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Maximizing Your First Year: Essential Skills for Academic Success at Warwick University

This guide offers first-year students at Warwick University a roadmap for academic success over the next 3-4 years. It encourages students to outline their goals, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and identify skills to develop. Important resources such as the Personal Development Plan (PDP), academic help, and the Undergraduate Skills Programme are highlighted. Additionally, it provides crucial information on managing deadlines, research opportunities, extracurricular activities, and financial support for internships and research projects.

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Maximizing Your First Year: Essential Skills for Academic Success at Warwick University

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  1. 1st Year Study Skills Getting the most out of your degree

  2. Planning ahead • What do you want to achieve over next 3/4 years? • What do you regard as your strengths and weaknesses? • What skills would you like to develop? • Use of the PDP (Personal Development Plan) http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/guidance/ • Sources of help – Personal/ Academic

  3. Academic help • Departmental info: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/guidance/ • Student Careers and Skills • Undergrad Skills Programme http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/usp/ • Academic Writing Programme http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/awp/ Warwick Skills Portfolio Award http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/scs/skills/awards/wspa/ - deadline Fri 31st Oct 12 noon

  4. Managing time/ deadlines • Essay deadlines • GCS Tues 11 Nov • IGRH Mon 17 Nov • RCS Wed 3 Dec • Philosophy in practice • Language work • Seminars

  5. Places to Study • Library: Mon-Fri: 07:30-00:00 + Sat-Sun: 08:30-00:00 • Learning Grid Rootes: Mon-Sun: 08:00 -22:00 • Learning Grid in University House: 24/7 access • Learning Grid Leamington

  6. Undergraduate Research • Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme (URSS) • Coinage of Ancient Sicily • The Beginnings of Empire, 168-27 BC • Hindrance or Heroine? A comparison of literary and visual depictions of Dido in Roman culture. • Coins at Warwick Blog • http://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/numismatics/entry/the_king_of/ • International Conference of Undergraduate Research

  7. Studying beyond Warwick • British School at Rome • British School at Athens

  8. Subject-related experience • Archaeological excavations • Museum internships • Travel money http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/students/careers/vacationexperience/ • IATL – Student as Producer (Research) – up to £1000; Collaboration Grants – up to £2000; deadlines ; Performance Grants – up to £200 3 Dec 2014 + 11 Mar 2015

  9. Extra-curricular • Outreach – • Student ambassadors • Iris project • Drama day

  10. Career planning • Internships in summer 2015 – support available - Warwick Work Experience Bursary Scheme – contact Kimberly Counsell • Opportunity Fund – from 13th Oct • Lord Rootes Fund

  11. Starting research • How to use books / journal articles. • To prepare for next week: choose one module – read an article – discuss next week how to make the most of time

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