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Informatics Student Tips

Informatics Student Tips

School of Informatics students give their tips on studying Computer Science and living in Edinburgh

Category: Academics

Reading Time: < 1 minute Donald Jennings, Informatics Student, gives a tour of Appleton Tower, the building that hosts the School of Informatics’s teaching facilities.

Reading Time: 2 minutes As a member of the School of Informatics, you will use computing services called DICE extensively throughout your studies. Read more here to find out what it is.

Reading Time: < 1 minute Donald Jennings, Informatics Student, shares his experience of his 1st and 2nd at the University.

Reading Time: 2 minutes The University uses the Common Marking Scheme as guidance for markers when they are determining a grade for a submitted piece of work. This also gives you feedback on how you are doing at each stage of assessment. If you’re wondering what it means for your grades, read ahead!

Reading Time: 2 minutes As a student at the University, you will be using two important tools called MyEd and Learn Ultra. Understanding how to use each of these tools effectively is important. Read below to familiarise yourself with them!

Reading Time: < 1 minute Computer Science student, Sraddheya, tells us about a typical week in Year 1, Semester 1 in the School of Informatics.

Reading Time: 2 minutes One thing you will soon realise as a student is that we have a lot of work to get through in a week. Staying on top of your workload is important, so you can perform at your best and not fall behind on with your studies. Here are some of my top tips for managing your time.

Reading Time: 3 minutes Long-term memorisation is depended on the way you study. Being able to study efficiently is a critical skill to develop at your time at university, so read further for more information. 

Reading Time: 3 minutes As an Informatics student, having a strong programming ability and knowing how to efficiently learn new languages is essential to success in later years. Here are some tips on how to approach it in the beginning.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reading academic books effectively is an important skill you will learn and improve throughout your degree. Here you will find tips on how to approach it.

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