Get A First Class Degree

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 [...]

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 [...]

Most Universities now operate an Intranet / Extranet for degree students.
I found this an invaluable resource, providing electronic copies of:

University Module guides
University Course materials
Presentations
University Reading lists (and useful links)
Past degree exam papers
Past student projects / dissertations

And also guidelines on

Academic Report writing
Academic Referencing
Presentation skills

It was also possible to search for, reserve and renew books online.
In addition [...]