Route through Dissertation plan map

This map describes the stages of planning your route through an MSc dissertation

Carpe Diem: Establish an Institutional Repository for Your Organization

An interesting article about repositories.

Things to do with your first personal tutorial

This is an idea list of things you might wish to talk about with your personal tutees in the first few tutorials. It originates from ECS (Dave de Roure and Hugh Davis in particular) so some of the ideas might be particular to that School. If you have suggestions you would wish to have added please email them to hcd@ecs.soton.ac.uk, or please feel free to copy any parts of the document and make a list specific to your school. Please enter the new list in EdShare!

Library Guide: improving your search & Search Planner

A search planner to help structure a search (for journal articles in bibliographic databases). Also includes hints and tips on improving your search. This is a generic guide, useful for any subject.

Who or what was the inspiration for choosing your current course of study?

Award winning student essay. This essay won the Student Writing Award Scheme via the HE Academy Subject Network for Information and Computer Sciences.

Backup your work

A share of information on why & how to make copies of data so that these additional copies may be used to restore the original after a data loss event. Burn cd's and copy to memory sticks.

Towards a Skills Audit: identifying your experience

A workshop session which looks at skills from an employers perspective. Slides plus link to Graduate Recruiters Association. Used in first small group class of info1010 - covers ground rules, career destinations, typical earnings,types of jobs and skills evaluation. Slides are reference for interactive discussions

Including Figures in your Thesis

This 10-minute video shows you how you can include image files in your thesis. By using the University template and special styles, you will be able to automate their numbering and references to them in the text, as well as generate tables of figures.

Dissertation writing

University of Southampton, Dyslexia Services have developed a range of academic study skills resources available to download. This resource supports dissertation writing skills.

How to import files from your J drive into Teamsite

An update to Java meant that you can only import files into Teamsite from your 'My Documents' folder, which isn't much use if they are all stored on your J drive. This video shows you how to fix the problem.

First Year Activities - preparing your CV

Notes, slides and activities which students can use/refer to when developing their CV. This is pitched at entry level students, but may be useful to students at all levels for general reference.

Adobe Connect Quick User Guide to setting up your PC

This one-side-of-A4 guide discusses setting up your audio correctly and installing the Connect browser add-in.

Engaging your mind: an academic guide to lectures and seminars

This guide will help you prepare for effective listening and note-taking in lectures, as well as giving hints and tips on how to get the most from seminars.

Picking your profile: an academic guide to learning styles

This guide provides a brief overview on different learning styles, along with the best way to approach study for each type.

Getting your point across: an academic guide to giving presentations

This guide gives advice on how to plan, deliver and reflect upon an academic presentation.