Successful Transitions Autumn 2018
Juggling timetables & planning for the 1st assessment tasks
Curriculum aligned for NURSING Dr Jeannette Stirling, Senior Honarary Fellow, Learning Development
This seminar will….
Help you begin to prepare the first assessment tasks.
Introduce some basic ‘first’ principles of academic study
to help you keep pace with your workload.
Suggest some strategies for setting study timelines &
reading schedules.
Subject Assessment Assessment Assessment Assessment
NMIH101 Week 3
Formative
Assessment:
In-class Presentation
Week 4Online activityPart 1: 700 words
20%
Weeks 9 & 10
Group presentationsA. Group Interaction
B. Written Summary
C. Presentation & Referencing
30%
Week 13Essay
2500 wds.
50%
NMIH102 Week 2
In Session Quiz Multiple Choice
10%
Week 5
In Session Quiz Multiple Choice
10%
Week 10Case Study
2000 words
40%
Exam PeriodFinal exam
40%
NMIH103 Week 3
Formative
Assessment
Week 7Essay
2000wds.
45%
Exam Period
Final exam
55%
NMIH104 Week 4 Formative
Assessment
Week 6Multiple Choice Quiz
20%
Week 8Essay
2000wds.
40%
Week ?Nursing Competency
Assessment Schedule
(NCAS)Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Exam PeriodFinal exam
40%
Formative Assessment: In-class presentations NMIH101…
Research
Content
Visual & oral communication
Discussion
Time management
Tip: don’t let anxiety overtake you before
you begin
Prepare, prepare, prepare
Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.
Presentation checklist….
Clearly introduce your topic.
Define key terms & / or concepts for your audience?
Make your discussion proceed logically.
Speak clearly to your audience.
Provide a conclusion that clearly follows your discussion points.
Preparing for Multiple Choice quizzes…
NMIH102 & NMIH104:
MC quizzes usually only cover material discussed
in lectures & tutorials (Questions can test your
knowledge & your ability to apply that knowledge).
Look at the main ideas/concepts for each week &
create flash cards.
Write definitions, main ideas & supporting
information on one side of the cards with prompts
on the reverse side.
Multiple choice quizzes….
Be aware of the rules about
guessing.
Make a time plan.
Read the questions carefully.
Be alert for words commonly used in MCQs.
Answer easy
questions first –harder ones later.
Try to think of the
answers before reading
the choices.
Make sure to answer
in the proper space.
How would you explain the concept of self-awareness / empathy / emotional intelligence to another person?
700 wds.
Have you chosen a concept?
Do you understand what you’re being asked to do?
What background readings will help you develop your discussion?
Let’s analyse the instructions together….
Writing for the Online Activity due Week 4:
NMIH101
This means ….
Analyse
the task:
• What are the key terms & instruction words?
• What is your main argument / purpose / focus for the discussion?
Briefly
map plan of action:
• How do you need to order your response?
• Plan each stage so that when you can be fairly sure that you’re going to address all aspects of the topic.
Consider
the key terms:
• Do you understand the meaning of all the terms / ideas relevant to the task?
Getting started:
a snapshot of the study process
Effective study
Why?Motivation
Personal goals
Positive imaging
What?Organisation
Priorities
Goals
Where?Room arrangement
Light
Temperature
Familiarity
How?Preview
Question
Read
Summarise
Test
When?Time management
Body rhythms
Sleep
Nutrition & exercise
Why?
Personal goals
Evaluation of research for an essay / report /
case study / review
Revision for a tutorial session
Preparation for an exam
Where?
Set up a quiet place where you can
study & minimise distractions.
Establish a space to use on a regular
basis.
Keep the space oriented to study & as
uncluttered as possible.
When?
Draw up a study planner.
Blank out times when you are at lectures,
tutorials or working.
Blank out family & recreation time.
The time you have left is the time you
have for study sessions.
Monday Tues. Weds. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun.
9.30 Lecture 1 Tutorial 2 ? ? ?
10.30 Tutorial 1 ? ? Lecture 3 ?
11.30 Tutorial1 ? ? ? ?
12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
1.30 ? ? ? Tutorial 4 ?
2.30 ? Lecture 2 ? Tutorial 4 ?
3.30 ? Lecture 2 Tutorial 3 ? ?
4.30 ? ? Tutorial 3 Lecture 4 ?
5.30 ? ? ? ? ?
6.30 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
7.30
8.30
Sample of a weekly schedule
Keep track: of how you spend your time for a whole week &
decide where & how you need to adapt your study plan.
Try to identify: your “red” and “green” zones.
Be realistic: anticipate how long things are going to take on
the basis of experience.
Keep an eye on the horizon: know what assessment tasks are
coming up in each subject so that you can adjust your plan
accordingly.
Effective time management IS about…
the satisfaction of getting things done;
meeting more of your needs in all areas of your life;
feeling better about yourself;
leaving yourself with more time for leisure & fun … not less.
•YOU MAY NEED to spend more time
studying the subjects or concepts that you find
most difficult.
•NOT being•obsessed with•every minute, miserable & having absolutely NO fun!•IS meeting more of the needs in ALL areas of your life
• I WILL learn the main
concepts discussed in lectures from weeks 1-3
• I WILL read through & summarise chapters 3 & 4
• I WILL work through 5 equations
• RESEARCH shows that it’s better to study in short, concentrated sessions.
• AIM for a series of 50 minute blocks
Set study periods
Identify goals for
each session
Plan & prioritise
Time management
SURVEYBefore you begin to study, survey
the material to get an overview.
Look at chapter titles; sub headings;
introductions; conclusions; & so
on.
Identify key words or phrases that link
back to your purpose for
reading.
What do you already know about an idea or topic? Jot down your first-response
thoughts.
As you survey the materials, ask
yourself what was said about various chapters / ideas in
the lectures.
QUESTIONTurn chapter titles & sub headings into navigational aids.
READRead through the
material once without making notes.
RECALLWith the book shut,
try to recall what you have read.
REVIEWReview all your notes
at the end of each study period.
How? SQ3R study method
Your notes might look something like …
Readings Notes Comments
Marmot, M 2005, ‘Social
determinants of health’, The
Lancet, vol. 365, no. 9464,
pp.1099-1104.
Marmot’s (2005) looking at the links
between poverty, inequality & their
causes, as a way of understanding
these factors in relationship to
health.
He seems to refer to
global economic issues
as well as what these
mean locally… Not sure
how this’ll work with my
essay…… Come back to
it.
Anderson, I et al. 2006,
‘Indigenous health in
Australia, New Zealand and
the Pacific’, The Lancet,
vol. 367, no. 9524, pp.1775-
1785
Anderson et al. use case studies
from 3 regions to survey the state of
Indigenous health & review the
connections between identified
health areas & policy.
I like the way this paper
looks at the connections
between government
policies & health in these
communities. Still need
to read a bit more about
social determinants …
Complicated. But think I
can see a way to draw
on Marmot. Yaay!
• YOUR NOTES from various sources (lecture notes; tutorial notes; research reading; etc.) according to topic areas.
Condense
• THE MAIN POINTS from these condensed readings to produce a single summary sheet of headings with key points; key words; names; etc., for that topic.
Extract
• TO PRODUCE a single master summary sheet which connects the various topics via key ideas as they are covered in the subject.
Aim
Summarise
Version History
Stirling, Jeannette, 2015-2016
Stirling, Jeannette, 2015-2016, updated & reordered with new activities by Carol Priestley March 2018