Linking the smaller pieces of your learning to the bigger picture is an important skill to develop at university

1. T H E W H O L E
E X P E R I E N C E
S E E I N G T H E B I G P I C T U R E
A T U N I V E R S I T Y

2. Consider how your course fits
together as a whole.

3. Examine your
course outlines
very carefully
and try to
determine how
the topics and
assessments
link together
and also fit in
with the overall
course
objectives.

4. ASK YOURSELF
W H A T A R E Y O U
E X P E C T E D T O
K N O W O R D O ,
A T T H E E N D O F
T H E C O U R S E ?

5. ASK YOURSELF
W H A T A R E T H E
K E Y I S S U E S O R
C O N T E N T
A R E A S ?

6. ASK YOURSELF
A R E T U T E S O R
L A B C L A S S E S
P A R A L L E L W I T H
L E C T U R E S ?

7. ASK YOURSELF
W H A T I S T H E
L O G I C O F T H E
W A Y T H E
C L A S S E S A R E
O R G A N I S E D ?

8. ASK YOURSELF
H O W D O T H E
D I F F E R E N T
T O P I C S L I N K
T O G E T H E R ?

9. Regularly reviewing your course
content can help you to retain the
key concepts in your long-term
memory and is particularly useful
for exams.
T R Y A N D R E V I E W Y O U R N O T E S S O O N A F T E R
T H E L E C T U R E , P R E F E R A B L Y W I T H I N 2 4
H O U R S .

10. WHAT WERE THE
MAIN POINTS?
M A K E T H E
P R O C E S S
A C T I V E B Y
C O N S I D E R I N G
S U C H
Q U E S T I O N S
A S . . .

11. ARE THERE ANY
CONCEPTS I DON’T
UNDERSTAND?
M A K E T H E
P R O C E S S
A C T I V E B Y
C O N S I D E R I N G
S U C H
Q U E S T I O N S
A S . . .

12. ARE THERE ANY
GAPS IN MY NOTES
OR REFERENCES
TO BE FOLLOWED
UP?
M A K E T H E
P R O C E S S
A C T I V E B Y
C O N S I D E R I N G
S U C H
Q U E S T I O N S
A S . . .

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