We have gathered together a collection of Help Guides for students to help you navigate college life.
When you enrol an office 365 account will be created for you. This normally happens around 24 hours after enrolment. You will be emailed your student ID number – a seven digit number – and your network password. Continue reading “What is my Student Email?”
This guide will
show how to connect to Office 365 and what features are available to you as a student. Continue reading “Interviews on Teams for prospective students”
Good study begins with good organisation – this guide will share some top tips on how to keep your work organised! Continue reading “Six Top Tips for Organising Your Work”
This guide will give some tips on how to structure reports and essays. Expressing yourself doesn’t have to be hard work! Continue reading “Guide to Structuring Essays & Reports”
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… Continue reading “Guide to making the most of Microsoft Word”
It can be difficult to keep motivated at times, whether you’re doing revision, coursework or just doing chores like tidying your room… Continue reading “Guide to Self Motivation”
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… Continue reading “Guide to Note Taking”
How do you learn best? What are your learning preferences?
And how can you shape yourself to be a better learner? Continue reading “Guide to Study Skills: Learning to Learn”
Guide to using punctuation correctly in your writing, course work and assessments Continue reading “Guide to improving your punctuation”
Some tips on successful exam / assessment preparation Continue reading “How to revise and prepare for assessment”
In order to help everyone be able to follow along in virtual classes, we have a few rules we would ask you to follow while using MS Teams. Continue reading “Do’s and don’ts while using Teams”
Tips for reading effectively while studying Continue reading “Guide to Effective Reading”
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. Continue reading “Study Skills Referencing Guide”
All students must agree to abide by our IT Code of Conduct when using our services. Continue reading “Remote Learning Code of Conduct”
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. Continue reading “A Guide to Online Research”
When using databases, library catalogues, or online search engines, knowing how to search can save time and produce more relevant results. Continue reading “How to search for the best results”
What to expect after you submit your application for a course at the college. Continue reading “What happens after I submit my application”
Dumfries and Galloway College will ensure that the arrangements for and conduct of assessment meet with the requirements of the appropriate awarding body. Continue reading “Assessment Procedure”
This guide will
show how to login to Adobe Creative Cloud for students who need access to it. Continue reading “Sign in to Adobe Creative Cloud”
How to login and log off the college chromebooks… Continue reading “How to use a Chromebook”