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First Year Students

Guidelines for Drop-in Sessions

Drop-in sessions with Learning Advisors help you develop the following:

• Study skills: referencing, avoiding plagiarism, note-taking skills, reading skills, time-management.
• Writing skills: structuring and linking ideas, summarising, paraphrasing, integrating sources, academic style.
• Assessment tasks: essays, reports, case studies, literature reviews, oral presentations.

Drop-in sessions are approximately 15 minutes in length.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Where are the drop-in sessions held?
2. How do I get started?
3. How can you benefit from these sessions?
4. Learning Advisors cannot help you with:

1. Where are the drop-in sessions held?

• Drop-in sessions are usually held at the Learning Advisor’s office in the First Year Learning Centre.
• The Learning Advisor’s office is located at the far end of the First Year Learning Centre, next to the suite of computers.

2. How do I get started?

Print out a hard copy of your draft and identify the main concern(s) where you need advice.

• Drop by the First Year Learning Centre.
• At busy times, you will need to sign-up on the sheet on the door, otherwise go in.

3. How can you benefit from these sessions?

• Identify the main concern(s) for which you would like advice (Learning Advisors cannot cover everything in 15 minutes).
• Be prepared to actively take part in the session. 
• Make sure you have edited your work as the Learning Advisor's role is not edit or proof-read your draft.

4. Learning Advisors cannot help you with:

• the content of your task (see a Study Coach assistance with underlying concepts).
• take-home exams.
• preparation for IELTS.

If the office is unattended, please write to: firstyear.learningcentre@adelaide.edu.au