QuickRefs

Looking for a quick introduction to key aspects of learning at university? Explore our QuickRef categories below. The QuickRefs are also listed numerically in the menu on the left.

• Starting university
• Effective study
• Academic writing
• Presentations
• Referencing
• Examinations
• Postgraduate study
• Australian culture

Starting university

• New study patterns – QuickRef 1 Download a PDF version (17kb)
• Study methods – QuickRef 2 Download a PDF version (12kb)
• Participating in tutorials – QuickRef 3 Download a PDF version (10kb)
• Making the most of your unit guide – QuickRef 28 Download a PDF version (36kb)
• Useful references – QuickRef 7 Download a PDF version (11kb)

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Effective study

• Researching to writing – QuickRef 4 Download a PDF version (52kb)
• Efficient reading strategies – QuickRef 12 Download a PDF version (11kb)
• Listening to lectures – QuickRef 13 Download a PDF version (12kb)
• Learning in labs – QuickRef 21 Download a PDF version (48kb)
• Evaluating web pages – QuickRef 23 Download a PDF version (25kb)
• A guide to group work – QuickRef 24 Download a PDF version (23kb)
• Brainstorming and mindmapping for assignments – QuickRef 25 Download a PDF version (38kb)

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Academic writing

• Writing essays – QuickRef 5 Download a PDF version (13kb)
• Essay or report – QuickRef 6 Download a PDF version (28kb)
• Writing a report – QuickRef 15 Download a PDF version (16kb)
• Critical review writing – QuickRef 26 Download a PDF version (16kb)
• How to write a case study – QuickRef 27 Download a PDF version (39kb)
• Editing and proofreading your work – QuickRef 20 Download a PDF version (23kb)
• Direction Words – QuickRef 29 Download a PDF version (35kb)

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Presentations

• A guide to oral presentations – QuickRef 11 Download a PDF version (16kb)

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Referencing

• Guide to referencing styles – QuickRef 19 Download a PDF version (29kb)
• Citing sources (author-date Business Faculty) – QuickRef 14a Download a PDF version (40kb)
• Citing sources (author-date Harvard) – QuickRef 14b Download a PDF version (40kb)
• Citing sources (footnote/endnote) – QuickRef 14c Download a PDF version (45kb)
• Citing sources (sequential numbering Vancouver ) – QuickRef 14d Download a PDF version (40kb)
• Referencing internet and electronic sources – QuickRef 22 Download a PDF version (29kb)

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Examinations

• Examination strategies – QuickRef 18 Download a PDF version (15kb)
• Useful references (exams) – QuickRef 8 Download a PDF version (13kb)

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Postgraduate study

• Approaches to study (coursework) – QuickRef 16 Download a PDF version (22kb)
• Approaches to study (thesis) – QuickRef 17 Download a PDF version (17kb)

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Australian culture

• Overview of media in Australia – QuickRef 9 Download a PDF version (34kb)
• A very short dictionary of Australian slang – QuickRef 10 Download a PDF version (10kb)

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