ASC teaching and appointments are now available online
Latest University information and guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
Academic Skills Support and Resources
If you have come to this page looking for information about our tutor one-to-one service, see the guidance in the short video (I min 17 secs) below. We are working from home to continue supporting you and facing the same challenges as many of you but we can all get through this difficult time together.
Resources below the video answer the questions students ask us the most about. Book mark this page as we are constanly working on new resources to support you. Look under Exam Preparation and Revision below for our latest advice.
ASC Guides
ASC Student's Guide to Working from Home
ASC guide to Collusion vs Collaboration
Resources for Teaching Online (Staff focus)
Revising for Your Online Exam: Stategies for Sucess
Bites
Each Bite contain a series of short articles on the topic which aim to help you develop or improve your skills.
Stats Bites Just launched!
Essays and written assignments:
- Royal Literary Fund (RLF)
Citation and referencing:
Cite Them Right provides extensive guidance and help with citation and referencing
Basics of Referencing see this section for general citation and referencing questions
Exams, Revision and Preparation
eLearning resources for students - for advice and support during your online exams visit this VLE organisation
Revision Bites - for advice on how to revise effectively for exams
Revising for Your Online Exam: Stategies for Sucess
LEARN Smart
LIVE Smart
Advice and guidance on how to maintain your health and wellbeing
Numeracy, Maths & Stats
Office 365 Support
Get Help and Support for Office 365 apps University of Dundee guide
Presentations
How to Make Video Presentations (5 mins 22 secs)
As we are all working online where possible now making a video presentation might be a new and possibly a daunting thought. Watch this ASC video for clear advice given in easy to follow steps.
Proofreading
RLF Guide to Proofreading your Work
University Guide on Proofreading
Student Blog
Keep up to date with the University's student bloggers posts
Further Support
- If you did not find what you were looking for we will do our best to respond to your query by email, however, be aware that there may be a longer than usual waiting time for a response. Providing us with as much detail as possible will enable us to give you our best advice.
- Student online advice: email writing@dundee.ac.uk
- Staff queries: asc@dundee.ac.uk