One of the most important aspects of academic work is the ability to think critically about what you read, what you write and what you are told. When you think critically, you are being active; you are not passively accepting everything you read and hear, but questioning, evaluating, making judgements, finding connections and categorising.
Managing your studies is an important part of the university experience: you need to manage three particular aspects of life to be successful at university – time, everyday life and all its demands, and the physical and digital environment in which you study.
It can take months – or years – to decide whether to study at university, especially if life is busy with work, socialising and family commitments. Hear from these five students at Charles Darwin University on what motivated them to take the final step and start studying.
A debut book by Fulbright scholar and lecturer in Literary Studies Dr Adelle Sefton-Rowston, Polities and Poetics: Race Relations and Reconciliation in Australian Literature, will be launched at the Northern Territory Library and Archives in October.
If you told a younger Toby Snaire he would one day win the prestigious Engineers Australia Graduate Award, he never would’ve believed you. Fast forward a few years and Toby has an engineering degree to his name and his achievements are proof that it’s never too late to change your life.
Have you ever stood at the base of a tree and marveled at how big it is? What if you were tasked with establishing just that; calculating exactly how big a tree is from base to tree-top, branch to branch, each and every leaf.
We put so much time and energy into studying during Year 12 and at university, so let’s get the most out of it! Maximise your productivity by adjusting how and where you get it all done. Follow these tips on how to create the ultimate study space to set yourself up for academic success.
Heading to university is a big change, and it comes with a lot of words you won’t hear anywhere else. From deferred entry to Learnline and pre-requisites for courses, we’re here to explain some of the most important uni terms so you know what’s going on before you finish Year 12.
Ellie had grown up in her parents’ business and always knew she wanted to start one of her own. Her decision to study a Master of Business Administration at CDU would give her the “unexpected and utterly unprecedented experience” that would see her fulfil that ambition—and much more.
School children from Northern Territory schools got a taste of university graduation at the Children’s University graduation ceremony at Charles Darwin University (CDU) on November 11.