Mature Students Study Skills Course

Newport81

Hi i've missed the past two days of this course, due to circumstances beyond my control, does anyone have a timetable for tomorrows lecture, and can you let me know where it is on, or maybe what i have missed?

Many thanks

Tzetze

Hi. Tomorrow's timetable looks like this.

Location : Darcy Thompson Theatre (Main Concourse)
10:00 - Research Skills (Dermot Burns)
11:00 - Coffee
11:30 - Research Skills contd.
1:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Mapping the Way Forward (Careers Service)
4:00 - Library Tour (Arts students)
5:00 - Finish


When you say you missed the past two days, I'm not sure if you mean Mon/Tues or Tues/Wed. So here's a quick rundown of all three days.

Monday was Study Skills and Memory Techniques with Dermot Burns.
Tuesday was Memory Techniques with Joe Thornton.
Wednesday was Applied Writing Skills with Dermot Burns. (There was also a library tour for non-Arts students.)

LadyMayBelle

Can i ask you how ye found out about this course (and I don't mean thru boards!)

I had no idea and am a mature student..am I not mature enough?!!

Were you sent info or anything?

Tzetze

LadyPennyworth wrote: »

Can i ask you how ye found out about this course (and I don't mean thru boards!)

I had no idea and am a mature student..am I not mature enough?!!

Were you sent info or anything?

I think the official title of the course was 'Return to learning seminar'. I'm 99% certain that it's only undergrads on the course. I got a letter a few weeks back informing me about it.

LadyMayBelle

Oh right, only for undergrads then! ah well! To be honest it has been so long since I did the undergrad (we were permitted to handwrite our essays!) I wouldn't have minded getting to know the ins and outs of mature student learning!
Thanks!

Tzetze

I was slightly dubious as to whether I'd gain much from it after doing the foundation course last year (i.e. it's not that long since I did some learning), but I've found it to be very beneficial. Especially the memory techniques. It's unfortunate that you weren't informed about it.

KStaford

I'm starting as a PG but still I'd love to have attended this. Had I known I would have tried to sneak in

Tzetze

There's nothing stopping either of you attending tomorrow's sessions. No sneakiness needed, just stroll on in if you want to.

Newport81

Tzetze wrote: »

Hi. Tomorrow's timetable looks like this.

Location : Darcy Thompson Theatre (Main Concourse)
10:00 - Research Skills (Dermot Burns)
11:00 - Coffee
11:30 - Research Skills contd.
1:00 - Lunch
2:00 - Mapping the Way Forward (Careers Service)
4:00 - Library Tour (Arts students)
5:00 - Finish


When you say you missed the past two days, I'm not sure if you mean Mon/Tues or Tues/Wed. So here's a quick rundown of all three days.

Monday was Study Skills and Memory Techniques with Dermot Burns.
Tuesday was Memory Techniques with Joe Thornton.
Wednesday was Applied Writing Skills with Dermot Burns. (There was also a library tour for non-Arts students.)

Thanks ur a lifesaver, so dissapointed i missed all this, was only there for Monday Hopefully can get some notes off someone, Thanks Again.

KStaford

I was in Galway all day today and spent the afternoon on campus. If I had known about this course I would have been there all week and attending.

As it is, I am now back in Sligo tonight and have tomorrow scheduled for last minute packing and clearing out of my beloved house here. So I cannot attend.

Is there any chance that any of you who have attended could share the love ? Would it be possible for anyone to post a few tips / notes form the seminar, I'd be particularly interested in memory techniques and research skills.

Would anyone else find such a post(s) useful? Sorry for asking (I know I have a cheek) and please feel free to say no.

LadyMayBelle

can't go either tomorrow have a tonne of college-related/grant/bank stuff to do, pity. What a shame