Week 6 - Recommended Supports and Events For You This Week

MY UNIVERSITY LIFE PODCAST - GOAL SETTING
 

Need help with upcoming assignments? Want to improve your study skills? 

This week Dr Alicia Menendez Tarrazo, Student Learning Officer with DCU Student Learning, talks about the great service that she and her team provide for DCU students:
 

What kind of support does Student Learning provide? 

We help students develop the study skills they need in order to become confident, independent learners: getting organised and managing their time, taking effective notes, staying on top of their reading for class, revising for exams, etc. These skills may not come naturally to most of us, but they can be learned, and that’s where we can help. We also coordinate the Writing Centre, which provides guidance with assignment writing. 
 

So let’s say I'm a DCU student struggling in one of those areas - what can I do? 

Your first port of call would be our online Discover Study Skills resources, which cover most of the skills you will need to succeed at university. You can work through them at your own pace or dip in and out depending on what you need at any given time. We also offer Study Skills Workshops, in case you prefer a live format and having the chance to ask questions. If you would like to talk to one of us individually about a specific writing or study issue you are having, you can make a Writing Centre or Study Skills appointment through our website and one of us will meet with you over Zoom.

What would a one-to-one Zoom meeting with a Student Officer typically involve?

A typical meeting starts with us listening to you carefully and probably asking a few questions; then we will explain some of the strategies we think may work for you, and finally we will provide you with resources you may find useful. 
 

For further info on any of the resources mentioned, just click on the links above. To make an appointment with a DCU Student Learning Officer, visit the Student Learning website.