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Prepare

All University of Derby students and staff have access to Skills for Study, a collection of online interactive modules on a variety of skills topics.  Through your normal University of Derby login details you will have your own personalised account which allows you to track your progress, bookmark useful pages and save journal entries as you develop your skills.  If you are accessing your account for the first time, please see the instructions on the next page.

To help you develop your Information Literacy skills, click here to access Skills for Study and take a look at the modules listed below; they all help with the Prepare pillar at different levels.

 

  • Getting ready for academic study
     
  • Reading and note making 
     
  • Writing skills
     
  • Group work and presentations 
     
  • Research principles 
     
  • Projects, dissertations and reports