Transition to higher education is widely recognised as a time that can be difficult for many students. The EXCELerate program has been designed to assist students with the academic side of the transition process. It consists of a series of lectures/seminars designed to promote awareness of the academic and scholarly aspects of learning at the tertiary level and the strategies and skills required for successful university study.
Below are the PowerPoint Presentations and video lectures of previous EXCELerate programs:
Finding Academic Sources Online
Explains what types of electronic sources are acceptable in a university essay and provides an introduction to finding these sources using library databases.
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Excelerate Finding academic sources online 2012S2.pdf (PDF 2MB) )
Life at Uni
This session provides an introduction to academic culture and expectations, and how lectures and tutorials are conducted. ( EXCELerate 2012 Sem 2 Life at Uni-2012S2.pdf (PDF 1MB) )Critical Thinking
What is critical thinking? Learn how to turn your written and oral communication into arguments. ( Excelerate Critical Thinking 2012S2.pdf (PDF 1MB) )Reading and Academic Writing
This session focuses on how to locate key information in academic texts to increase your reading efficiency as well as how to write well-structured assignments. ( Excelerate Reading & writing at Uni 2012S2.pdf (PDF 1MB) )Referencing & Avoiding Plagiarism
Referencing, paraphrasing and quoting conventions are explained to help you to maintain academic integrity and avoid plagiarism. ( EXCELerate 2012 Referencing & plagiarism 2012S2.pdf (PDF 2MB) )EXCELerate lectures from previous years are now available for download or streaming.
EXCELerate is divided into two strands:
Strand A - Primarily for, but not restricted to, students enrolled in courses in the Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law and the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
Strand B - Primarily for, but not restricted to, students enrolled in courses in the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Life at University
Strand A
Strand B
Reading and Academic Writing
Strand A
Strand B
Referencing and Avoiding Plagiarism
Strand A
Strand B
Critical Thinking
Strand A
Strand B
Finding Academic Sources Online
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Commencing students
Commencing students can access an online program called Preparing to Study which has three components: What to expect at University; Time management; and Essay writing.
This program uses an online system called FLO (Flinders Learning Online). As a new user all students will first have to register in order to access the program. To do so, follow the prompts on the Preparing to study homepage.
Once registered as a FLO user, students can also access the online learning materials from the Student Learning Center site. The university offers a range of transition activities through its Start Smart program and through the Transition to Uni site.
