Develop@Derby guides
The Develop@Derby guides can be accessed from the Library web page as shown in the image below:
You can use the drop-down menu beneath Support OR use the Develop@Derby drop-down from the top menu bar.
Links to all the Develop@Derby guides can be found on the Hub page.
Like the Subject guides, the Develop@Derby guides act as a first point of call for support on a wide range of academic skills.
The Guides are arranged into 9 key themes:
Preparing for Study
Critical Thinking and Reading
Types of Assessment
Referencing
Writing at University
Digital Skills
Maths and Numeracy
Academic Wellbeing
Your Future, Start Now
Within each themed section you will find several guides on specific topics; some may be interactive modules linked to the Bloomsbury Skills for Study resource whilst others are broader guides including:
Tips and general advice,
Information and links to book-based resources held in the Library,
Links to audio and video files created by our in-house team and hosted on YouTube and other podcasting websites,
Links to external resources of relevance to the topic.
Links to information provided by other University services
ACTIVITY: Go to the link for Writing at University and select the link to ‘Writing Skills – Interactive module’.
It should look like this
Sign up to the Bloomsbury Skills for Study resource using your staff email.
Look at the module called ‘Writing Skills’ and have a go at the diagnostic test.
YouTube channel
The Skills team also produce a wide range of podcasts and videos which are hosted on their YouTube channel here
