Get A First Class Degree

When studying for a degree no one is going to hold your hand.
Unlike school, no one is going to make you get up in the morning, no one is going to tell you to attend lectures, it is down to you as a student to motivate and discipline and organise yourself.

Failure to do this is […]

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 […]

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 […]