What do I expect from What am I prepared to do?
university? Attend all classes
Encouraging teachers Make a timetable
Interesting lectures
Friendly and helpful tutes
Access to resources
Learning contract
What study skills do I need? What might stop me from
Managing my time succeeding?
Listening in lectures I don’t attend classes
Reading efficiently Teacher doesn’t turn up
Taking good notes Sickness, family emergency
Researching Financial pressures
Writing for academic Car breaks down
assignments
Referencing correctly
How will achieving my goals
change my life?
I will gain the knowledge and
skills I need to succeed in a
nursing degree
I will be a successful midwife
in 4 years
I will be the first in my family
to complete a degree and
have a professional degree
Adapted from Burns, T., & Sinfield, S. (2016). Essential study skills : the complete guide to
success at university (4th ed.). London, UK: SAGE.