Start assignments as soon as you get them

A tip for when you are at nursing school is to start your assignments early. Get Exam and assignment tips

Now, I know it’s really easy to say and it’s a lot harder to do but it really helps.

I know a lot of people that start their assignments way too late and they end up asking me if I’ve done mine and I’ve usually done mine by the time we are actually submitting it.

Actually I’ve submitted an assignment today and I think I’ve had like two friends that in the past few days that have said to me that they’ve only just done it or are doing it at the last minute and usually people do get lower marks and they could do if they do it at the very last minute.

Also it’s great when you finish before and everyone’s still stressing about it and you’re just so free!

Modules are really really close together especially in nursing school. I know that I have a poster presentation to do in a few weeks time and then an exam in December so just to get like the assignment out of the way earlier in the year is just so much better so then I could focus on the upcoming things.

Revise the actual exam

A tip for an exam is to actually revise the exam itself and time yourself.

This is something I made the mistake of last year – I practiced the exam for so many hours every single day coming up to the exam I learnt so much, and because it was a scene exam I spent the two weeks writing out the question that I want to actually write on the day and I learned it off by heart and when I got into the exam I realized that I wrote way too much and I couldn’t fit in all of that in the exam.

I’d never actually sat down and timed myself and also like I’m sure it’s been proven that like if you actually practice doing the exam then that’s the best way to prepare for an exam other than learning loads and loads of information and keep learning and learning.

There’s only so much you can know but unless you know how to do the exam you’re not really gonna get very far. So this year when I’m in for this exam this December I’m going to practice this, doing the exam over and over again to make sure that I have enough time.

 

Don’t cram last minute!

Another thing that was proven is that cramming in last-minute revision – I’m talking like hours before – isn’t useful as you don’t actually remember it so don’t cram it in the last minute.

Perfect your referencing

In nursing school they are so hot on your references. For me they use the Harvard referencing system, I don’t know if it’s the same in any other degrees and everything but learn the referencing system off by heart because in the first year that is how a lot of people, including me, lost that a lot of marks because we were focusing on the referencing was focusing more on the exam and that’s what they picked up on the most.

In second year there’s no excuse for referencing mistakes and they will just fail you, it’s not good enough so basically learn the referencing list at the very beginning of the course so maybe in like first year and know it off by heart by second year and you won’t lose marks anymore.

I also recommend using refworks – I have access to it through my University’s website and they’ve got a link to it on the library links and everything so if you can also sign them if your institution is on refworks and that is really good it actually generates the reference for you so you just put in all the details and it generates the links for you and then you can actually create a bibliography or reference list or whatever on the website and copy and paste it into word that’s really good.

Plan assignments before doing them

When you’re doing an assignment plan them before you do it.

Back in first year I usually would sit there and start writing the introduction even when I didn’t really have like a whole idea of what I would be writing.

Write the introduction last because then you know exactly what is in the assignment you’ve just wrote.

So we do these introduction to conclusion, conclusion first, plan it out so you know when you’re doing what section, what section requires what, what’s gonna take the longest, what’s gonna take the shortest because when you’ve planned it you feel so much more organised it’s gonna flow more it’s gonna make sense more you’re less likely to repeat yourself.

Make note of all your exam dates

Another tip is at the beginning of the year again to write down all of the times and the dates for exams and assignments so just know even like the rough time that they’re going to be coming out so say like June or whatever.

I knew my exam was in December, I didn’t know the date until recently and and that is to basically know how to manage your year, knowing you’re going to be receiving lectures for exams and lectures for assignments because there’s nothing worse than getting a lecture and then you realised later on in the week that it was actually a lecture for an assignment and you didn’t really listen to it and then you’ve got to revisit the lecture because you didn’t know what the lecture was for.

When you are at nursing school another thing is to remember is at the beginning of the year is to learn your modules.

I personally have I think four or five modules a year one of the modules is an exam module, one of them is an assignment module, I think another one is an assignment module, one of them for me is a poster and then one of them is just like a random module that you have to do and it’s got like other bits of working it out and I find that learning what module is when and what it’s for/ what you need to learn for it is so much better because when you go to that lecture you know what you’re being taught and why you’re being taught it.

So now when I go to an exam module lecture it will say the exam, it will say that module and I’ll think wow I need to write this down because if this comes up on the exam I’m gonna be stuffed because I didn’t listen in the lecture, and I’m only gonna be sat there later on in the year looking at this lecture wishing that I had paid attention.

Another thing that’s proven is that revising in small blocks every day is a lot better than cramming in a lot of information into a single day and doing that every so often.

At night time when you sleep your mind goes over the stuff that you’ve learnt and your experiences in the day and it just kind of like memorizes it at night.

Go to sleep, do it again do some other stuff instead of cramming it all into one day – you’re less likely to like remember it all.

In nursing school I have one exam every year and I don’t know if that’s the same for the other units but I have one exam every year and currently I’m being taught a lot of lectures related to the exam so I’ll have like an exam on like cardiac failure and then I’ll have an exam on like catheterization all that stuff so I would highly recommend going home and revisiting those later on that day or even the next.

I definitely would recommend going over at least once because then when you come closer the exam you’re gonna plant it in the lecture you’re also gonna be gonna have learnt at home a little bit as well even if it’s just like 30 minutes to an hour which is what I did today and I found a lot more information on YouTube as well as the lectures.

So I’ve got the lecture information and the YouTube information which makes a whole lot more info and I just really recommend that because you’ll be so much more grateful when you actually come to the exam.

 

 

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Understanding the research process is an important step towards executing thorough research or study. Let us examine the different phases in research planning as well as the stages involved in a research process.

A deeper understanding of the process of research will help you identify the similar features that occur in the different fields, and the variety in the purpose and approaches to some studies.

Understanding the research process will help you understand the implication of deviating from a systematic approach to research, as well as the associating consequences of ineffective and ineffectual research.

The following steps outline a simple and effective strategy for writing a research paper. Depending on your familiarity with the topic and the challenges you encounter along the way, you may need to rearrange these steps.

Step 1: Identify and develop your topic

Selecting a topic can be the most challenging part of a research assignment. Since this is the very first step in writing a paper, it is vital that it be done correctly. So you identify a research problem by first selecting a general topic that’s interesting to you and to the interests and specialties of your research advisor. Once identified, you’ll need to narrow it. For example, if teenage pregnancy is your general topic area, your specific topic could be a comparison of how teenage pregnancy affects young fathers and mothers differently. Here are some tips for selecting a topic:

Select a topic within the parameters set by the assignment. Many times your instructor will give you clear guidelines as to what you can and cannot write about. Failure to work within these guidelines may result in your proposed paper being deemed unacceptable by your instructor.

Select a topic of personal interest to you and learn more about it. The research for and writing of a paper will be more enjoyable if you are writing about something that you find interesting.

Select a topic for which you can find a manageable amount of information. Do a preliminary search of information sources to determine whether existing sources will meet your needs. If you find too much information, you may need to narrow your topic; if you find too little, you may need to broaden your topic.

Be original. Your instructor reads hundreds of research papers every year, and many of them are on the same topics (topics in the news at the time, controversial issues, subjects for which there is ample and easily accessed information). Stand out from your classmates by selecting an interesting and off-the-beaten-path topic.

Still can’t come up with a topic to write about? See your instructor for advice.

Once you have identified your topic, it may help to state it as a question. For example, if you are interested in finding out about the epidemic of obesity in the American population, you might pose the question “What are the causes of obesity in America ?” By posing your subject as a question you can more easily identify the main concepts or keywords to be used in your research.

Step 2 : Do a preliminary search for information

Before beginning your research in earnest, do a preliminary search to determine whether there is enough information out there for your needs and to set the context of your research. Look up your keywords in the appropriate titles in the library’s Reference collection (such as encyclopedias and dictionaries) and in other sources such as our catalog of books, periodical databases, and Internet search engines. Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings. You may find it necessary to adjust the focus of your topic in light of the resources available to you.

Step 3: Review the Literature

Find out what’s being asked or what’s already been done in the area by doing some exploratory reading. Discuss the topic with your advisor to gain additional insights, explore novel approaches, and begin to develop your research question, purpose statement, and hypothesis, if applicable.

Step 4: Locate materials

With the direction of your research now clear to you, you can begin locating material on your topic. There are a number of places you can look for information:

If you are looking for books, do a subject search in the Alephcatalog. A Keyword search can be performed if the subject search doesn’t yield enough information. Print or write down the citation information (author, title, etc.) and the location (call number and collection) of the item(s). Note the circulation status. When you locate the book on the shelf, look at the books located nearby; similar items are always shelved in the same area. The Aleph catalog also indexes the library’s audio-visual holdings.

Use the library’s electronic periodical databases to find magazine and newspaper articles. Choose the databases and formats best suited to your particular topic; ask the librarian at the Reference Desk if you need help figuring out which database best meets your needs. Many of the articles in the databases are available in full-text format.

Use search engines (Google, Yahoo, etc.) and subject directories to locate materials on the Internet. Check the Internet Resources section of the NHCC Library website for helpful subject links.

Step 5: Determine Research Question

A good research question is a question worth asking; one that poses a problem worth solving. A good question should:

Be clear. It must be understandable to you and to others.

Be researchable. It should be capable of developing into a manageable research design, so data may be collected in relation to it. Extremely abstract terms are unlikely to be suitable.

Connect with established theory and research. There should be a literature on which you can draw to illuminate how your research question(s) should be approached.

Be neither too broad nor too narrow. See Appendix A for a brief explanation of the narrowing process and how your research question, purpose statement, and hypothesis(es) are interconnected.

Step 6: Develop Research Methods

Once you’ve finalized your research question, purpose statement, and hypothesis(es), you’ll need to write your research proposal—a detailed management plan for your research project. The proposal is as essential to successful research as an architect’s plans are to the construction of a building.

Step 7: Evaluate your sources

See the CARS Checklist for Information Quality for tips on evaluating the authority and quality of the information you have located. Your instructor expects that you will provide credible, truthful, and reliable information and you have every right to expect that the sources you use are providing the same. This step is especially important when using Internet resources, many of which are regarded as less than reliable.

Step 8: Make notes

Consult the resources you have chosen and note the information that will be useful in your paper. Be sure to document all the sources you consult, even if there is a chance you may not use that particular source. The author, title, publisher, URL, and other information will be needed later when creating a bibliography.

Step 9: Write your paper

Begin by organizing the information you have collected. The next step is the rough draft, wherein you get your ideas on paper in an unfinished fashion. This step will help you organize your ideas and determine the form your final paper will take. After this, you will revise the draft as many times as you think necessary to create a final product to turn in to your instructor.

Step 10: Cite your sources properly      

Give credit where credit is due; cite your sources.

Citing or documenting the sources used in your research serves two purposes: it gives proper credit to the authors of the materials used, and it allows those who are reading your work to duplicate your research and locate the sources that you have listed as references. The MLA and the APA Styles are two popular citation formats.

Failure to cite your sources properly is plagiarism. Plagiarism is avoidable!

Step 11: Proofread

The final step in the process is to proofread the paper you have created. Read through the text and check for any errors in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Make sure the sources you used are cited properly. Make sure the message that you want to get across to the reader has been thoroughly stated.

Additional research tips:

Work from the general to the specific — find background information first, then use more specific sources.

Don’t forget print sources — many times print materials are more easily accessed and every bit as helpful as online resources.

The library has books on the topic of writing research papers at call number area.

If you have questions about the assignment, ask your instructor.

If you have any questions about finding information in the library, ask the librarian.

 

 

 

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