no escaping digital technology at university. In this article, …

With the closure of many public libraries and school libraries, a large number of students will start university without ever having used a library. That’s fine! We know everyone has …

In this video, Stephanie Jesper from the University of York talks about how being at university will help you develop some essential digital skills for studying, skills you may not …

In this step, we’ll look at some common ways of using digital technology to help with university study, and offer suggestions on tools and techniques to make these work for …

You will hear the words ‘independence’, ‘personal freedom’ and ‘self-discipline’ a lot in the coming steps on the course… and also in the coming years. In the video here, a …

Everyone begins university with a variety of existing study skills, and at a range of different levels – these can all be built on as you progress through your studies, …

Critical thinking and critical analysis are key terms you will become familiar with in your time at university. In academic study, the use of the term ‘critical’ does not mean …

Many students worry about coping with the demands of academic work. Rest assured – university is all about finding your way but that doesn’t mean that you have to go …