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AU STUDYPEDIA – SUPPORTING YOUR STUDENT LIFE

AU Studypedia is your reference for many aspects of student life and it is with you every step of the way, from the start of your first semester until you graduate. You’re bound to face challenges along the way, but Studypedia has advice, guidance and specific techniques to manage your academic, personal and social student life through the themes below: 

   

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NERVOUS ABOUT THE EXAM? 

Many students focus on exams early during the semester and may experience nervousness, anxiety and pressure leading up to both oral exams and written exams. 

   

GETTING THROUGH THE EXAM PERIOD 

   

  1. Reflect on what you expect of yourself 
  2. Get a full overview of your exam period 
  3. Make sure your academic argumentation is sharp 
  4. Remember that exams are also a learning opportunity 
  5. Take care of yourself

   

ADVICE FROM AN EXPERT 

Simone Brendstrup, rhetorician and development consultant at AU 

COPING WITH NERVOUSNESS 

   

  1. Think about nervousness as constructive adrenaline 
  2. Relax your body - sit down, lie down, stretch 
  3. Calm your nervous system through deep breathing 
  4. Shift focus from your nervousness to something that puts you more at ease 
  5. Forget expectations and do the best you can 

    

   

    

ARE YOU PROCRASTINATING? 

It happens to even the best. In fact, procrastination is completely natural. So don't beat yourself up if you "get caught". Instead, turn your focus around: Set time aside for procrastination to give your brain a break - and try to get away from your screen. 

  

        

ARE YOU PUSHING YOURSELF TOO HARD? 

Ambition and striving for quality can be good, but perfectionism and its negative consequences can get in the way of your learning. 

     

WHAT DOES THE STUDENT COUNSELLOR SEE? 

   

Lena Pradhan, Student Counsellor at Arts 

FIND THE RIGHT SUPPORT 

   

   

    

HOW TO USE AU STUDYPEDIA 

Aarhus University has approximately 40,000 students - and just as many different types of students. AU Studypedia has no mission to tell you how to study and it offers no miracle cures. Instead, there are examples of some of the many different ways you can approach student life, and ideas about how you can find out what works well for you. 

    

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BALANCE IN STUDENT LIFE

Good study habits

    

 

Well-being and learning go hand in hand

   

   

MANAGING INDEPENDENT STUDY

Study smarter, not harder, with good study techniques 

   

Learn to work academically and scientifically

   

IMPROVING COLLABORATION IN GROUPS

Get the best out of collaboration 

    

   

PREPARING FOR ORAL EXAMS AND PRESENTATIONS

Give a confident presentation of academic topics

   

GETTING THROUGH WRITTEN EXAMS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Get a handle on the assignment 

     

    

Content of the assignment

   

GETTING A HANDLE ON INFORMATION SEARCH

Searching for information when writing assignments  

    

   

   

   

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Pernille Risør Elving