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Studying for technical courses

• Doing practice problems for technical courses

Principles

• You shouldn’t need to do much studying, as most of your learning has already happened in class, in note-taking, and in assignments
  • Pre-learn class contents by reading over their textbook, take great notes in class, and then review all of that material after class
• Don’t leave any question marks, always ask questions or search online

Behavioral Checklist

• Am I being consistent in my studying?
• Have I clarified anything that I am confused on?
• Have I tried different things?

Exam Study Guide

• Bundle lectures/slides with appropriate problem sets, practice questions

1 - Taking notes for technical courses

2 - Create a Plan

• Consider the exam

  • What is the focus?
  • How much is it weighed?
    • 1 day for every 2%?

• Consider commitment

  • How much time per day?

• Have a study guide consisting of:

  • The different units/concepts covered
    • Use Retrospective Timetables and study plan checklist
    • Include applied and theoretical principle questions per unit
      • Pull questions assignments, tutorials, textbook sample problems, and in-class problems
        • Label questions with the source for easy retrieval
  • End up with different modules you can do for each day

3 - Reviewing

• Log mistakes/areas of weaknesses when reviewing
• ASK HELP if needed, attend peer tutoring/office hours for any questions

4 - Prior

• Try to do 1-2 practice exams

5 - Day Of

• Review anything you’re still unfamiliar with
• Acknowledge the mistakes made during studying
• Spend time going through flashcards
• Breathe
• Test Taking Tips

Group Study

• 2-3 days prior to quiz, get with people similar to your understanding level
  • Identify ones that give the most trouble
  • Come to the sessions prepared, already trying the problems

Example

Calibre Excerpt

4 Days

• create study guide of notes and questions

3 Days

• Go through all questions, recite theoretical questions
• Second go, work on troubling questions

2 Days

• Three topics left, does 2 x 2 hours of studying

1 Day

• last topic

Day of

• Do one practice exam
• 45 minutes of review

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Created:: 2021-09-02 19:16