Study+Tips

This page is a guide to effective study tips

Flash Cards Can be use to learn glossary terms. Either make them manually (using cardboard and pens) or use this website to construct them (it's free but you will need to sign up using an email account). Braineos They can be used to remember key terms or concepts and you can test yourself throughout the semester. You can buy pre-made ones, however, the process of making them is a great way of refining your writing style.

SWOT Analysis Can be used to evaluate ethical issues. Draw up a table (2X2) with the heading Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats.
 * Strengths - list the positive consequences of the issue.
 * Weaknesses - list the negative impacts the issue is having.
 * Opportunities - outline the potential advantages of the issue
 * Threats - outline the potential downfalls caused by the issue.

 Concept Maps (aka. mind maps, brainstorm charts) Can be used to link ideas across many areas <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Either make them manually on poster paper or use a program such as XMind to construct them.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Start with a central idea, make it a broad topic (Eg. Science)
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">From there branch off into more defined topics (Eg. Chemistry)
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">After that include key concepts or subtopics covered in this area (Eg. bonds)
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Where you can, further define each subtopic (Eg. ionic bonds, covalent bonds)

Here's an example...