Tips for Students

What will study online be like?

Studying online is a different experience for every unit you undertake. Units can vary enormously from one program to another, and from discipline to discipline.

How do I study as an online student?

Getting started

You need to be focused and organised. Don't leave things to the last minute.

Try out the technology. Log on to the site as soon as you have access so you resolve any technical problems. Find out what technical skills are assumed and what new ones you need to acquire.

You will need to know, for instance:

• your username and password;
• how to navigate around the site;
• manage messages; and
• how to logout so that no one else can use your password if using a public computer.

Log on to the website regularly, and allow room in your schedule in case there are difficulties. For example, you may have trouble logging on, or you forget your password, or you find you cannot print when you need to.

The more you use the website, the more proficient you will become in accessing information and trouble shooting problems.

Reading online

Be careful if you have to read a great deal of information online. Give your eyes a rest from the computer every 20 minutes, and print off long documents rather than trying to read them online. Often you can enlarge the font size on your browser for easier scanning.

Good luck with your studies!