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  • Study Skills

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    You may be aware of academic skills you need to acquire or develop further.  Students are often prevented from achieving their real academic potential due to skills shortages in different areas of study.

    To help you accelerate your learning, perform at the level as your peers or to meet learning standards, the IMM Graduate School has an academic support service available if you:

    • do not know how to structure your study sessions,
    • feel unsure of the requirements of an essay-type answer,
    • have problems answering assessment questions because you sometimes do not feel that you know what is being asked of you,
    • often are not able to complete assessments in the time allowed, 
    • find it hard to understand why you provide what you consider to be ‘good answers’ for which you earn poor marks,
    • are not sure which or how many modules to select for a specific semester,
    • have any other academic issues you feel challenged by.

    If any of these uncertainties have sometimes caused you concern, you can rest assured that there is nothing wrong with worrying about this.  Most, if not all, students have had to confront at least one or a combination of these challenges during their study time.

    What would be however wrong, would be if you do not reach out and ask for help.

    The IMM Graduate School has an Academic Support service you can easily access by contacting Herman Potgieter at hermanp@immgsm.ac.za

  • Action Verbs

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  • eStudy Guide as point of departure for effective note making

  • How-to guides

    In this section you will find several 'how-to' guides to assist you to use additional study resources.

    These include:

      • Guidelines on How to Approach and Answer Case Studies

      • Referencing guide

      • Plagiarism guide

  • Tips for succeeding as a distance learning student

    1. Time Management is key especially if you need to divide your time up between work, home, study. Plot all the deadline dates for major events in the academic year, e.g. assignment submission dates, tutorials etc. Where practical, set a fixed time and place to study.
    2. Set long time goals, short term goals and action plans. Set goals for every study session so that you can assess whether you have accomplished what you set out to do in that study session
    3. Studying at a distance can be a very lonely journey unless you reach out and make the most of the opportunities provided, to be part of the student community. Contribute to the online student community
    4. Work through your study material methodically
    5. Plan and prepare assignments for quality. Submit on time
    6. Reach out to tutors and lecturers when you have a question related to your studies
    7. Pay attention to tips on how to study, which is found throughout the module
    8. Avoid cramming for the examination

  • Tips for Effective Study

    In this section, you will find a number of study skills presentations with tips for effective study. The secret to a successful student, is effective study habits.  Take some time to listen to the commentary and apply these skills throughout your studies.