What Skills are needed for success on Year 3?
Year 3 is a big step up from second year or an HND course if you are a direct entrant to the programme. Everyone finds it a challenge - but also very rewarding - read the quotes from some of the students in the 2005/06 cohort.
There is an excellent website pilot study for direct entrants which gives basic advice and help with coping at university - although it's aimed at people transferring from FE colleges, it has a lot of useful information which will help you with your studies. You can also find study advice on the Napier University Widening Access pages.
This website aims to complement the pilot study, by giving more specific advice and help for Year 3 BA Accounting students. Three main areas of difficulty come up every year, so we've provided some information and practical exercises.
Coping with the volume of reading that's required
Year 3 requires a LOT of reading - a LOT of reading! If you are not used to reading text books, journal articles etc. it can seem very daunting. It's easy to get behind - and maybe to read for a few hours and feel you haven't taken any of it in. This section will help you...
Writing essays and reports
Do you have trouble getting started? Is a required word count a difficult target to reach - or a figure you have to cut down to? Are you worried that your spelling and grammar are not up to scratch - or you're not sure what your lecturer is looking for? See this section....
Referencing your work
At university, you are expected to properly reference your work. But what does this mean? Is it enough just to give a list of books and websites you've looked at? (It isn't!). Find out how the make referencing much easier here.....
