Get A First Class Degree

Most people are aware of Mozilla FireFox, for those that are not, it is a web browser, an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Why You Should Get It!

Its completely free
It is considered more secure than Internet Explorer
It has an in-line spell checker
It will warn you of phishing sites designed to fool you into giving away personal [...]

A laptop is an expensive investment, and wont in itself get you a first class degree, you have to work hard for that! Before even looking at one (if you look, you’ll want!) you should consider whether you really need one. Laptops are very useful if:

You spend a lot of time travelling on trains
You frequently [...]

There are many posts on this site which will help you save and manage time on your degree course, a list of which can be found at the bottom of the page.
The objective of time management is to get the maximum output from every hour of work you do, to “work smarter not harder”.
To manage [...]

Correctly prioritising work for your university degree allows you to

Save time when working on degree assignments
Meet all university assignment deadlines

When prioritising work for your degree, consider

When does it need to be done
Do I have the skills / knowledge to complete this task
When will I gain new skills / knowledge for this task

Usually it is best [...]

Planning your university degree work is essential in order to make the best use of your time and prioritise effectively. You will have to make decisions as to what to do when, it is important to get these decisions right. You will also need a degree of flexibility to deal with any problems that arise.
In [...]

Devise a schedule detailing working time for your degree course, and time off. Treat your university degree like a job, with start, finish and break times. If you work ‘flexi time’ then make sure that you put in the correct number of hours each week. If you feel like you’ve had enough of a piece [...]

Developing relationships with university lecturers / tutors is straight forward as they behave in a professional, ethical and to a point, predictable manner.

It is important to remember that university lecturers invest a lot of time producing material for a degree course, and are therefore likely to steer it in a direction that is of some [...]

It is important to quickly understand what services and resources are available to you on your degree course. Not all resources at university are publicised as well as you would imagine. Do some research early on and make sure you do not miss anything. Some of the services offered by my University included:

Extra tutorials in

Mathematics
Programming
Report [...]

There is rarely one university book per student available, it is always first come first served, you have to be quick off the mark if you want to get ahead for a first class degree!
As soon as you enroll, try and get hold of your module guides via a university lecturer or the university Intranet [...]

Almost as soon as I started University I started downloading past student projects / dissertations in areas that interested me.
I found two projects / dissertations in particular that were relevant to my area of interest, one of which really stood out as a quality piece of work.
I was able to find out from one [...]