Working after school

Course notes

The principle of good note-taking is to have complete notes and not leave gaps behind. So work on your notes by filling in the blanks, rewriting illegible words and correcting mistakes. Then try to understand what has been said and fill in the gaps in your knowledge, in the library or with other students, for example.

Finally, add structure to your notes (keywords, symbols in the margin, colours or underlining, additional or summarised diagrams). But don't turn your notes into impenetrable works of art (récriture, countless colours, etc.), above all they must be complete, readable and understandable.

Exercises

Do the exercises regularly to check whether or not you have mastered a subject and to guess what the exam topics might be. But don't do them systematically as a group, as this can be misleading. Learn to do them on your own. Finally, only ask your classmates for help if you feel you are getting stuck.

Reading

Search the library for documents whose bibliographical references you have been given during lessons.

Perform compulsory or essential reading by systematically making notes and reading sheets. Make a note of the precise references (author, title, place and date of publication) so that you can find the document easily at a later date.

At the same time, make a note of your reading notes.

To save time, learn how to search for documents by consulting the Magellan portal or by taking a training course provided by the BCU.

Consulting the Magellan portal or taking a training course provided by the BCU.