You're about to start studying as an undergraduate in higher education in the Malaysia. You know your academic studies are going to be different from what you're doing now, whether that's school, college or work. But do you know how they'll be different?
These pages aim to give you a headstart in preparing for university by helping you to understand what you can expect, what will be expected of you, and how to develop your existing study techniques to meet these expectations. They are organised by four key questions, identified in discussions with first year students about what they wished they'd known before they started at university:
For each question there is a page which includes explanations of what is expected from you at university and how this is different from school or further education. There are also activities to help you put the ideas into practice, and build your understanding and expectations.
Each School has an Academic Liaison Librarian who can help with finding resources in that subject or any other Library enquiry.
Helping students to achieve study success with guides, video tutorials, seminars and one-to-one advice sessions.
Giving tips for students to prepare themselves for presentation.
A platform that provide answers for students with any questions related to library services, facilities, tools, organization, materials and resources.
These pages will be useful to a wide range of students entering higher education in the Malaysia at undergraduate level. You may have been:
They aim to outline general principles that can be applied to most subject disciplines. Some suggestions may be more directly applicable to particular disciplines; you will soon get to know how to adapt the guidance yourself to suit your own discipline.
You can use these pages as a complete pre-entry course to prepare for studying in higher education, by working through each area in turn and reading the guidance.
Start by finding out "How is studying in higher education going to be different to what I'm used to doing?"
Alternatively, you can dip into the areas you are most interested in by clicking the menu at the top of this page. In either case, use the links in the sidebar on the left of this page.
Of course, you can start using the pages or return to them after you have entered university. We have also included links to self-help resources that will help you to develop your study practices as you progress through your studies.
University of Reading. (2021).New to university? https://libguides.reading.ac.uk/freshers