Study Guides

If you need any help with your course materials please get in touch with your course tutor. If you need help with anything else while at college our Student Advisers are very approachable and are available to give guidance and support on a large range of issues including funding issues, money problems, housing, and any concerns you may have that affect your welfare or wellbeing.

Guide to LearnNet
LearnNet is where you will find all your online course materials. Follow this guide to get logged in.
Remote Learning Code of Conduct
All students must agree to abide by our IT Code of Conduct when using our services.
Six Top Tips for Organising Your Work
Good study begins with good organisation – this guide will share some top tips on how to keep your work organised!
A Guide to Online Research
There’s a whole world of information out there, easily available at the touch of a keyboard.  That has advantages and disadvantages.  We’re going to look at these so you can get the best out of your time and efforts.
Guide to Structuring Essays & Reports
This guide will give some tips on how to structure reports and essays. Expressing yourself doesn’t have to be hard work!
Guide to Self Motivation
It can be difficult to keep motivated at times, whether you're doing revision, coursework or just doing chores like tidying your room...
Guide to Note Taking
Note-taking is a way of capturing and organising information that you want to understand and remember for the future. There are many ways that note-taking can help you...
Study Skills Referencing Guide
When you are doing an essay or a report, your writing will include sources of information such as articles, policies, books, research or theories. Referencing is the way to refer to these sources, showing where the things you are writing about come from.
Guide to making the most of Microsoft Word
Word has some great functions that that will help you do your work quicker and better. In this guide we go through 3 top tips for helping you to make the most of Microsoft Word…
Guide to Study Skills: Learning to Learn
How do you learn best? What are your learning preferences? And how can you shape yourself to be a better learner?
Guide to improving your punctuation
Guide to using punctuation correctly in your writing, course work and assessments
How to revise & prepare for assessment
Some tips on successful exam / assessment preparation
Guide to Effective Reading
Tips for reading effectively while studying
Guide to DigiSkillScotland
DigiSkillScotland is where some students will find their online course materials for part or all of their course. Follow this guide to get logged in.
Guide to Laptop Loans
a guide for students who have been advised that they are entitled to a loan of a device.
Guide to ePortfolios
ePortfolio's can be used by students to keep a diary of activities or practical work. We have created this guide to help you manage and update your ePortfolio.
How to search for the best results
When using databases, library catalogues, or online search engines, knowing how to search can save time and produce more relevant results.
Copyright for music, TV & moving images
Covered by UK copyright law. There are different levels of permissions available – be careful to check whether or not they allow modification of the material.
Referencing Guide
Everything you use in your work needs to be referenced. The basic information you need is an author (or creator), date of publication and title...
Setup for studying at home
A guide to setting up a comfortable study space at home including tips if you don't have a desk.