{"id":27,"date":"2013-02-25T10:33:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-24T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/?p=27"},"modified":"2013-02-25T10:33:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-24T21:33:02","slug":"semester-1-where-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.massey.ac.nz\/thelighthouse\/2013\/02\/25\/semester-1-where-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Semester 1 &#8211; where to begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the first day of the 2013 study year. There&#8217;s a lot to read, a lot to plan, and a lot to do! Where do you begin?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Get online<\/h2>\n<p>Most papers at Massey have a Stream course. They contain your course material (required reading, assignment instructions, online activities and lectures), so they&#8217;re the best place to start. Log into Stream here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Stream at Massey\" href=\"http:\/\/stream.massey.ac.nz\/\">Stream login<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some papers will not have a Stream course. If there should be a course online and cannot access it, contact Massey University as soon as possible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Contact Massey University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.massey.ac.nz\/massey\/contact\/contacts.cfm\">Contact Massey University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Find your lecture times<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an internal student, you can get a copy of your study timetable here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Class timetables\" href=\"http:\/\/www.massey.ac.nz\/massey\/learning\/timetables\/class-timetable_home.cfm\">Class timetable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This will tell you the time and location of your first lectures. These lectures are usually shorter and simpler than normal, but they&#8217;re essential viewing.<\/p>\n<h2>Create your timetable<\/h2>\n<p>Now is the time to put together a plan for your study. Create a week-by-week timetable for your study time, and a semester timetable so that you can plan for assignments, tests, and exams:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Time management\" href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/study-skills\/time-management.php\">Time management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Time management for internal students\" href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/study-skills\/time-management-for-internal-students.php\">Time management for internal students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Time management for distance students\" href=\"http:\/\/owll.massey.ac.nz\/study-skills\/time-management-for-distance-students.php\">Time management for distance students<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Buy textbooks<\/h2>\n<p>You can also pick up textbooks for your papers. There&#8217;s a discussion among Massey students on Academic Q+A about the best places to find new and used textbooks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Finding textbooks\" href=\"http:\/\/stream.massey.ac.nz\/mod\/forum\/discuss.php?d=18328\">Finding textbooks (Massey login required)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Get more info<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a distance student, take a look at the &#8216;First Weeks&#8217; guide for more activities that you can do right now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"First weeks for distance students\" href=\"http:\/\/www.massey.ac.nz\/massey\/learning\/distance-learning\/studying\/first_weeks\/first_weeks_home.cfm\">First weeks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an internal student, your lecturers will give you lots more to do in the first lecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the first day of the 2013 study year. There&#8217;s a lot to read, a lot to plan, and a lot to do! 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