Tips and Guides
For new students (and a good reminder for the rest of us):
Time Management and Organization Resources:
- How to make the most of the time that is given you
- Semester goal setting
- Fall 2019 semester calendar
- Winter 2020 semester calendar
- Blank weekly calendar
- Using the study cycle
Research Papers 101:
- Step 1 Create a plan
- Step 2 Developing a topic
- Step 3a Research: Getting started
- Step 3b Using library resources
- Step 3c Taking notes and keeping them organized
- Step 4 Drafting a thesis statement
- Step 5 Developing an outline
- Step 6 Writing your rough draft
- Step 7a Revising
- Step 7b Editing
- Tips for avoiding plagiarism
Format Guides:
- Briercrest format guides
- Purdue OWL (the best online format guide resource)
- APA format example
- Chicago format example
- MLA format example
Study Strategies:
- How to read effectively
- How to make your notes work for you
- How to prepare for an exam
- Effective strategies for study groups
Helpful study tools:
- Quizlet
- Kahoot!
- Bible Memory App
- Grade Calculator
- Calculate how much time a paper will take
- Todoist
- MindMup—online mind mapping